The Conspiracy Probe of Trump Foes Is Faltering

The Conspiracy Probe of Trump Foes Is Faltering

“Last year, Justice Department officials said a sweeping investigation would unravel a grand conspiracy by a cabal of national security officials who sought to undermine President Trump,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump allies hoped it would definitively confirm what they have been alleging for years: Officials who investigated the president over the last decade […]

Todd Blanche in 'flop sweat' to save job as Trump revenge probe stalls: legal analyst

Attorney General Todd Blanche looks anxious pushing President Donald Trump's revenge investigation that has little to do with justice, an analyst wrote.In a Saturday piece for her emptywheel blog, legal analyst Marcy Wheeler argued that Blanche is steering the so-called "grand conspiracy" investigat...

Why Does Todd Blanche Want the Job?

Why does Todd Blanche want a job that requires him to destroy his reputation to cater to Trump's whims? The post Why Does Todd Blanche Want the Job? appeared first on emptywheel.

The biggest problem with Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

The existence of a secretive group of enemies plotting against President Donald Trump since his first presidential campaign and the subsequent Russia investigation, on through his 2020 election loss and many criminal indictments, has been an article of faith for the MAGA movement. Trump’s fixation…