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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Mar 29

      emptywheel Retweeted Renato Mariotti

      If you didn't know this hang up your pundit hat bc it was bloody obvious.https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/979483683517337601 …

      emptywheel added,

      Renato MariottiVerified account @renato_mariotti
      1/ Big news from @CNN--Mueller wanted Gates to flip in order to help prove "collusion," not to testify against Manafort, because Mueller "didn't need" his cooperation against Manafort. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/politics/mueller-gates-russia-investigation-contacts/index.html …
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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Mar 29

      I mean, I know that the myth that Trump is only at risk for obstruction is powerful. But it's a myth. It can obviously be traced to key sources. It doesn't accord with known facts.

      3:31 PM - 29 Mar 2018
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        2. Silverwig‏ @silverwig Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Um you write for this hack — don't you?http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/glenn-greenwald-russia-investigation.html …

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Mar 29
          Replying to @silverwig

          Perhaps you should look up the TNR piece I wrote in response to this, the editorial structure at TI, AND the number of times (~2?) I've written for them recently, rather than ask stupid questions.

          1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
        4. Silverwig‏ @silverwig Mar 30
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I don't need to look up anything to know your condemnation of Mariotti is petty and snipey, but clearly not beneath you. And your nitpicking response in TNR speaks more to your own agenda than to the fact that Greenwald is as big a Russia denier as Sebastian Gorka.

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        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Mar 30
          Replying to @silverwig

          So you're saying Mariotti's chasing spin for months is what we should expect from an AUSA background?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Silverwig‏ @silverwig Mar 30
          Replying to @emptywheel

          He wants State AG. He gets spin from benign/dull legal analysis. You provide the brilliant journalistic analysis. Also show me a political lawyer that isn't looking for spin? As a target he is far from the worst of twitter...

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        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Mar 31
          Replying to @silverwig

          Most good lawyers I know are looking for actual truth. And very few lawyers I know fell for the obstruction canard. It doesn't accord with the facts as we know them.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. Silverwig‏ @silverwig Mar 31
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Then I'm just another sucker. I bow.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. Silverwig‏ @silverwig Mar 31
          Replying to @silverwig @emptywheel

          Oh, except about Greenwald.

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        1. Grizzly Man‏ @grizzleeman Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          You have to remember that he's talking to most people who have about 5% of your understanding of what's going on.

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        1. Robert Haavie‏ @bertbrain Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Hi Marcy! Thanks for keeping your eye on the ball ;-)

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        1. Bill Stewart‏ @BillStewart415 Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Yes, there are politicians who obstruct justice to protect their friends or harass their enemies or just because it's fun, but I assume Trump is doing it for the standard reason of preventing Justice from catching him.

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        1. no-respect‏ @CapulettiM Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Obvious, yes, but also a message delivered. To Mrs. Manafort?

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        2. Smelodies‏ @SmelOdiesOG Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @j_ca1977 I told Juan that, but he didn’t believe me.

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        1. Frederick Ide‏ @rickide44 Mar 30
          Replying to @emptywheel @LOLGOP

          oh dear----you need some help!

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        1. Frances Soyer‏ @fsnp16 Mar 29
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I'm pretty sure that the "oblivious" pundits aren't really that oblivious. For instance, they are acting surprised that China is instructing Kim Jong Un, as if China doesn't run North Korea as a buffer zone state.

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