One possible explanation for the flood of leaks about EDVA's disastrous case against Jim Comey is that everyone would be better off if Lindsey Halligan gets no-billed. The post Why DOJ Might Be Pushing for Lindsey Halligan to Get No Billed appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
Trump's ouster of Erik Siebert, who refused to charge Tish James for fraud without evidence she engaged in fraud, will create big headaches for Todd Blanche. The post Trump Can’t Even Weaponize DOJ Competently appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
From coast to coast, the lies that DHS is telling in an attempt to criminalize scrutiny of its actions are falling apart. But that didn't prevent DOJ from trying to sustain the effort to do the same against LaMonica McIver. The post The “Boo Boos” and Bovino Bullshit DHS Uses to Criminalize Scrutiny appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
Among other things Todd Blanche told Kaitlan Collins when she asked him a single simple question about his "proffer" with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is that he did not vet the answers she gave before he moved her to comfier digs at a Camp Fed. The post Todd Blanche’s Sex Predator PR Service appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
In the midst of an effort to rebut a selective prosecution claim from LaMonica McIver, a badly-conflicted prosecutorial team describes what DOJ claims happened with the January 6 pardons, which is not reflected by the plain language of the pardon itself. The post Todd Blanche Exposes Trump’s Pardon Auto-Pen Scandal appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
Shortly after Ghislaine Maxwell claimed that Jeffrey Epstein's brownstone wasn't wired to take video, a mysteriously sourced NYT story proved that is false.| emptywheel
In rejecting Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche's bid to unseal the Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcript, he called out the degree to which this request was an attempt at diversion.| emptywheel
