BREAKING: At the time I was joking, but TODAY we learned that the only credible crime Durham and Barr found was one committed by TRUMP. Durham declined to bring charges. Hey
BREAKING: Durham - who is batting zero in his investigation of the Russia probe - LOBBIED THE DOJ IG HOROWITZ TO DROP HIS FINDING THAT THE RUSSIA PROBE WAS OPENED PROPERLY.
NEW: when asked if releasing the body cam footage on a Friday evening was a good idea for safety, they responded that what’s on the video is SO BAD, that it will not matter what day or time it’s released. #TyreNichols
BREAKING: A grand jury has retuned indictments against all five officers in the death of Tyre Nichols: Second degree murder. Aggravated assault. Aggravated kidnapping. Official misconduct. Official oppression. The body cam video will be released Friday after 6 PM.
New: US officials have seized the servers of the Hive ransomware group — that received more than $100m in extortion payments from thousands of victims — after the FBI infiltrated its systems, the Justice Dept announced Thursday.
Great news: Rep. Grace Meng just introduced a bill that would lower the voting age to 16 years old in America. Here's the bottom line: If 16 and 17-year-olds are allowed to work full-time, drive, & pay taxes, then they also deserve the right to vote. Period.
NEW: Ken Cuccinelli testified before Jack Smith's grand jury today. Ken was head of DHS when donald asked him to seize voting machines. He was also a candidate to be appointed special counsel to investigate fake election fraud.
One of the reasons violence didn’t erupt as much as it could have when Donald’s home was searched was because he didn’t have much of a social media reach. That
So that’s the explanation for the right wing trolls who are unable to see the connection between trump’s two documents, Pence’s documents, and Biden’s documents. Hope that clears things up! END/
So when the news broke that DoJ wasn’t going to use those two trump documents found in the storage shed in their criminal probe, that supported my contention that simply having classified in your house isn’t a crime. A crime would require willful possession of the documents. 8/
When the two additional trump documents were found in the storage shed, I said that probably wasn’t a crime because trump likely didn’t know they were there, and they probably weren’t commingled with anything trump used after he left office. 7/
DoJ explained the importance during its fight to vacate Judge Cannon’s order appointing a special master saying the non-classified is needed for their criminal probe into Donald in the documents case. DoJ won that and trump appointees in the 11th circuit agreed. 6/
DoJ needed the non-classified that was seized alongside the classified, and DoJ pointed out 3 specific docs commingled in trumps desk with some classified documents. Namely 3 letters from an author, a religious leader, and a journo that were dated after he left office. 5/
See, in order to be criminally liable for possessing classified documents, DoJ has to prove you knew they were there, and one way to do that is by proving you actively possessed them. One way to do THAT is by proving they were commingled with stuff you’ve recently handled. 4/
My assessment was based on multiple interviews with people who have investigated the spillage of classified info, along with arguments DoJ made to the 11th circuit to get the NON classified documents back from the special master. 3/
For a little background, I tweeted this a few days ago in response to a question about the legality of Biden having classified documents found in his home and office. The point being if Biden didn’t know they were there, that’s not a crime. 2/
Right wing trolls don’t seem to understand how the fact that DoJ isn’t including the two trump documents from his storage facility in their criminal probe is tied to my assertion that Biden didn’t “possess” the classified documents found in his home and office, so I’ll explain 1/
“When the C.I.A. noticed in late 2010 that its spies were disappearing…as fears of a mole grew, the government set up a secret task force….A veteran F.B.I. counterintelligence agent, Charles McGonigal, was assigned to run it,” reported
New: Attorney General Merrick Garland announces DOJ infiltrated and took down the Hive ransomware group that targeted more than 1,500 victims around the world and received over $100 million in ransom payments
MADDOW: THERE IS NO MAGIC BULLET. Part of the lesson of the history of prosecuting sedition during WWII, you can't count on the justice department alone. And yes, there will be accountability. 1/
Our democracy is at great risk. Because GOP leaders care more about power than anything else.
And because our economy isn’t working for millions of hard working Americans.
We’re in the fight of our lives—a fight I’m ready to lead as California’s next U.S. Senator.
Not sure why media do not simply always reuse the following headline on econ stories: "Biden Economy Outperforms Expectations Yet Again But, Who Knows, Maybe Things Will Turn Worse in the Future"
🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court DENIES Kari Lake's petition to transfer her election contest appeal from the appeals court to the state's highest court. This is the second time Lake has made this motion and had it denied.
BREAKING: George Santos' campaign reportedly falsified its latest campaign disclosure, falsely claiming to have Thomas Datwyler as its new Treasurer with a fraudulent signature.
The lying and law-breaking knows no limit.
R E S I G N !
In which the former president’s son quotes verbatim from a story I wrote about Biden’s improper possession of classified records to make the complaint the media is “not talking” about this subject .
I handled classified documents on a daily basis while in the intelligence community -- never considered taking them home however.
Strongly agree with my friend & former colleague Beth Sanner that going digital would help immensely, and would be greener:
BREAKING: MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas executive produced this true crime thriller with Colin Kaepernick for Hulu exposing the shocking corruption, crime, and cover-up in Kevin McCarthy’s district in Bakersfield. Welcome to KILLING COUNTY!
New in @PunchbowlNews AM: The National Archives and Records Administration missed yesterday’s deadline to comply with a request for information from @RepJamesComer on how NARA handled the discovery of classified docs at the Penn Biden Center.
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