Forensic News Roundup: Subversion of the election
Trump’s plan to stay in power Last week, Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election. “Well, we’re going to have to see…
The Trumpification of the Federal Judiciary: Part One
Author's note: This piece is the result of many months of research, data collection, and analysis. Due to the intensive time requirement, the numbers contained within are accurate as of…
Forensic News Roundup: Mueller criminal referrals closed
The Mueller probe Documents released by the DOJ related to investigations started by Mueller revealed that his team found evidence that a Trump Campaign vendor and pro-Trump PAC violated numerous…
Forensic News Roundup: GOP source has been a Russian agent for a decade
GOP source is a Russian agent The Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker, accusing him of being an “active Russian agent” who is part of Moscow’s interference…
Forensic News Roundup: Misinformation enters presidential race
The misinformation playbook The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in July withheld an intelligence bulletin warning of a Russian plot to spread misinformation regarding Joe Biden’s mental health. The bulletin, titled…
Forensic News Roundup: Rosenstein reportedly curtailed Mueller’s investigation
Rosenstein grounds the plane In 2017, former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein secretly narrowed Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference and ties to Trump, according to the NYT. Some career FBI counterintelligence investigators…
Forensic News Roundup: NY AG investigating Eric Trump & Trump Org for fraud
New York AG Yesterday, New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a State Supreme Court judge to compel the Trump Organization and Eric Trump to comply with subpoenas for testimony and documents.…
Forensic News Roundup: Trump spreads Russian disinformation that his own DNI warned about
Disinformation and the election Trump publicly pressured Attorney General Bill Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham to release damaging information on Obama and Biden before the election. Durham was appointed by…
Forensic News Roundup: Trump attempts to rule by fiat
>>John Yoo returns<< Do you remember John Yoo? During the George W. Bush administration, Yoo worked in the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) under Attorney General John Ashcroft. While…
Forensic News Roundup: Republicans under suspicion of receiving Kremlin-linked info
Foreign interference Intelligence officials confirmed in recent days that foreign actors are actively seeking to compromise the private communications of “U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets” while working to compromise…