Democracy Against Capitalism: Introduction to New Series

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Ed Walker
Criticizing capitalism is slowly becoming fashionable. Marxists have been doing it forever.
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On the Eve of the June 9 Trump Tower Meeting Anniversary, Putin Tells Trump to Keep His Campaign Promises

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emptywheel
Trump and Putin seem to be signaling each other again, with Putin demanding that Trump keep his campaign promises.
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On the Tactics of the Latest Manafort Indictment

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emptywheel
To me, the new Manafort indictment is a tactical means to ensure he goes to jail without showing much more evidence, but it points to a bunch of underlying collection that likely hasn't been disclosed yet.
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Some Possibilities on the Emails Hope Hicks Wanted to Withhold

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emptywheel
It turns out there are emails that didn't get released to Congress in the first go-around.
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Google at Temple: Did DOJ Follow Its New Guidelines on Institutional Gags?

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emptywheel
The seizure of Ali Watkins' email subscriber records from when she was at Temple marks the second time the university had a community member's records seized without launching a First Amendment challenge.
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On the James Wolfe Indictment: Don't Forget Carter Page

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emptywheel
Carter Page is crazy and may well have been a willing recruit for the Russians. But there are reasons the leaks about the investigation into him were problematic as well.
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DOJ's Minor Desperation with MalwareTech

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emptywheel
DOJ is prosecuting MalwareTech for code he wrote as a minor.
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The Smoking Craters Where Trump Deal Brokers Used to Be

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emptywheel
The deeper we get down the Trump corruption rabbit hole, and the role of real estate brokers becomes all the more obvious.
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To Pre-empt an Ass-Handing, the Government Lards on Problematic New Charges against MalwareTech

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emptywheel
Among other things the government did in a bid to save face against Marcus Hutchins is charge him for actions he did when he was a minor, actions for which the statute of limitations has expired, and a lie that a prosecutor claimed the contrary of in court last year.
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Manafort Renewed His Outreach to FBC Group after Mueller's Early April Revelations

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emptywheel
Something happened in early April that gave Manafort cause to try to reach out to Mercury lobbying firm again. There are several details in the Mueller filings that might explain that risk.
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The Cat Moves onto Pounce on its Paul Manafort Cat Toy

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emptywheel
After a six month game enticing Paul Manafort to try to make bail, Mueller's team has just laid out how he has broken the law while out on bail.
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The 58 Second Gap: Did Emin Agalarov Tell Rob Goldstone Putin Talked to His Father about the June 9 Meeting?

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emptywheel
In one WhatsApp chat turned over by Ron Goldstone to SJC, there's at least a name if not 58 seconds missing from a voicemail Emin Agalarov left to placate Goldstone about his perceived link to Putin. Does the missing recording show Emin admitting Putin had talked to his father on this matter?
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Waiting

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Ed Walker
How long will the majority consent to be governed by the minority?
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The Documents the White House Turned Over

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emptywheel
Here's the list of documents Mueller had obtained from the White House by the end of January.
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The Giant Holes in Trump's Mike Flynn Story Point to "Collusion," Not Obstruction

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emptywheel
The Trump lawyer letter provides new insight onto their efforts to explain the Mike Flynn firing. But that story raises more questions than answers.
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The Evasion in Trump's Response on the June 9 Meeting Statement: Did Putin Dictate the Statement?

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emptywheel
Trump's evasive answer about his role in the first statement about the June 9 Trump Tower meeting released under Don Jr's name dodges the real question: did he write the statement? Or did Vladimir Putin?
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What Got Added to Sekulow's List: Further Obstruction (Including Consideration of Firing Mueller), and "Collusion"

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emptywheel
The topics that got added to Jay Sekulow's understanding of what Robert Mueller wants to ask Trump ballooned between January 8 and March 5. Now they include a slew of questions on Trump's awareness of and involvement in "collusion" with Russia.
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The NY Times, Sekulow and Dowd's Sophistry and Trump's King Like Viewpoint

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bmaz
I have obligations that I seriously must run out the door for, but this need to be posted so that it can be dissected. The inestimable crew of Haberman, Schmidt et. al have posted a rather amazing letter 20 page letter issued on behalf of Trump…
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How the Mueller Team Thinks of ConFraudUs

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emptywheel
In a response to a Concord Consulting challenge, the Mueller team lays out how it thinks of ConFraudUs, conspiracy to defraud the US. It reveals why the charge may be so useful in going after the election conspirators.
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Rudy 9/11's Latest Outrageous Attempts to Obstruct the Mueller Probe

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emptywheel
Rudy's taking some really outrageous steps in trying to obstruct the Mueller probe.
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