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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 27

    I'd like to report a missing person. WH attorney Emmet Flood, whom taxpayers are paying to help Trump stay out of prison, has been missing for ~ month. Last seen negotiating Mueller interview everyone knows is not going to happen. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/donald-trump-nuts-rejects-war-council-intervention-goes-it-alone … https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/donald-trump-nuts-rejects-war-council-intervention-goes-it-alone …pic.twitter.com/hYmDjJzOfI

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      2. Ross Garber‏Verified account @rossgarber Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Just because he’s not on TV doesn’t mean he’s missing. I’ve done some of my best lawyering without a camera in the room.

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 28
        Replying to @rossgarber

        When I suggest that's why he's missing, that will be an excellent response.

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      4. Ross Garber‏Verified account @rossgarber Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Just wasn’t sure why you believe he’s missing.

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      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 28
        Replying to @rossgarber

        Because the report (that I screen capped) described a function that Flood was reportedly hired to fill, and instead is describing McGahn still filling it. That, plus his absence from a slew of other Mueller investigation stories in the last month. 1/2

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      6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel @rossgarber

        And, finally, the continued sheer incompetence of Trump's defense. I had thought it'd get better with the hiring of Flood but there's no sign of that. 2/2

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      7. Ross Garber‏Verified account @rossgarber Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Thanks for the response. I think drafting a Manafort pardon would be outside Flood’s portfolio; he’s the defense lawyer for the Presidency. And, even if Trump defense hasn’t been optimal, no eruptions on WH defense. Flood likely staying on task.

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      8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 28
        Replying to @rossgarber

        But isn't he filling the role that McGahn recused out of? For that matter, if McGahn really were recused, there'd be no reason for him to be involved, right?

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      9. Ross Garber‏Verified account @rossgarber Aug 28
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I don’t think McGahn recused (I think he probably should have). Remember, McGahn has been overseeing Congressional investigation response. Flood is the WH Mueller defense lawyer. Cobb mostly dealt with subpoena response. (Although Flood was reportedly at DOJ-Nunes mtg)

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      2. Daniel Tuohy‏ @daniel2e Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Isn't he Trump's personal attorney, not paid by taxpayers? Wasn't one of the reasons that it was so hard for Trump to find someone for Flood's position his history of underpayment?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 27
        Replying to @daniel2e

        No. We pay his salary.

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      4. Daniel Tuohy‏ @daniel2e Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Ah, so he replaced Cobb, and Giuliani replaced Dowd pro-Bono.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 27
        Replying to @daniel2e

        Yes. There are a few other lawyers who got added with Rudy. No one has the magic sauce that can make crimes disappear though.

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      2. Dee Kuijer-Watts‏ @DeeKuijer Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "Politico," 5-2-18. I think his silence is an admission of defeat, but with emphasis on how things look when functioning properly. The most frustrating clients are those who get advice and then proceed to do the opposite.pic.twitter.com/9bb8ELPb7L

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 27
        Replying to @DeeKuijer

        Fair. I keep assuming he's there to save Pence. But I'd expect him to be more active in the non-saving of Trump.

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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      1. Mr. Smith‏ @PoliticSmith Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I hope he pardons Manafort. I don’t really care what happens to Paul, but I DO care what happens to our country, and a pardon would be the final nail in the Obstruction coffin, and sure lead to his impeachment.

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      1. Ishmael‏ @FrogBoiling Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        This is a very disturbing report from @gabrielsherman @VanityFair. Mueller & Team, could you please hurry this up a bit before he takes us all down with him? Alternately, someone please convince him he'd be so much happier if he just walked away from all this.

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      1. Squire Haggard‏ @whodunnedit Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Do you think Mueller will ever subpoena? And why not do it now, before Kavanaugh is confirmed? Mueller must realize he’s just being screwed with...

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      1. Midterms are coming vote.org‏ @BoboBrazil3 Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        He was last seem coming out of the basement asking if anyone saw his stapler...

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      1. Bix‏ @BixJacks Aug 27
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Am I the only one wondering what the GOP will do once the Manafort pardon comes in?

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      1. Dan Roosien‏ @droosien Aug 29
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Dan Roosien Retweeted Jonathan Swan

        https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1034749717731835905 …

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        Jonathan SwanVerified account @jonathanvswan
        Scoop: Don McGahn is leaving the White House this fall, per senior officials and sources close to the WH Counsel. Overwhelming internal pick to replace him & manage blizzard of investigations — though nothing formalized yet — is Emmet Flood. https://www.axios.com/don-mcgahn-white-house-counsel-departure-emmet-flood-b4aeedcd-ac15-4502-995a-1e972ffa530e.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twsocialshare&utm_campaign=organic …
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