emptywheel

Agent who botched forms admits she spoke w/other agent abt problems "making sure that we were on, that our facts were the same."

Hey! Marcus' arrest warrant said he was being arrested for "Conspiracy to defraud the US." ConFraudUs.

FBI didn't arrest MWT when he arrived in LV bc of concerns abt sinkhole.

MWT's lawyer keeps asking permission to approach judge--don't think that's done here (he's from LA).

Butcher wrote a report that she wasn't present for, I think.

MWT Lawyer, again, may I approach. "yes. And you don't have to ask."

FBI Agent who interviewed MWT claims she didn't know policy is to note what time interview begins until this morning.

FBI Agent says there was suspicious activity overnight after he was arrested, she asked him about that. WannaCry cashout?

Hutchins' lawyers trying to call AUSAs.

One thing at issue is whether Agents ever told Hutchins what the interview as about (Kronos or WannaCry, I think). ARrest warrant didn't say what the crime was.

Being denied (unsurprisingly).

Now contemplating calling MWT to stand.

MWT's lawyers now confirming about whether they will call him to the stand. Crazy stuff.

Not calling Hutchins.

Govt keeps arguing that bc MWT was not sweating he was not impaired.

Now govt claiming that bc it was unusual for Agents to press a button to start a recording things went haywire.