NEW: Tulsi Gabbard just released previously classified Russigate docs including emails and other records giving new info on how the operation materialized

More subterfuge related to alleged Russia hacking of DNC email system. Recall Shawn Henry, CEO of Crowdstrike, the cyber firm hired to allegedly investigate the hack, finally admitted to Congress in 2017 that the firm never had evidence of Russian infiltration.

Wow.

Dec. 8, 2016: "IC officials discuss the draft PDB [presidential daily briefing] which finds that 'Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure.'

The group also decides the PDB will be published the following day, due to 'high administration interest.'

A few hours later, after initially coauthoring the PDB, the FBI (led by FBI Director James Comey) inexplicably withdraws from coordinating on the product and notifies other IC officials that the FBI will be drafting a dissent.

Later in the afternoon, a senior PDB official kills the PDB 'based on some new guidance.'

"The post election PDB, which once again assessed that Russia did not hack the election, was never published."

Meeting with all the Russigate perps held in the White House the following day.

Sen Grassley today released emails demonstrating how disgraced FBI agent Tim Thibault grasped for a reason to open an investigation into the president for Jan 6.

But the smoking gun here is not so much Thibault but the involvement of Thomas Windom, who appears to have acted as the conduit between Main Justice and the FBI to concoct the case.

Windom was moved to DC US Atty office from Maryland in late 2021.

According to a June 2022 NYT piece, Windom worked "under the close supervision of Attorney General Merrick Garland's top aides," referring to DAG Lisa Monaco.

She was obsessed with investigating anyone who stayed at the Willard Hotel, the money trail, and their ties to the president. This included people like Roger Stone and individuals with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

So it wasn't really the FBI trying to create a case out of air. It was Monaco and Windom--who later was tasked to Special Counsel Jack Smith's team in the J6 DC case.

Email from March 2022 from FBI DC field office:

Email from Windom, who actually appears to have prepared an outline for the FBI to pursue (which I’ll share in next post)

House Judiciary asked Windom earlier this year to sit for an interview. Unclear of status at this point.

This appears to be the outline Windom—one can only assume based on coordination with Monaco, who also at the time was involved in pushing a classified docs case against the president—forwarded to FBI DC office.

Big hearing about to begin in 5th Circuit related to a preliminary injunction in an Alien Enemies Act case.

Oral arguments will address SCOTUS' ruling in May instructing the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to address:

(1) all the normal preliminary injunction factors, including likelihood of success on the merits, as to the named plaintiffs’ underlying habeas claims that the AEA does not authorize their removal pursuant to the President’s March 14, 2025

(2) the issue of what notice is due, as to the putative class’s due process claims against summary removal. T

ACLUS's Lee Gelernt representing illegal Venezuelans covered by AEA gets started.

Judge immediately interrupts asking if AEA is reviewable by the court. Demands to know on what basis the ACLU can claim the AEA is judicially reviewable. (I have covered this for months.)

Judges continues to push for Gelernt to cite in case law that authorizes the courts to "second guess" the president in determining the main elements of AEA.

Gelernt insists there is no military "invasion" or "predatory incursion" of the US by Venezula or its cut-outs in TdA.

Another judge further pushes Gelernt on the point. (Sorry it is audio only and I am not familiar with the judges on this panel.)

Judge are Leslie Southwick (GWB), John Oldham (Trump) and Judge Irma Ramirez (Biden).

Debate continues between Gelernt and 2 judges over who has authority to determine "invasion" and/or "predatory incursion." One judge seems very skeptical that an "invasion" requires military action.

In one of the most twisted opinions I've read, Judge Royce Lamberth (Reagan)--who eagerly threw J6ers including Jake Chansley and Rachel Powell in prison for years--has halted the president's exec order denying treatment for federal inmates suffering from "gender dysphoria."

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are "transgenders" who use new names to represent their chosen gender--but also to conceal the convictions that led to their lengthy incarceration in federal prison.

Meet the criminals Judge Lamberth claims are being denied constitutional rights and harmed by the Trump administration.

"Alishea Kingdom" according to court docs "is a transgender woman who was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2016, prescribed hormone therapy injections, and approved to receive social accommodations including women’s undergarments and cosmetics." After the president's order, "she" was denied those treatments and accommodations.

"Ms. Kingdom states that the discontinuation of her hormone therapy caused her to experience anxiety, hopelessness, panic attacks, and suicidal ideation," Lamberth wrote.

Except Kingdom's real name is Joshua Mueller.

In 2014, at the age of 23, Mueller was sentenced to 15 1/2 years in prison for armed robbery in Milwaukee where he shot a store employee. He is currently incarcerated at Fairton FCI.

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A second plaintiff is "Jas Kapule."

Lamberth lamented how "Jas" was denied hormone treatments earlier this year after deciding in 2023 she was really a man. "Mr. Kapule was told that he would no longer have access to chest binders, and the next day was made to turn in his boxers in exchange for feminine undergarments. Mr. Kapule fears that the discontinuation of his therapy would result in the return of his menstrual cycle and will lead to depression," Lamberth wrote.

Her real name is Jasmine Kapule and she is a career criminal from California.

In 2021, she pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon and distributing fentanyl. (BTW none of this is mentioned in Lamberth's orders in the case, I looked up all doc on PACER.)

She was sentenced to 110 months in prison.

Then we have "Solo Nichols." According to Judge Lamberth, "Mr. Nichols is a transgender man who was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2021, prescribed hormone therapy in the form of 100mg testosterone injections, and given access to men’s undergarments, men’s hygiene products, and chest binders."

Lamberth: "Mr Nichols states that he is very scared to live without testosterone therapy, fearing he will lose muscle mass and start menstruating again and likewise maintains that the thought of wearing feminine undergarments makes him feel "deeply uncomfortable, like I can't breathe."

Except "Solo Nichols" is really LaTasha Nichols, another career criminal from Michigan.

In 2013, LaTasha was sentenced to 19 years in prison committing a string of armed robberies in Michigan.

At my daughter's law school baccalaureate mass last night, the priest urged the students to practice law with "honor, honesty, integrity, and virtue." His words made me think about the current crisis in our judiciary as judges now make snap political decisions devoid of those important traits.

Then late last night, I learned about SCOTUS decision in Alien Enemies Act case.

Aside from interfering in what has always been sole executive authority turf--determining the use of the AEA--what 7 justices did is reward the ACLU's bad behavior and borderline misconduct.

SCOTUS endorsed the ACLU's strategy of filing emergency lawsuits over weekends and holidays (in this case, Easter weekend); using anonymous plaintiffs who are illegal Venezuelans then referencing those unnamed plaintiffs to demand classwide status for other potential AEA subjects based on little or no evidence as to who would be covered; relying on declarations by ACLU attorneys or other outside interests without any verification the statements are accurate; and demanding judges act on ACLU unreasonable timeline.

And rather than--as Kavanaugh suggested in a separate concurrence--immediately address the merits of these cases, i.e., the lawfulness of the president's AEA proclamation--the court shamefully gave the ACLU the green light to run roughshod over lower courts in terms of halting deportation of suspected TdA gang members who are here ILLEGALLY.

The criticism of Judge Hendrix, as Alito points out, also is completely out of line and inaccurate. SCOTUS misrepresented his handling of the case as a cop out to excuse themselves for the court's unprecedented and unnecessary interference in this crucial matter.

Truly shameful stuff.

Alito eviscerated the majority on a number of issues including unwarranted and inaccurate criticism of Judge Hendrix while noting the rush job of other judges

Alito noted the flimsy evidence entered by ACLU to support demands for classwide and emergency relief:

Hearing now for Judicial Watch lawsuit in killing of Ashli Babbitt.

There IS a settlement in the case.

Also her husband, Aaron, is a plaintiff.

They are suing the US government under federal torts claim act for assault, negligence, negligent supervision (of shooter Lt. Michael Byrd), negligent training, and wrongful death.

Plaintiffs on behalf of Ashli are seeking $30 million .

The settlement is not yet finalized so cannot be announced.

Holy shit -- the judge is Ana Reyes, the crazy Biden appointee. She is SCREAMING at both sides about who knew what about the proposed settlement.

This relates to a former attorney on the case.

DOJ: "Our intention is to settle this case." Terms have been sent to Babbitt's representatives.

She is again berating one of the plaintiff's attorneys.