Open thread 8/12/22
I think this is garbage, but it’s also kind of fun. I seem to have an Egyptian foot, by the way, albeit a small one with very small toes:
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Merrick Garland speaks
And doesn’t say much, which is no surprise. The most interesting thing he said – which is also no surprise, although it seemed to contradict the Newsweek story I wrote about earlier today – is that he personally approved the … Continue reading →
Something happened at a Russian air base
And we don’t know how or why: Russia’s Saki Air Base, safely tucked away 120 miles or more behind the front lines, lost as many as 10 warplanes and various buildings in a series of explosions on Tuesday — but … Continue reading →
More Trump raid fallout: is there anyone on earth naive enough to believe the DOJ on this?
From Newsweek: The raid on Mar-a-Lago was based largely on information from an FBI confidential human source, one who was able to identify what classified documents former President Trump was still hiding and even the location of those documents, two … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/11/22
This guy is pretty entertaining:
Continue reading →The lure of the closet
Ann Althouse writes: “We have full access to everything. We can go everywhere.” That was the repeated statement of the 3 DOJ lawyers — who were described as displaying an “arrogant” demeanor — who were present during the Mar-a-Lago raid, … Continue reading →
Trump’s lawyers describe the irregularities of the Mar-A-Lago raid
Two of Trump’s lawyers were busy giving interviews yesterday. Here they are: It seems that these raids were irregular in a number of ways beyond the obvious fact that the target was an ex-president and leading opponent of the current … Continue reading →
A mysterious tweet by Andrew Cuomo
[Hat tip: Legal Insurrection.] Here’s the tweet: DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must be more than a search for inconsequential archives or it will be viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/10/22
Good doggie: Makes me think of this:
Continue reading →McCarthy vs. Dershowitz on the Mar-A-Largo fishing expedition
Here’s Andrew C. McCarthy on yesterday’s Mar-A-Largo raid: There’s a game prosecutors play. Let’s say I suspect X committed an armed robbery, but I know X is dealing drugs. So, I write a search-warrant application laying out my overwhelming probable … Continue reading →
Further thoughts on the “unprecedented” Mar-A-Lago FBI raid
William Jacobson thinks the goal is to provoke: This is a provocation. They are trying to get a reaction that allows a further crackdown. See, In Re J6. It’s also a provocation to get Trump to declare his candidacy for … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/9/22
In person the speed is even more impressive.
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