DC area folks — this non-partisan rally in solidarity with survivors exploited by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is happening Wed morning if you want to support.
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DC area folks — this non-partisan rally in solidarity with survivors exploited by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is happening Wed morning if you want to support.
"In any semi-normal time, the Justice Department would acknowledge that Maxwell’s denial of her own conduct proved at trial means she has zero credibility…But credibility and truth were clearly not the goals of this so-called proffer.” ✍️ @mimirocah1.bsky.social
I talk about one of the most revealing exchanges between Blanche and Maxwell in my latest for the @contrariannews.org
Reposting this in light of news Acosta will be questioned by House Committee. There are lots of questions that need answering. www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/nc...
Exactly this @asharangappa.bsky.social
Maxwell said she never saw Trump do anything “inappropriate.” She also said she never saw *anyone* do anything inappropriate. CASE CLOSED!
It’s clear that the main goal of the Maxwell interview was to get her to say that she didn’t see Trump do anything wrong. Which can only mean that there is something in the files that suggests that he did. Why else would she need to say that? The interview is more incriminating, not less.
The only thing worth saying on Maxwell: she’s denying her own criminal conduct for which she was convicted & sentenced. So she has zero credibility & her statements on Trump doing nothing wrong are meaningless. DOJ in any semi-normal time would say that (well not interview her in first place but…).
INBOX: Former US attorney Preet Bharara is representing Adam Schiff and has issued a statement blasting Ed Martin's "glaring" bias as he examines allegations Bharara says are "stale" and "debunked" re Schiff's mortgage.
Also, our standard now is that it had to have caused “concern” for Ghislaine Maxwell to be problematic?? Ummmm…obviously sexually abusing minors never caused her “concern” BECAUSE SHE PARTICIPATED IN IT
Yes this exactly.
My latest
I joined @mimirocah1.bsky.social, @eliehonig.bsky.social, and @preetbharara.bsky.social for @cafedotcom.bsky.social to discuss all things Epstein/Maxwell. It was a great discussion -- hope you will check it out! cafe.visitlink.me/p3mK33
Latest WH Press Secretary Leavitt statement does not help Trump: "The fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club for being a creep to his female employees.” 1) That now draws connection to knowledge of sexual predation 2) Actual timeline for booting Epstein from club👇
Big picture: This has significant implications for US government attorneys who risk their bar licenses by engaging in clearly illegal and unethical conduct. D.C. Bar Board of Professional Responsibility recommends DISBARMENT for Jeffrey Clark s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Read this line:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
JUST IN: Former Jan. 6 prosecutor Michael Gordon (prosecuted Riley Williams, Ray Epps, Bigo Barnett, among others) and press aide Patty Hartman have sued Pam Bondi over their terminations from DOJ. Their lawyer: Abbe Lowell storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
TONIGHT: @timobrien.bsky.social and @mimirocah1.bsky.social talk to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
I wrote this article with Jackie Kelly who just left SDNY. We both supervised Maurene Comey-her firing is outrageous & DOJ’s transparent attempts to try & make SDNY the fall guy for their political crisis is shameful. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Not the same Jacqueline Kelly though FYI she’s not on BS
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Informative read from @mimirocah1.bsky.social and @jacquelinekelly.bsky.social
"To say that the process of cooperating with a convicted defendant in a complex case is sensitive and fraught is an understatement. That DOJ seems intent on cutting out SDNY, which would be the best judge of whether or not Maxwell is being truthful, is telling." open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
TONIGHT: @timobrien.bsky.social and @mimirocah1.bsky.social talk to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
My take for @msnbc.com on Bove nomination? “Violating these ethics is bad enough, but trying to coerce other attorneys of integrity to do so for your own political gain, as Bove has, is unforgivable.” www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Emil Bove has demonstrated a total disregard for the high ethical standards to which most federal prosecutors hold themselves, and, perhaps worse, he has shown a complete disregard for other lawyers who refuse to do the same. @mimirocah1.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Maurene Comey (who I supervised) was the lead prosecutor on the only case to get justice for the Epstein victims. The case was botched by the Dist. FL US attorney Alex Acosta long ago. Maurene had the courage to take on a hard case that many wouldn’t have & she succeeded. That’s the story. Period.
EXCLUSIVE | Around 400 Jewish organizations signed onto an ADL backed letter expressing concern over the “growing level of antisemitic activity” within teachers’ unions, which recently escalated with the NEA’s adoption of a measure targeting the leading Jewish civil rights organization.
Thrilled to be part of @frontlinepbs.bsky.social Trump's Power & The Rule of Law, which air this Tuesday, July 15, at 9 pm ET. I haven’t seen the full thing either so I am excited to watch it. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli.... www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
BREAKING: we & wonderful partners just won the very first national birthright class action certification & injunction! Written order to come by COB. Kudos to my colleagues @democracydefendersfund.org, @aclu.org , LULAC & many more
"Many advocates viewed it as groundbreaking (as in the prosecution of R. Kelly) in significant ways to help to overcome common misperceptions that sex trafficking victims come from overseas when in reality victims are bought and sold, coerced, and defrauded right here in our neighborhoods." #Combs
A different perspective on the Combs verdict via victim advocates who view the prosecution as heroic for being brought and pushing boundaries. Our collective understanding of consent, coercion and control is archaic and that’s a problem open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges, but the trial revealed deep failures in how we understand abuse and consent. @mimirocah1.bsky.social and Berit Berger explain why the verdict is a wake-up call.
Very powerful from former FBI leader.” Under Patel and Bongino, subject matter expertise and operational competence are readily sacrificed for ideological purity and the ceaseless politicization of the workforce. At a time of simultaneous wars across the globe…this makes us all less safe.”
My latest for @cafedotcom.bsky.social on the @americanbar.org lawsuit to stop the pressure campaign against lawyers and why it matter. mailchi.mp/cafe/cafe-in...
Friends from DOJ + friends with DOJ fam/friends - pls make sure you follow/share about @justiceconnection.bsky.social. Justice Connection shares DOJ news and has free resources for DOJ folks who recently left the Department or who remain courageously but may still need assistance. Major resource!
The federal courts have held the line once again - for now. My latest for @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
BREAKING: AG Bondi we arent gonna let you get away with abusing & politicizing the rule of law! Our @democracydefendersaction.org bar complaint with @ldadorg.bsky.social & an all-star crew of ethics experts👇 www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
So powerful and true @sheilakatz.bsky.social
From @sheilakatz.bsky.social: Among many groups that have fought to secure and reclaim civil rights, voting rights and reproductive rights, we have seen antisemitism dismissed as not bad enough to matter, our grief met with cynicism, our safety treated as optional. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/o...
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Speak up about the targeted attacks on Jews in America and elsewhere. Whatever your politics, beliefs about the Israeli government - nothing justifies violent attacks against civilians. If you’re not speaking out, you’re helping to normalize it.
Jesus fucking Christ. www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/u...
We must call today's attack on members of the Jewish community in Boulder, Colorado exactly what it is: an act of terror. This was a targeted attack at people who were marching peacefully to raise awareness of those still held hostage after Hamas' attack on October 7th. (1/3)
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Failing to identify this execution as a targeted, antisemitic act allows the void to be filled by dangerous claims of justified “political action.” @mimirocah1.bsky.social and @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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A critically important read by @mimirocah1.bsky.social and @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... via @msnbc
Thank you @noahshachtman.bsky.social with @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social
With @mimirocah1.bsky.social, I wrote about the importance of calling the murders at the Capitol Jewish Musuem what they are -- and the dominant media framing is not helping. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
For those who have been warning about rising antisemitic rhetoric and beliefs manifesting into violence, this attack is our worst nightmare. On this dark day, we renew our resolve and commitment to a future where all people, regardless of faith or background, can live free from violence and hatred.
Shooting tonight in DC. Israeli Ambassador to UN calls Jewish Museum shooting: “Depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism”: www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/p...
Thank you for helping educate young people about our democracy @p1academy.bsky.social @principlesfirst.bsky.social
Something different this week. My latest for @contrariannews.org on why “it’s just domestic violence” defense doesn’t work for sex trafficking & what we can learn about sextortion from the Combs trial. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The headlines focus on celebrity and spectacle, but the Diddy trial reveals something deeper: how coercion, abuse, and control can thrive in intimate relationships. @mimirocah1.bsky.social unpacks how our justice system is grappling with prosecuting that harm.
I am so excited for my new show on @substack @contrariannews. Subscribe and join the conversation.
Strains bounds of propriety? Strains…bounds…of…proprietary? Am I having a stroke? What is happening?
After 7 years of the pod, we’re expanding to Substack, building a community for reasoned voices in unreasonable times. Read my welcome note – and subscribe for incisive analysis from some of the sharpest legal minds I know. bit.ly/4dnrQ3G
Who are our contributors? @rachelbarkow.bsky.social, @eliehonig.bsky.social, @barbmcquade.bsky.social, @asharangappa.bsky.social, @mimirocah1.bsky.social, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, @twmorrison.bsky.social, Erwin Chemerinsky, Nita Farahany, and more. Stay tuned: staytuned.substack.com
Thrilled to be part of this community. You can follow all of us and @cafedotcom.bsky.social on substack now! ⚖️
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board comes out swinging against the highly dangerous nominee for US Attorney for DC, Ed Martin: "The best outcome would be for Mr. Trump to withdraw Mr. Martin." And in support of Senator Thom Tillis (R-#NorthCarolina)
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If you were looking to combat transnational crime, especially drug cartels, this is the exact office you would NOT shut down. This move by Trump's DOJ undermines any argument they want to prosecute international cartels, human traffickers, and gang members such as MS-13.
This makes absolutely no sense. OCDTEF is critical in fighting transnational crime, cartels and other dangerous organizations. I hope every reporter presses them on why and what is replacing it.
My latest youtube for @talkingfeds.bsky.social with @harrylitman.bsky.social youtu.be/0nfyFs6fOS0?...
Fun subbing in for the great @asharangappa.bsky.social with @renatomariotti.bsky.social for their podcast this week. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
NEW: Sources says several federal prosecutors have resigned after Trump's new U.S. Atty in Los Angeles offered a misdemeanor plea deal to a sheriff's deputy -- after a jury had already convicted him of a felony: www.latimes.com/california/s...
1/ People sometimes need a jarring reminder of how far down the path Trump administration is going toward authoritarian assertions of power A sign: John Yoo, architect of torture memos and maximal presidential powers, sharply rebukes President Trump and DOJ actions on 4 grounds @npr.org interview
So nice to be live in person with these two!
Today is National Law Day & lawyers & judges across the country are coming together to reaffirm our oath to the Constitution & the rule of law. Our oath matters more than ever. Let’s stand together. www.americanbar.org/groups/publi...
Today, May 1, is Law Day. For D.C.Bar members, one small but important way to take a stand in support of the rule of law is to support Diane Seltzer for D.C. Bar President. We must defeat her opponent Brad Bondi, brother of the current U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Please vote here: www.dcbar.org
Ed Martin has targeted Trump critics, politicized prosecutions, and called himself “President Trump’s lawyer.” Now he’s up for D.C. U.S. attorney and Senate Republicans won’t even hold a hearing. @mimirocah1.bsky.social explains the stakes
My latest for the @contrariannews.org: “Every senator who votes for Martin will be on the hook for his clearly predictable abuses of federal prosecutorial power and, worse, for the ramifications that will likely follow in the D.C. courts and beyond.” contrarian.substack.com/p/dc-us-atto...
The firing of Biden officials from the Holocaust Museum is unprecedented & reprehensible. Museum Board membership a solemn obligation to education, tolerance & preserving the memory of six million lost. As with everything else, Trump is using it for purposes of political retribution. Unconscionable.
BREAKING: another big win for us against Trump administration illegality! This time a preliminary injunction on behalf of our client LULAC & many others against the president's EO distorting elections Voters should choose the president not vice versa Kudos to cocounsel & all our great team
The Trump Admin also cut funding for victim hotlines and services for DV victims and training for Law enforcement. Doesn’t make us safer and doesn’t make govt more efficient. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
DOJ canceled the training for law enforcement that helps prevent online child predators from getting at our children. Doesn’t make us safer. Doesn’t make govt more efficient.
Terrifying
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients More details to follow--stay tuned!
I continue to be so proud of the integrity of SDNY and DOJ prosecutors who sacrifice jobs they love rather than compromise their ethics for blind loyalty in a DOJ where “obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington.”
🚨🚨 #PrinciplesFirst alert: Three of the SDNY prosecutors on the Eric Adams case resigned today, saying the Justice Department pressured them to admit to wrongdoing. (1/2)
Early Saturday morning, the Supreme Court issued an order requiring the Trump admin to comply with judicial orders blocking the deportation of Venezuelan men w/o due process. @mimirocah1.bsky.social on what happened and what it all means
For not got 🤦♀️
My latest got @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board pens sustained criticism of President Trump's current path to a constitutional collision in Abrego Garcia case. "Why is Trump so dead set on denying due process to the wrongly deported El Salvadoran migrant?" (Second time for WSJ to play off of Judge Wilkinson)
Great news for Substack users, @justsecurity.org - an indispensable resource for fact-based, true expert analysis on all the issues we care about - is now there. Check it out justsecurity.substack.com
Shortly after celebrating the first night of Passover, Gov Shapiro and his family were targeted by arsonist attack. We condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms, and are grateful the Gov and his family are safe. Trump hasn't said a thing about the attack and his silence speaks volumes.
“No president has so consistently used the pardon process as a way to reward loyalty (financial and otherwise), while punishing the prosecutors who bring such cases as Donald Trump has in the past two months.” New from @mimirocah1.bsky.social on Trump’s abuses of power.
Trump’s twisted world: Where criminals are victims and public servants are villains... ...the latest from @mimirocah1.bsky.social at @thecontrarian.bsky.social. via contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-twi...
“In a Trump administration, white-collar criminals are given breaks and treated as victims, while civil servants, especially prosecutors, are punished and demonized.” My latest for @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
you really can't mollify these guys. It's not about the law it's about fealty
a friend sent me this one
I agree!
Today. Find the location nearest you and join everyone.
My video take for @talkingfeds.bsky.social on the Judge’s vindication of the prosecutors who resigned rather than carry out DOJ’s corrupt order to dismiss the Mayor Adams indictment. (I don’t rite the headlines!) youtu.be/N7RdK7zosrIwe