Former DOJ attorney Stacey Young warns politicization is “hollowing out” the department—driving prosecutors out and eroding the rule of law. Full report here: youtu.be/N21CFSCkZkc

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that election officials in Lycoming County must hand over 2020 voting records to Heather Honey — an election conspiracy theorist currently serving in a leadership role at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We live in a world where Trump can post this, but James Comey apparently gets indicted for laying out some seashells saying 8647 and then apologizing and deleting the image.

“As far as policy and the administration of her department goes, it’s fair to say Chavez-DeRemer abandoned every vestige of bipartisan pretense to betray her staff, American workers, and common decency in typically repulsive MAGA fashion. But there’s more.”

“If someone tells you it’s raining outside and someone else tells you it’s not… the job of a journalist is to look outside the f***ing window and check if it's raining.” My speech at Zeteo’s two-year anniversary party about the the failure of corporate media and the need to speak truth to power:

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Comey: Well, they're back. This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago. And this won't be the end of it. But nothing has changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary. So let's go.

Ben Meiselas on the Comey indictment: You frickin’ snowflake losers. I mean, aren’t these people just the biggest losers in the world? It’s a crew of snowflake losers. Who likes this crew? They’re weird. They’re losers. And they’re going to lose this criminal case.

This is getting very embarrassing for DOJ. 0-6. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Do you think they’d take us back?

Trump is so pathetic even the king of England disses him

Guess DOJ has to indict Bezos next

The Comey case doesn’t even hold up in the press pool

Ridiculous. If they don’t know by now they’re total incompetents

Todd Blanche ignores a question about Trump's message to Pam Bondi demanding she prosecute Comey, and walks away

🚨BREAKING: Trump appointed federal judge in Arizona hands DOJ its sixth defeat in its efforts to gain access to state voter files. DOJ is now 0-6 in these cases. Three of the defeats have come before Trump appointees. Increasingly possible DOJ might go 0-30. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...

The FCC is now moving to potentially revoke Disney and ABC's broadcast licenses to punish Jimmy Kimmel for making jokes about Trump. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

the new 2-page James Comey indictment is laughably thin. How in God's name did a grand jury vote to bring charges here? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

and a forfeiture allegation, which is redacted, but may actually be designed at taking over his beach house in Emerald Island NC. Total crazed over-aggressive bastards.

IComey idictment out. Short, 2 counts. 1. 871 as predicted w/ the conclusory addition that "a reasonabe recipient who is familar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to Pres Trump" 2. 875(c)--> trasnsmitting a "THREAT TO KILL" in interstate commerce

Tricia McLaughlin is trying to make the transition from professional liar for Trump to cable news talking head. Here she is on CNN just now.

when you're not reading the room

Comey case to Judge Louise Flanagan, a George W Bush appointee who has been on the court 23 years with another 8 before then as magistrate. Her judgment will be key here as to when the case gets dismissed and if they even have to move into any discovery.

Press conference coming on 2nd Comey indictment, which seems to me has to be a charge under 18 usc 871, threatening the president. Just did substack live , harrylitman.substack.com, with @mimirocah1.bsky.social pointing out a dozen or so of the scores of infirmities with the charge.

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Gas prices are at the highest point in three years TODAY. Notice how it's completely missing from corporate media as they talk about "staged," King Charles, and Trump's ballroom?

audible groans from the audience after King Charles says "America's words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence"

Notice moreover that in Watts case the putative "threat" was for the D to do something himself. In Comey, their theory is that he was exhorting others. That would pose a whole other layer of first amendment problems b/c would have to show imminent danger that a third party would act on it.

standing ovation after King Charles sings the praises of NATO and says "that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine"

leading 871 case, Watts: D said at rally "the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.” Court held political hyperbole, not true threat. The Comey 2nd case will never stand. Only question is when and how it is dismissed. Going on a substack live with @mimirocah1.bsky.social to discuss now.

reports say charge against Comey unknown but almost certainly 18 USC 871, threatenring president. On vacation in NC, Comey took a picture of a seashell formation that said "86 47," which Administration is asserting meant a threat to kill or harm (i.e "86--get rid of) Trump (47). Won't fly.

hasn't he done this like 15 times already?

Trump’s ballroom can only accommodate 1000 people, and the WHCD is 2000-2500 people. Can someone explain how his ballroom “solves” the problem from this past weekend?

i miss having FBI directors who didn't tweet like jilted teenagers

Good to know these are all indictable offenses

even Kim Jong Un has refrained from putting himself on North Korea's passport

Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of the late Virginia Giuffre, are denied an audience with King Charles here on Capitol Hill

When can we expect the indictment?

CNN's Phil Mattingly offers zero pushback after Jim Jordan claims Democrats have "a grand plan" to flood the country with undocumented criminals and that's why they don't want to fund ICE

A lot of journalists and political observers are about to become experts on Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969) ("a statute such as this one, which makes criminal a form of pure speech, must be interpreted with the commands of the First Amendment clearly in mind").

REP. MARK ALFORD: Comey is a very intelligent man. I would assume he knows what '86' means. When you 86 the order, you kill the order. When you 8647, that is tantamount to saying 'kill the president' KEILAR: When you 86 an order, you don't kill the food ALFORD: It's the same principle

The Trump DOJ reportedly indicted former FBI Director James Comey over his social media post featuring seashells forming the number "8647."