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emptywheel
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden - emptywheel

Barr supports Trump over Biden, calling a Biden administration 'national suicide.' [ more ]
emptywheel
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

David Weiss Is a Direct Witness to the Crimes on Which He Indicted Alexander Smirnov - emptywheel

David Weiss' office sent a final deal to resolve Hunter Biden's case, but reneged on it amid false claims.
Bill Barr denies ending the investigation into the allegations against Joe Biden and claims it was sent to Delaware for further investigation. [ more ]
emptywheel
4 months ago
Left-wing politics

David Weiss Buries Bill Barr Right Alongside Tony Bobulinski - emptywheel

David Weiss' Special Counsel team has avoided dealing with inconvenient evidence in regards to the investigation into Bill Barr.
The discovery response by Derek Hines does not address a single piece of evidence that Hunter Biden showed to support his argument. [ more ]
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emptywheel
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

The US Attorney for Delaware Treats Contract Law as a Hypertechnicality - emptywheel

Weiss' transition to Special Counsel
Technical challenges do not affect core felony conduct. [ more ]
emptywheel
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

Tucking In Alexander Smirnov: Abbe Lowell Accuses David Weiss of Doing Russia's Bidding - emptywheel

The defendant claimed the Special Counsel's investigation infected the case.
The defendant's shifting claims about the Special Counsel's actions raise doubts about the credibility of his arguments. [ more ]
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emptywheel
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

David Weiss Does Not Contest He Reneged on Hunter Biden's Plea Agreement to Chase Russian Lies - emptywheel

Weiss disputes discussion with Biden attorney on immunity provision
Email reveals proposed language for immunity provision [ more ]
emptywheel
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

David Weiss Is Smoking Roger Stone's Witness-Tampering Gun - emptywheel

Weiss falsely claimed distinction between Hunter Biden and Roger Stone based on memoirs
Two key differences in the Los Angeles vindictive prosecution discussion regarding Hunter Biden. [ more ]
emptywheel
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

Smirnov and [a]Blow - emptywheel

Hunter Biden's legal team mocks mistakes by David Weiss and brings up the arrest of Alexander Smirnov.
The renewed focus on Smirnov allegations may have led to David Weiss reneging on a plea deal with Hunter Biden. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens' Ukraine involvement

Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden and Burisma dealings
Charge undermines Republican claims about Biden's involvement in Ukraine [ more ]
emptywheel
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Exp[o]rt Reports: When David Weiss Claimed Keith Ablow's Sawdust Was Hunter Biden's Cocaine - emptywheel

Garrett Ziegler accessed a password-protected phone backup containing a photo sent by Keith Ablow, which he claims came from an expert carpenter trying to kick a coke habit.
David Weiss disputes Ziegler's claim and says the photo was taken by Hunter Biden of 'apparent cocaine' in late 2018. [ more ]
emptywheel
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

The December Warrant Shows David Weiss Wasn't Going to Charge Gun Crimes Until Trump Elicited Threats - emptywheel

The warrant dockets related to Hunter Biden's iCloud content and laptop were first revealed in a legal fight over why David Weiss charged him
The existence of the warrant was only reported by right-wing outlets, not mainstream media like NBC [ more ]
emptywheel
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Confirmed: David Weiss Only Got a Gun Crime iCloud Warrant 81 Days after Indicting Hunter Biden - emptywheel

David Weiss' response to Hunter Biden's motion to dismiss seemed to rely on a warrant that post-dated the indictment.
The judge has ordered the parties to provide their positions on the request to unseal the dockets and warrants. [ more ]
emptywheel
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

David Weiss' Indict First, Seek Warrants Later Ethic - emptywheel

David Weiss did not obtain a reliable warrant for the evidence in his response motion to Hunter's prosecution claim until after indicting Hunter for gun felonies.
Weiss may be relying on evidence from the laptop he obtained from John Paul Mac Isaac, which could be problematic. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
Left-wing politics

Rep. Comer: Hunter Biden was indicted to protect him'

House Oversight Chair believes Hunter Biden was indicted to shield him from deposition
Chair argues that the entire criminal investigation is a cover-up [ more ]
New York Post
6 months ago
US politics

Weiss convenes Los Angeles grand jury in Hunter Biden case: report

David Weiss has convened a grand jury in Los Angeles and issued a subpoena to James Biden as part of his investigation into Hunter Biden.
The investigation is focused on Hunter Biden's alleged failure to pay taxes on money earned from overseas ventures.
It is unclear if the investigation will lead to charges for other alleged crimes committed by Hunter Biden. [ more ]
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