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1/ Today’s the day!
Our podcast “We Don’t Talk About Leonard” is out!
It’s about Leonard Leo, who's responsible for the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority.
But he's much more powerful than that
w/
@ilyamarritz
@andykroll
@eisingerJ
&
@katyaotm
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BREAKING: Donald Trump's longtime CFO, Allen Weisselberg has pleaded guilty to a 15-year scheme to defraud, as described in count one of the indictment.
His allocution continues.
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He is pleading guilty to all 15 counts of the indictment.
In exchange, he is agreeing to be sentenced to 5 months in jail, 5 years probation, and agrees to testify in the upcoming trial against the Trump organization.
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Judge Juan Merchan tells Weisselberg if he violates his plea deal, for example if he fails to testify truthfully or fails to repay taxes, he can be sentenced up to 5-15 yrs
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This adds to the list of Trump allies who have pled guilty or been convicted at trial of felonies.
- Michael Cohen, former Trump Org. VP, for campaign finance & tax fraud
- Paul Manfort, former campaign chief, for tax fraud, money laundering, &conspiracy against the US
(more)
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- Gen. Michael Flynn, former National Security advisor, for lying to the FBI
- Roger Stone, political advisor convicted at trial of obstructing a congressional investigation, lying under oath, witness tampering
-- Steve Bannon, former White House advisor, for contempt of Congress
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Whoa.
Trump's accountants, Mazars USA tell Trump org that to "no longer rely" on statements of financial condition from 2011-2020.
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As
@maggieNYT
notes of Ivanka & Jared in the final months.
"Neither made much of an effort to pull Mr. Trump away from his obsession with staying in power. Instead, they left that task to the paid staff.."
The people who couldn't be fired left the job to those who could be.
The key: As Kushner and Ivanka left the work of talking to Trump about his power grab to paid staff, those staff tried to avoid the Oval Office, fearful of Trump's temper or, worse, being given an order that would ensare them in an investigation
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"Yes your honor," Weisselberg says for the fifteenth time. Here's count 15, falsifying business records with intent to defraud, as described in the indictment.
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Trump hasn't said WHY he took classified documents to his resort.
But from decades of covering Trump, I've been told over and over:
He knows the value of hoarding secret information and wielding it for his own ends.
I write about how for
@propublica
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Yep, this -->
From
@ilyamarritz
Let’s Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine
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I wrote a story for
@NewYorker
about why the People of the State of New York v. The Trump Corporation is much more serious than most people think.
Thanks to
@RohdeD
for the great editing.
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This letter, in a new filing, covers a period in which Trump used the financial statements to get loans from Deutsche Bank & Ladder Capitol, for among other things.
*Trump DC Hotel
*Doral Golf Course
*Trump Tower NY
*40 Wall Street
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"The people call Allen Weisselberg."
Hours before Trump is set to re-announce for President, his former CFO is getting ready to take the stand in a Manhattan courtroom in the criminal trial of Trump's company.
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Here's the indictment, fyi
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Hours before Trump is set to re-announce for President, his former CFO is getting ready to take the stand in a Manhattan courtroom in the criminal trial of Trump's company.
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BREAKING:
Trump Corporation GUILTY on all nine counts.
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2/ We start at a private party at Leo’s house in Maine on the eve of SCOTUS’ repeal of Roe v Wade. Some 2 dozen federal & state judges are there, including some of the most influential, and controversial, in the country.
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His accountants also say they have a "non-waivable conflict of interest" with the Trump Organization.
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4/ The dinner is a symbol of Leo’s power, and of the machine he’s quietly built over the decades. It’s not just the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s state judges, attorneys general, and more.
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I'm in the criminal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, covering the court appearance in the People of New York v. The Trump Corporation....watch this space for updates.
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Interesting new line of questioning:
@RonWyden
presses former Trump accountants on WHY ten years of financial statements should not be relied on:
"Does Mazars believe the Trump Organization or any of its affiliates provided false or
inaccurate information?"
Breaking—
"Senate Finance Committee Chair
@RonWyden
Scrutinizes Donald Trump’s Former Accounting Firm Mazars Over Renounced Tax Filings"
Letter inside,
@lawcrimenews
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7/ We call the series “We Don’t Talk About Leonard” after the many, many people who would only speak to us confidentially for fear of the consequences if we used their names.
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3/ Security everywhere: U.S. Marshals with earpieces, a coast guard boat just outside the mansion. There’s a lavish menu.
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NEW from me &
@andykroll
How Leonard Leo’s project to reshape US judiciary got its start in Wisconsin
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Nine ayes.
Zero no's
Trump is subpeonaed by J 6 Committee
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Here are the notes.
Beginning on p 128
Watch for this in today's Select Committee hearing:
Richard Donoghue's notes, taken during a 12/27/20 call with Trump.
"Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me + the R. Congressmen"
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1/ Episode 2 of “We Don’t Talk About Leonard” is out!
It’s about Leonard Leo, the man who has done so much to shape the Supreme Court.
But if that’s “all” he did, he wouldn’t be as powerful as he is today…
From
@ilyamarritz
&
@andykroll
& me
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5/ We trace Leo’s life from high school in Central New Jersey…
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8/ I’ve reported on a lot of people that sources didn’t want to discuss on the record. Even in that class, Leo stood out.
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1/ Our story about Leonard Leo tells the full arc of the life of one of the most powerful, and little-known, conservatives in America.
You’ll want to savor every detail, like the fact that he was “Most Likely To Succeed” in high school.
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Don't sleep on this, fr.
@hugolowell
The DHS IG suppressed a memo that said:
“Secret Service has resisted OIG’s oversight activities and continued to significantly delay OIG’s access to records, impeding the progress of OIG’s January 6, 2021 review."
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And then the chaser:
asking for a pardon..
pleading fifth a hundred times
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Manhattan prosecutor, in closing arguments.
@Jonesieman
@swin24
Steinglass: “It wasn’t that they didn't know it was illegal. They didn’t care."
He says the main question for jurors is:
“Are corporations liable for the conduct of its employees?"
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12/ Do you know something newsworthy about Leonard Leo? Email me at andrea.bernstein
@propublica
.org or Andy Kroll at andy.kroll
@propublica
.org or on Signal at 202-215-6203.
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11/ Listen to Episode 1, “Most Likely to Succeed,” on the radio, or for free on the On The Media feed, wherever you get your podcasts:
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6/ The next summer, Leo hosted a fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins, who had cast one of the deciding pro-Kavanaugh votes, at his home in Maine.
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The code between Manafort and the suspected Russian asset was "Black Caviar." You can read all about it in the chapter of the same name in my book, American Oligarchs.
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and here's a really great episode of Trump Inc on the accountants:
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This comments from Herschmann to Eastman about needed "a great effing criminal defense attorney," have a whole new meaning....
now we know, per EH, that Eastman seemed to brush off the potential for "violence in the streets."
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Jared Kushner clip "I was focussed on pardons."
One of the people pardoned at the end of the December, 2020 was Jared Kushner's dad, Charles Kushner, convicted of campaign finance violations, tax fraud, and witness tampering.
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This witness intimidation stuff.
It's such a through line.
"Sleep well tonight," a Trump-allied lawyer told Michael Cohen "you have friends in high places."
-- from the Mueller report.
We commonly ask witnesses connected to Trump whether they have been contacted by anyone attempting to impact testimony.
Below are examples of answers we have received to this question.
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9/ Leo told us: “I would assume many people didn’t want to speak because they surmised, rightly or wrongly, that you would not be producing a balanced and objective story.”
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3:42 pm "We the jury have reached a verdict." the note says
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What a loss to NPR.
@timkmak
is a formidable reporter.
I'll be subscribing to Tim's newsletter, and hope you do, too.
Good morning to readers.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. Please RT this thread. It’s an important one.
Some news: I’m leaving NPR as part of the layoffs that dramatically cut the org's workforce.
I’ve decided to go back into Ukraine to keep reporting.
But this time, alone.
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Billionaire Harlan Crow picked up the tab for Justice Clarence Thomas' pricey vacations.
Then used those trips to lower his tax bill.
New
@paulkiel
@propublica
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3/ Leo brought a group of wealthy donors into the Supreme Court to meet Thomas. Singer had organized them.
The Court didn’t respond to questions but it’s highly unusual for political donors to get access to Justices in that way.
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9/ A SCOOP from Episode 2: Leo took a secretive group of donors organized by Singer to meet with Justice Clarence Thomas AT the Supreme Court…
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NEW: You can now binge listen all 3 episodes of
"We Don't Talk about Leonard."
The richest investigative profile of arguably the most important conservative of the last 25 years
{PRO-TIP: Find all 3 eps here, or wherever you get your pods:
}
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Weisselberg attorney: "We have strong reason to believe there could be other indictments coming.
We are shooting at a moving target."
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Former Asst. Secretary of Counterterror in DHS, under Trump ->
This is a big moment. Historically Seditious Conspiracy is hard to convict. A conviction would not only have a chilling effect among DVE actors, but also open the door to prosecutions of higher ranking officials.
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10/ Leo to us: “To the extent that I have been successful at raising funds, it has been because the ideas I have tried to advance are compelling and because I have always placed a premium on driving results through highly effective talent pipelines and infrastructure.”
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I'll be covering Trump's criminal trial in New York for NPR, beginning today. Here's a listening and reading list while we're waiting for the jury to be selected.
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Today, I will finally get to hear Bill Stepien testify.
I covered the Bridgegate scandal, and the ensuing trial.
Bill Stepien was never charged, and never testified at trial....but his name was mentioned every day at trial.
351 times in all.
(I counted)
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Talking to
@NPRinskeep
@UpFirst
outside the criminal courthouse, waiting for the former president’s arraignment
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"He personally asked for us to come."
member of the mob, of Trump
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Scooplet: Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Issues Sweeping Information Requests to Universities Researching Disinformation
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So proud to have worked with the phenomenal team
@propublica
on this.
w/
@AndyKroll
@ilyamarritz
@eisingerj
@HannahCrinan
@andreaa_marks
Read. Every. Word
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
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As we go into today's hearings, I highly recommend you read this ruling by Fed. Judge David Carter.
He says as early as Dec. 7, Trump & Eastman's "plan to disrupt the Joint Session was fully formed and actionable.."
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4/ That was in March of 2017. 18 months later, Kavanaugh’s nomination was in trouble. Leo turned to the group of donors, looking to raise $10M to block the negative press generated by Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations.
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10/ A year and a half later, when Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination was in trouble, Leo called on this group to contribute to an ad campaign his dark money group, JCN, ran to bolster Kavanaugh.
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But one of the most startling details is this previously unreported incident, involving Clarence Thomas and hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, who you might recall from Alito’s Alaska fishing trip ()
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Smart, from
@peterbakernyt
.
Trump's embrace of extremism, he lays out, is a feature, not a bug.
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2/ Leo, as we found, took particular interest in state solicitors general, part of many state attorneys general offices. Because they have the power to get really important cases to the U.S. Supreme Court, really fast.
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BREAKING; The Trumps have agreed to testify in the New York Attorney General's investigation.
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Wondering who Moss is?
An election worker so mercilessly threatened after a false story about "suitcases under the table" that her co-worker called 911
"Lord Jesus, where’s the police?” she said
@jasonszep
&
@LindaSoReports
had the story in Dec.
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Trump had already replaced Rosen, in his mind.
White House Call Log:
"Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Clark"
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"DeSantis law' is making us more ignorant in this generation and generations to come."
A searing looking into the erosion of academic freedom from
@danlgolden
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12/ Produced by
@mollyfication
with help from
@shaanmerchant1
. Technical direction:
@munsonmuth
@Jaredjaredaul
wrote and recorded all the original music. Fact checking
@andreaa_marks
@hannah_crinan
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Trump NY Trial WILL GO FORWARD on March 25.
Judge denies motion to dismiss.
Trump's lawyer is making a record to argue against it. But the Judge Juan Merchan has made up his mind.
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12/There is soo, soo much more in this episode, including what Leo did when Congress passed a law Singer hated…and what Leo did for Lawrence Van Dyke.
To find out, listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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NEW EPISODE OF WE DON'T TALK ABOUT LEONARD...
In which we reveal that Leonard Leo did a whole lot more than just pick SCOTUS
He'd call AGs to get specific people hired
And those people brought cases he wanted...to SCOTUS
w/
@ilyamarritz
@AndyKroll
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I wrote a book on Trump and have done two podcasts on him.
I can't think of a single case where this has happened before
BREAKING
NY State Judge Arthur Engoron finds Donald Trump in contempt of court, orders $10k/day penalty for every day he does not comply with subpoena from New York AG for documents
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🎤 ‼️ Hello Everyone Today’s the Day!
Our podcast WILL BE WILD is in wide release!
From me &
@ilyamarritz
and the crack team
@pineapplemedia
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SECOND REFERENCE TODAY that Eastmann was warned of violence in the streets.
Greg Jacob:
"I told him, If the courts did not step in there was no one else to resolve it,, That might well be resolved through violence in the streets. "
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6/ Leo called around to AGs to get his favored people hired in their offices.
We were told: He won’t say, Hire this person, in a bossy way. He’ll say, this is a good guy. You should check him out.
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Jared Kushner was interning at the Manhattan D.A.s office when he heard the news that his own father, Charles Kushner, was being indicted for fraud and witness tampering.
Charles Kushner pleaded guilty, but was pardoned by Trump.
Jared
#Kushner
on Trump
#indictment
: "It's been hard to watch the opponents of him politically continue to break every norm...I lived by him during a lot of these instances and its only made him stronger..."
#FIIPRIORITY
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Folks, I think we've arrived at that point in NYC when cocktails to go seem very, very necessary once again....
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5/In 2014, Republican attorneys general set up a standalone campaign organization, RAGA. A dark money group launched by Leo, the Judicial Crisis Network aka Concord Fund, has been RAGA’s biggest donor:
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Everyone at this hearing -- witnesses, members of Congress, staffers -- appears shell-shocked, and seem to be barely holding back tears.
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Amazing persistence by
@BrandyZadrozny
. Tiffany Dover is not dead.
Tiffany Dover was always alive. She just wasn’t ready to speak.
She tells
@BrandyZadrozny
about the conspiracy that unraveled her life.
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8/ Leo did all of this while raising money for his network of nonprofits from big donors, like hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, who was on that fishing trip with Justice Alito and Leo we reported on previously
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👇👇
1/ I have a BIG new story to share with you.
It’s about LEONARD LEO, the man who’s been called the “hidden architect” of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority.
Our investigation goes deeper, and reveals more, than any story about Leo.
It's 🧵 time…
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The 5 am view from my end doing a live hit for
@UpFirst
@MorningEdition
reporting on Trumps bad day in NY court yesterday— and his $10k a day contempt citation.
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Alito "defended his failure to report the trip to the public, writing that justices “commonly interpreted” the disclosure requirements to not include “accommodations and transportation for social events.”"
Read the thread ->
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took a luxury fishing trip to Alaska with billionaire Paul Singer, whose hedge fund then had repeated business before SCOTUS over the years that followed.
Alito never disclosed the trip or recused himself from Singer's cases. (THREAD)
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7/ Leo confirmed the Thomas meeting, telling us he was “happy” to arrange for the donors to meet with Thomas, one of the best teachers “I know” on the constitution and the rule of law.
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4/ SGs have argued many important SCOTUS cases: student debt, climate change, the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe.
Leo picked up early on how influential SGs could be in getting the right cases to the court he’d done so much to shape…
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Virtuoso appearance by
@eisingerj
on
@nprfreshair
.
Everything you need to know about the wealthy & taxes in one crisp interview, clearer than you ever saw it before.
Just like...a Webb telescope image.
.
@eisingerj
says the IRS data obtained by
@propublica
is "probably the biggest single trove of private tax information that's ever been obtained by any journalistic or academic entity in the history of the country."
Listen:
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One of the big remaining questions: Why?
The Secret Service failed to heed warnings from several law enforcement groups leading up to Jan. 6.
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3/ Take, for example, former Montana S.G. Lawrence Van Dyke. Leo helped his career. Van Dyke even had a Leo bobble head doll. Like this one:
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Exciting news,
@ilyamarritz
& my forthcoming podcast from
@pineapplemedia
on the failures that led to the January 6th attack is the Boston Globe's NUMBER ONE podcast to watch for in 2022.
Thank you
@MarkAShanahan
!
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11/ Leo told us not everyone he took to meet Thomas were donors “But they are thought leaders who should know more about the Constitution and the rule of law. I was happy to arrange for them to hear about these topics from one of the best teachers on that I know, Clarence Thomas”
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From me &
@ilyamarritz
@AndyKroll
& the brilliant teams
@propublica
&
@onthemedia
, a series that will change the way you understand the courts in America.
Episode one dropping tomorrow.
COMING TMRW!
He’s arguably the most influential conservative of the last 30 yrs.
His biggest accomplishment: Helping to create the Supreme Ct supermajority.
You don’t know the half of it.
A new podcast from
@propublica
&
@onthemedia
.
Spread the word & listen!
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10/You can read so much more about this in our story: We Don’t Talk About Leonard
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