
The Government Refuses to Name FBI Agent Accused of Deceit in MalwareTech Case
The government's attempt to argue that FBI agent Lee Chartier didn't deceive Marcus Hutchins when he explained why he had arrested him last year didn't involve actually mentioning Chartier.

On Those Five AT&T Phones Manafort Wanted To Learn About
Amy Berman Jackson says Manafort can't have an unredacted affidavit pertaining to information on 5 AT&T phones, suggesting some of the phones may belong to other people. Since Mueller got that warrant, he has been focused closely on Roger Stone.

The Mouse That Roared, The Bigotry Roseanne Perpetrated and Ignorant Racism Of Trump
No, it is not enough that ABC and Disney canned the ignorant bigot Roseanne, the media needs to stop propagating the Salena Zito fraud that "Real America" supports ignorance and racism.

Three Data Points on George Papadopoulos
It was some time after Papadopoulos had told Downer that the Russians had damaging material they might release closer to the election to hurt Hillary and after Papadopoulos had told the FBI that the damaging material in question was "thousands of emails" before the FBI took one of the most basic investigative steps, figuring out whom Papadopoulos had been talking to during that period.

Paul Manafort Wasn't the "Campaign Boss" (Yet) during the June 9 Meeting
When Don Jr set up the June 9 meeting, he said that Paul Manafort was the "campaign boss." But he wasn't, yet. He was still fighting to assume that role with Corey Lewandowski.

The Same Day Aras Agalarov Was Talking about Restoring Communication with Trump, Jared Kushner Pitched a Back Channel
The SJC interviews reveal that the same day that Trump's handler, Aras Agalarov, was talking about restoring communication channels in the wake of the election, Jared Kushner was pitching using Russian facilities to do that.

Why Was Paul Manafort Fired?
Given what has transpired since, I'm increasingly interested how much Paul Manafort's newly public ties to Russia influenced his firing.

The Psy-Group Presentation Suggests Online Trolls Swung Richard Burr's State of North Carolina
The influence operation document Mueller's team is examining suggests that online trolls may have swung Richard Burr's state of North Carolina.

The White House Hid Paul Manafort's Enthusiasm for the June 9 Meeting When Leaking Don Jr's Email
Several exchanges from Don Jr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee provide a good idea about why Mueller's team wants to know about Trump's role in hiding Paul Manafort's enthusiasm for the June 9 meeting.

On Credico and Stone and Hillary's Purported Libya Email
The WSJ story reporting that Roger Stone asked Randy Credico for specific emails may reflect he was fishing for emails he himself planted there.

Did the FBI Have a Chance to Fix Their Lies about Encryption in 2016?
I identified a methodological problem with the way FBI counted devices it couldn't access because of encryption in 2016. The FBI just admitted to a probably different methodological problem with that count that has existed since 2016.

A Thinking Person's Guide to the Stefan Halper Conspiracy Theory
It sure looks like HPSCI staffers have leaked details to support their conspiracy against Stefan Halper.

George Papadopoulos Was Trying to Hide Evidence He Thought Might Amount to Treason When He Lied to the FBI
Thanks to Chuck Ross for making it clear George Papadopoulos thought he was covering up evidence of treason when he lied to the FBI.

The Flynn Conspiracy Call Is Coming from Inside the [White] House
NYT's report of a White House letter to DOJ about Flynn makes it clear that the conspiracy theories floating around the far right come from the White House.

Nunes Outraged that [American] Spies Paid to Brush Up against Trump Aides
After months of disinterest in the many documented times spooked up foreigners dangled money and other goods to get close to Trump and his aides, Devin Nunes has finally found an instance he objects to: when American spies do so.

Does Devin Nunes' Unmasking Pseudo-Scandal Betray Knowledge of the "Collusion" with the Saudis and Emirates?
When Mike Flynn's plea deal revealed that he lied about efforts to stave off criticism of Israel's illegal settlements, I noted that that (and the efforts to cozy up to Saudi Arabia and UAE) was what the unmasking panic was probably about.
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The He Said, She Said That May Render MalwareTech's Arresting Agents Useless on the Stand at Trial
Here's why MalwareTech's lawyers are accusing one of the FBI agents who arrested him of lying.

Re: The Bogus Manafort Challenge To Mueller's Jurisdiction
One court has already slapped down Manafort's motion to dismiss based on Mueller exceeding his authority, there is one left to weigh in.

The Frothing Right Prefers Oleg Deripaska as an FBI Asset to Christopher Steele
After months of beating up the FBI for using former MI6 officer Christopher Steele to obtain information, White House mouthpieces are now trying to spin Oleg Deripaska's one time role as an FBI asset to spin him as a hero.

Concord Consulting Aims to Make Russian Bots Legal
In its last challenge to its indictment, Concord Consulting posed just a long term risk to Mueller's approach to prove a conspiracy to tamper in the election. Its lastest filing poses a more immediate threat.
