Judge Michael Nachmanoff has seemingly punted the dispute over whether and if so how the loaner AUSAs prosecuting Jim Comey can have access to privileged discussions he had years ago with Dan Richman. But the punt likely has the effect of giving him much of what he wants. The post Judge Nachmanoff Punts on Privilege appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
Jim Comey's response to prosecutors' bid to access his privileged communications reveals that John Eckenrode and Miles Starr may be engaged in the same kind of corrupt investigative tactics used on the Durham investigation. The post Donald Trump’s [Miles] Starr Chamber appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
The day before Tish James was arraigned, her attorneys complained about the Signal text trolling she did of Anna Bower.| emptywheel
Kash Patel has ratcheted up his efforts to turn his past shoddy propaganda into prosecutions.| emptywheel
Judge Michael Nachmanoff's order denying the loaner prosecutors in the Jim Comey case a quick filter review discloses that the main FBI investigators may have already sneaked a peak into Comey's privileged communications. The post Taint appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
According to the legal opinion Aileen Cannon adopted to give Trump Defense Attorney Lindsey Halligan her first big legal win, Lindsey Halligan cannot legally appear before a grand jury.| emptywheel
Jim Comey's motions to dismiss his indictment reveal almost nothing about the discovery he has received so far.| emptywheel
In the guise of complaining about politicized spies exercising undue due diligence yesterday, Tulsi Gabbard just parroted Russian reports written by Russian spies -- reports that either rely on intercepts of an American citizen or just make shit up -- as if they reflected the American intelligence community's beliefs.| emptywheel