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The day before Tish James was arraigned, her attorneys complained about the Signal text trolling she did of Anna Bower.| emptywheel
There were signs that the friction of legal challenges and attempts to peel off Republicans slowed Trump down this week. The post Fridays with Nicole Sandler appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
What was supposed to be a filing arguing against keeping a log of all contacts that Tish James' prosecutors have with journalists turned into a complaint that prosecutors would be asked to keep their communications at all. The post Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer’s Disappearing Agreement to a Litigation Hold appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
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
The Judge who'll preside over Jim Comey and Tish James' challenges to Lindsey Halligan's appointment, Judge Cameron McGowen Currie, just ordered that the government provide her with all the grand jury materials in those two cases. That could be very damning to Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer. The post “The Indictment Signer:” Lindsey Halligan’s Time in the Grand Jury 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
In a motion asking Judge Jamar Walker to order Lindsey Halligan to stop leaking to the media, Abbe Lowell notes that Judge Walker could hold Halligan in contempt, but Attorney General James is not asking for that. Yet. The post A Tale of Three Footnotes for “Purported Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan” appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
American Oversight just sued to get the Signal texts Lindsey Halligan has been unlawfully deleting.| 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
On October 9, New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia. She is being charged with respective counts of bank fraud and of making false statements to a financial institution. On August 8, James was subpoenaed by the Justice Department for “violating Trump’s civil rights,” in response to […]| TrumpFile.org
The indictment of the former FBI director is an un-American act. Period.| The New Republic
On September 24, MSNBC reported that former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey will be indicted by a federal court in Virginia. The basis of Comey's indictment is currently unknown. However, it was suggested by MSNBC's sources that he will be accused of having perjured himself when testifying…| TrumpFile.org
Lindsey Halligan, who is in charge of overhauling the museum system, would prefer to focus on the future.| The New Republic
