This week, Trump told a Newsmax host that he recently hosted defendants being prosecuted for attacking the Capitol on January 6. He also said he’s “financially supporting ” some of them. “It’s a disgrace what they’ve done to them,” Trump said. He also said he will look “very favorably” about giving “full pardons” to individuals convicted of …
Trump’s stealing, mishandling, and concealing of United States defense secrets is on the Republican Party for refusing to remove Donald Trump from office when it was clear he was not fit to be president. They had the chance to remove him (twice) but instead shielded him. This is on them. New Information about the Search …
Timeline [My commentary in red] Overview: The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the unlawful concealment or removal of government records. We know from the Search Warrant that the following crimes are being investigated: 18 USC 2071 — Concealment, removal …
Timeline: Trump’s Stolen Documents Case (the Espionage Act and Obstruction) Read More »
First, some housekeeping: I started an informational page for the criminal investigation into the stolen documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. It’s here. I’ll be updating it soon. I. Reflectors (I assume that readers are familiar with my DOJ January 6 FAQs, which I first wrote in March to address the barrage of panicked questions I was …
Last weekend I had an entirely different topic planned for this week. Then, we had perhaps the weirdest week in American presidential history. Let’s start with a chronology. Trump, through a series of bizarre actions, makes public that he is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act August 8, Monday: The FBI, pursuant to a warrant, …
Stolen Documents (the Espionage Act) and Obstruction: Trump Once More Takes Center Stage Read More »
I initially wrote this in March of 2022 and I have been periodically updating it since. The March 2022 version is here. For some reason, not all the links are showing up as a contrasting color. I stopped updating this after indictments were brought, but please read if. you believe any of the following: The …
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Contents: Pat Cipollone and Pat Philbin have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury Trump’s legal defense team has warned him that indictments are possible Hail Mary Lawyering Team Trump seems to be testing possible messaging “Is wise (or polarizing, or whatever) to indict a former president?” is an irrelevant question. Dog Content * * …
Trump’s legal team warned him of a possible indictment, and more Read More »
This week, at least some of the media narrative about Garland went from “Garland is doing nothing because he’s too timid,” to “Garland is doing it all wrong,” to “maybe Garland knows what he’s doing.” (I assume readers are familiar with my DOJ Investigation FAQs.) June 2022 (and earlier): Commentary about Garland often gave fuel …
This post will consist of three parts, (1) the Steve Bannon indictment, (2) comments about the J6 hearing, and (3) a few more thoughts on the DOJ FAQs I posted midweek. I. Bannon Fought the Law and the Law Won As you no doubt heard, on Friday a jury returned a verdict of guilty against …
Steve Bannon Fought the Law and the Law Won (and more) Read More »
There is a school of thought out there that believes Republicans are cool with lawbreaking and insurrections because there are not enough consequences: If you ask a Republican why they are cool with insurrectionists and law breakers, they will tell you that Democrats do it, too. They look at the insurrection and say, ‘But what …
