Botched from the start Our first inkling that the Trump administration was already bungling the coronavirus response came over a week ago when hundreds of Americans were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Over CDC objections, the State Department allowed 14 infected patients to fly on the same plane as other individuals who had already completed […]
Introduction Over the past 10 days, we’ve seen Trump fully indulge his authoritarian impulses in an attempt to stamp out any inkling of facts that he dislikes – whether that be for personal, egocentric reasons or to shore up political strength. One could argue the true “start” of this no-holds-barred dictatorial spree actually stretches back […]
The following list takes key quotes from the deposition transcripts released so far in the impeachment inquiry. The key quotes are organized by topic. The intent is to illustrate how these crucial parts of the story are corroborated by multiple witnesses. Yovanovitch was wrongly removed KENT: “Yuriy Lutsenko, as prosecutor general, vowed revenge, and provided […]
What is the counterintelligence investigation? Mueller’s report is very narrow: it only answers (1) did Russia interfere in our election and did Trump associates enter into an agreement to cooperate with the hacking of stolen materials (eg Podesta’s emails); (2) did Trump obstruct justice? He was only investigating potential crimes. Anything that could not be […]
Attorney General Bill Barr gave an interview with CBS in which he said that he overruled Mueller’s legal analysis. Transcript and video. we didn’t agree with the legal analysis, a lot of the legal analysis in the report. It did not reflect the views of the department. It was the views of a particular lawyer or lawyers and […]
I’m very excited to announce that I have teamed up with some very talented people to launch Forensic News! Founded by investigative journalist Scott Stedman, the goal is to deliver original long-form investigative journalism that actually matters. Investigative reports will always include hard evidence and articles will always be free. Our hope is that readers will find value […]
Coming up this week: Monday is the deadline for the IRS to turn over Trump’s tax returns AND the deadline for Barr to turn over the unredacted report. I think we all know it is very unlikely either of these deadlines will be met. With that in mind… There has been a lot of bashing […]
This is both a summary of Rosenstein’s speech and a fact check of it, with an opinion (at the end) about Rosenstein. Update: The Washington Post reported Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw Mueller probe, repeatedly assured Trump that he would be treated fairly, that he wasn’t a “target” and that he was on the president’s team. […]
We’re all trying to make sense of the limited information available regarding the end of Mueller’s investigation. This is what I think is most likely based on the limited information available now: Mueller stayed within his mandate, using prosecutions as a way to work up the ladder when necessary. Any extra crimes he may have […]
