Attny handling cases re: national security, security clearances, govt investigations, Freedom of Information Act & whistleblowing.
@UofR
grad. Non-partisan
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Help us defend
@FPWellman
against former Trump National Security Advisor
#MichaelFlynn
's defamation lawsuit. Your support is essential to stopping
#MAGA
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Please all RT!
@BradMossEsq
Trump, via Breitbart, released unredacted copy of property receipt containing names of FBI agents. Based on his history, this can only be interpreted as intentional to cause these Special Agents (one of whom I know) & their families grief & subject them to possible threats. 😡
My law firm will provide free legal assistance/protection to any
#whistleblower
who can confirm Pres Trump or VP Pence was provided intel briefings on these disturbing Russian efforts. We will ensure
#WBer
acts completely within legal boundaries.
NEWS UPDATE: I can confirm this report of a second
#whistleblower
being represented by our legal team. They also made a protected disclosure under the law and cannot be retaliated against. This WBer has first hand knowledge.
BREAKING: Attorney representing whistleblower who sounded the alarm on Pres. Trump’s dealings with Ukraine tells
@ABC
News he is now representing a second whistleblower who has first-hand knowledge of events.
Asked whether the summary firing of LTC Alexander Vindman was justified Graham says Vindman was part of broader plot against President Trump by FBI Agents, CIA Agents and DOJ Lawyers.
I watched today's hearing & repeatedly heard Members criticize & belittle significance of hearsay info. Yet same Members pushed to subpoena
#whistleblower
who they complain only has second hand info.
#hypocrisy
.
Only reason is to intimidate & harm.
#ProtectTheWhistleblower
I've represented
#whistleblowers
, especially within Intelligence Community (spies), for more than 25 years. Strange, I've never lost one.
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My law firm
@MarkSZaidPC
is proud to also serve on overall legal team for
@ProjectLincoln
& applaud/support this letter.
We are more than ready to defend against any frivolous lawsuit from Kusner/Trump. Bring it.
The Lincoln Project’s legal response to the frivolous threat of a lawsuit from Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s lawyer.
This will not be the last they hear from us.
I will say again. Neither
#whistleblower
nor legal team had any contact with Congressman Schiff. Nor did the Congressman or any congressional person play any role in crafting or submitting complaint.
Complete red herring.
President Trump: "We've got to find out about the whistleblower because what he said has no relationship to what took place on my very good phone conversation."
At least some members of Trump's legal team also likely knew of Bolton's knowledge which, if so, potentially subjects them to criminal perjury charges or legal disciplinary actions for their statements before the Senate.
Trump’s legal team has told the Senate that there’s no evidence Trump tied Ukraine aid to investigations. Turns out, Bolton heard him do so, and the White House knows about.
@maggieNYT
@nytmike
I have been litigating against USG for 30 years regarding classified records. Before DEM & GOP appointed Judges.
I have never seen a federal judge disregard Executive Branch classification concerns to such an extent as Judge Cannon did tonight.
NOW: Judge Aileen Cannon has denied DOJ's request to carve out docs with classified markings from her order halting the use of seized materials in the criminal probe and has appointed NY federal judge Raymond Dearie to serve as special master. More to come
This tweet is absolute LIE. No one on legal team has spoken to HPSCI Member or staff abt
#whistleblower
safety. We continue to receive daily threats & harassing comms that law enforcement takes seriously. Our last comm to HPSCI was to offer GOP written responses.
#FactsMatter
BREAKING: The "whistleblower's" attorney has privately informed HPSCI staff that his client, a CIA officer, has not received credible threats, as Schiff has suggested;and he is not at personal risk since he nonetheless has been assigned a government security detail for protection
If you are journalist who wants to
#FOIA
@USGSA
for any documents relating to this debacle & expose potential partisanship of
@GSAEmily
, my law firm would be willing to represent you pro bono in court. You just pay filing fee.
Transparency is always important. Mark
@MarkZaid
.com
Although I respect NYT reporters & count many among my friends, I strongly disagree with decision to publish any identifying details abt
#whistleblower
& I pleaded with them not to proceed. This not only causes my client potential harm but deters any future
#whistleblowers
.
Publishing details about whistleblower will only lead to identification of someone, whether our client or wrong person, as whistleblower. This will place individual in much more dangerous situation, not only in their professional world but also their possible personal safety.
It is insulting, embarrassing & disgraceful that this person sits as a US Senator, especially as member of
#WBer
caucus.
#Vindman
serves our country in uniform, risked his life in war zones, awarded purple heart & is a lawful
#whistleblower
. He honors America.
Adam Schiff is hailing Alexander Vindman as an American patriot.
How patriotic is it to badmouth and ridicule our great nation in front of Russia, America’s greatest enemy?
As an attorney, I'm particularly swayed by true facts. I would really like to see actual evidence that Government of Ukraine meddled in our 2016 election.
@SenJohnKennedy
, you keep repeating this assertion. Please produce even a scintilla of proof for public to review.
@MillerStream
As an American, it is this type of comment that destroys us, not that someone spoke in Korean after being honored.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
1/BREAKING NEWS:
I have been rep'ng
@CapitolPolice
Ofc
#HarryDunn
for 5 months & during that time he appeared in many interviews to discuss his
#Jan6th
experience. Only once did he receive a hostile msg UNTIL
@TuckerCarlson
's monologue last night. Then things changed.
I'm this decorated
@FBI
Agent's attorney. Yes, Senator, I coordinated w/FBI leadership to properly clear interview. She's been interviewed by congressional Intel committees w/ approval also.
The disguise is simply to hide her identity from people like you who show no respect.
"An FBI agent working in counterintelligence."
"We're not using her last name." (So presumably you are using her first name?)
Did the leadership of the FBI sign off on this interview?
Does our nation entrust its secrets to someone who thought *anyone* would be fooled by this…
I remember when CIA accidentally sent me classified documents 20 years ago & they threatened us with prosecution under the Espionage Act if we didn't immediately return them.
No issue of foreign power.
No issue of leaking.
Mere unauthorized possession was enough.
If anyone wants to lawfully become
#whistleblower
abt
#MuellerReport
info, my law firm will represent you pro bono to ensure information is properly revealed and individual receives as much protection as possible.
If AG Barr tries to cover-up the
#Mueller
findings there are legal ways to report it, but FBI & Intelligence Community
#whistleblower
channels are limited & employee protections from retaliation are notoriously weak.
I live in the United States. Not Nazi Germany. Not Stalinist Russia. Not North Korea.
Here, we have the right to object to the policies - and indeed the person - who holds the office of president.
I rep a lawful
#whistleblower
.
Which country do all of you want to live in?
Oops! You mean to tell me this was orchestrated?! People should go to prison for this kind of conduct...
‘Coup has started,' whistleblower's attorney said in 2017 posts calling for impeachment
#FoxNews
"A member of Congress who calls for the identity of any lawful whistleblower to be publicly revealed against their wishes disgraces the office they hold and betrays the interests of the Constitution and the American people"
Today we filed
#FOIA
request on behalf of
@NoahShachtman
of
@thedailybeast
to
@USGSA
for disclosure of docs pertaining to certification of
@JoeBiden
's presidential election victory. We cannot compel agency action, but we can ensure transparency.
Litigation will follow as needed
“When a
#CIA
whistleblower launched the
#Benghazi
investigation,
#Democrats
did not attack the whistleblower, nor did members of the administration refuse to testify before
#Congress
”
This is true & I should know. I rep'd several CIA
#whistleblowers
in this investigation.
As an attorney, I'm particularly swayed by true facts. I would really like to see actual evidence that Government of Ukraine meddled in our 2016 election.
@SenJohnKennedy
, you keep repeating this assertion. Please produce even a scintilla of proof for public to review.
It's time former Special Counsel
#BobMueller
speaks out publicly and defends himself & the
#RuleOfLaw
. The silence isn't helping protect our democracy.
END/If anything happens to Ofc
#Dunn
, Sgt
#Gonell
or other officers who testify on Tues (or their families), safe bet "direct" line of responsibility can be pointed to right-wing pundits like
@TuckerCarlson
. Words matter
@FoxNews
. Words matter.
For the first time in my registered Independent voting life - since 1988 - I am publicly endorsing a presidential candidate. If
@GOP
rejects
@realDonaldTrump
, I am willing to consider their candidate. But
#Trump
must be defeated to take America back.
I endorse
@JoeBiden
.
Folks, tonight we secured the 1,991 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. I'm going to spend every day fighting to earn your vote so that, together, we can win the battle for the soul of this nation.
Anytime who looks closely at Cong Swalwell's actions will see he handled situation exactly as he was supposed to from a security perspective, and as an authorized holder of classified info.
Hey
@FBI
, if this information was classified sounds to me like the Congresswoman is admitting to a crime.
And if it was not,
@SpeakerMcCarthy
should remove her privileges for violating the trust she was afforded as a Member of Congress to review sensitive information.
Greene: The FBI is stonewalling us and they would only let us see it in a scif. What I did after reading the document is made notes when I walked out and went to the table. I wrote down everything that I had just read.
NEW: American intelligence officers have informed the Senate in recent weeks about a years-long Russian intelligence campaign to promote allegations of Ukrainian meddling in 2016. The same accusation Fiona Hill made Thursday. New details here:
If Trump loyalists try to shut down investigations into him, his family or associates, we need
#whistleblowers
to come forward.
We'll provide pro bono legal representation to anyone who can lawfully reveal info from within US Attorney's Office or DOJ.
It should be made clear that
#Vindman
's
#whistleblower
disclosures are protected by law & he is not allowed to be subjected to reprisal. It may be a legitimate, justifiable personnel move, but relevant oversight authorities should inquire.
State law does not prohibit open carrying of firearms, but does prohibit exhibiting “any weapon readily capable of lethal use” in angry or threatening manner in presence of one or more persons. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.030.1(4).
Their actions should have consequences.
A fellow lawyer from Missouri, a guy I know named Mark McCloskey committed an assault tonight in STL by pointing his AR 15 at peaceful protesters. He should be arrested and charged with assault immediately. The MO Bar should revoke their licenses.
This is completely and absolutely FALSE.
Each of the unmasking requests, as stated clearly by NSADIR, was by authorized persons who provided legal justification for learning identity of US Person who was incidentally picked up in lawful foreign intelligence intercepts.
1/WHISTLEBLOWER NEWS ALERT THREAD ON ALLEGED "BIAS":
In light of the ongoing efforts to mischaracterize whistleblower
#1
's alleged "bias" in order to detract from the substance of the complaint, we will attempt to clarify some facts.
Prof
@AlanDersh
, you and I have shared at least one client. You handled criminal case & I the civil matter. What in the world are you talking about! You know full well he was jailed on basis of violating terms of bail, not bc of any "guilt" of the underlying criminal allegations.
.
@AlanDersh
: Why does the government get to put Paul Manafort in jail without trial? There’s something wrong with a system that assumes guilt this way.
Having dealt w/FBI many, many times over the years, and having been subpoenaed before Grand Jury myself in client's prosecution, there is high hurdle to overcome to get permission to search attorney's office. No one should underestimate significance of this event.
Most impt thing:its very hard (for really good reasons) for prosecutors to search attorney offices. Atty client privilege/requires supervisor approvals.Main exception is “crime fraud”—when atty helps a client commit a crime. So I can think of only 1 relevant client
#nextshoe2drop
I often rep indivs in
#securityclearance
cases where violations occur such as inadvertently bringing cell phone into SCIF. Happens every day. Ppl sometimes lose classified access as result. A deliberate violation should guarantee punishment even for Member of Congress.
THREAD 👇
A few words on why Gaetz stunt to storm the SCIF to disrupt Laura Cooper's deposition is a VERY serious national security problem.
Note, I worked in that SCIF for HPSCI and handled cybersecurity issues while there.
"I am writing to respectfully request that you counsel your client on the legal and ethical peril in which he is placing himself should anyone be physically harmed as a result of his, or his surrogates', behavior,"
#ProtectTheWhistleblower
Whistleblower lawyer has written cease & desist letter to White House: "I am writing out of deep concern that your client, the President of the United States, is engaging in rhetoric and activity that places my client...and their family in physical danger"
The Proud Boys have made Hotel Harrington their gathering spot when they're in D.C.
The hotel just put out a statement that they'll close January 4th-6th, when thousands of Trump supporters are expected to come to the capitol for a last-ditch rally. Many just lost reservations
The inner workings of the Mueller investigation are a total mess. They have found no collusion and have gone absolutely nuts. They are screaming and shouting at people, horribly threatening them to come up with the answers they want. They are a disgrace to our Nation and don’t...
My firm (w/support from
@wbaidlaw
) is rep'ing senior
@CapitolPolice
official to ensure client can lawfully reveal to appropriate oversight authorities, incl Congress, all they know abt
#insurrection
events of Jan 6, 2021.
We look forward to working cooperatively w/agency.
“You do not even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines that your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role.”
@LindseyGrahamSC
, 1999
My how times have changed.
#Hypocrisy
I get that evidence shows certain FBI officials didn't like President (and some didn't like Clinton) but fact remains that if FBI as entity or any individual truly wanted to have hurt campaign, someone would have leaked existence of investigation.
No one did.
#FactsMatter
@DOIPressSec
@Interior
Really professional of you.
No legitimate ethics attorney or professional would ever approve a tweet like this.
We will remember who you all are, and I really hope you don't think you'll be able to stay in DC and work among us. You will not be accepted.
NEW from
@MittRomney
:
“Every American adult should immediately receive $1,000 to help ensure families and workers can meet their short-term obligations and increase spending in the economy.”
If he does, he will be personally responsible for anything harmful that happens. And let's be clear,
@RandPaul
will be acting as surrogate for President Trump, making him just as responsible.
Lt. Col.
#Vindman
has been removed from NSC post six months earlier than from when his assignment would have expired. Whether this is unlawful retaliation, we shall see. "Escorting" him off WH grounds was definitely tacky at a minimum.
I was one of the lawyers for the IC
#whistleblower
. This 2019 tweet was completely false and/or exaggerated. This demonizing what we were doing contributed to our receiving death threats.
This is not someone who should be hired to appear on
@NBCNews
.
#Shameful
This is a stunning indictment of this impeachment charade.
Schiff got a heads up on all this.
His team then advised the “whistleblower” how to proceed, like getting a Clinton/Schumer lawyer who donated to Biden.
Who’s colluding now?
What info freaked out so many senior Govt officials on Dec 14-16, 2016? If you really want to be transparent & honest,
@RichardGrenell
, then declassify underlying memo(s) for public to see what
#Flynn
was up to & why senior USGOVT officials, all authorized, wanted to see name.
Unmasking U.S. identities in intel reports is a fairly routine process that occurs thousands of times a year and is requested by senior administration officials to better understand the context of intercepted conversations that are being reviewed.
"One-in-three feds said they are now less likely to report wrongdoing to the appropriate authorities due to attacks by Trump and congressional Republicans on the
#whistleblower
"
If you didn't think that baseless, partisan attacks on
#WBer
had negative impact, think again.
END/Finally, the whistleblower is not the story. To date, virtually every substantive allegation has been confirmed by other sources. For that reason the identity of the whistleblower is irrelevant.
I was the first Member to ask when Adam Schiff had access to the whistleblower & it’s now clear there was significant coordination between the whistleblower and Schiff’s Democratic staff. Our 1st witness must be Adam Schiff. Watch my interview from this AM with
@foxandfriends
👇
A reminder that President Trump is an unindicted co-conspirator in Michael Cohen's felony prosecution.
If he loses in November, he can be prosecuted once out of office (so long as statute of limitations hasn't elapsed).
On behalf of USCP Officer Harry Dunn (
@libradunn
), we are issuing this formal statement regarding indictment of
#DonaldTrump
for events of
#January6th
.
Please note Officer Dunn will not be otherwise publicly commenting on this matter at this time.
@DavidLaufmanLaw
‘If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads’ — Listen to Sacha Baron Cohen slam the social media industry for facilitating the spread of hate, lies, and conspiracies
President Trump praised Speaker Pelosi & said she should have impeached President Bush. The video does not lie.
What will take for those partisans who follow him blindly to realize he has completely misled them as to who he is and what he stands for.
Country over party.
Yet again
@Jim_Jordan
lying abt facts.
#Whistleblower
never discussed any substantive info w/HPSCI staff. We have no idea if
@RepAdamSchiff
knows identity but we never revealed it or talked w/him.
We offered more than once for
#WBer
to answer GOP questions. They chose not to ask
How disturbing to have a mass murderer invoke a US President as inspiration for hate. Even the worst prior presidents are rolling over in their graves embarrassed by where
@POTUS
has led us.
Media/USGOVT, please do NOT out identity of this
#natsec
#whistleblower
. The story is not about the whistleblower. Focus on the allegations. Exposing the whistleblower will only cause this individual tremendous problems and threaten their employment.
4/Officer Dunn, who would lay down his life to protect a Member of Congress, regardless of being a Republican or Democrat, will testify next Tuesday before the House Select Committee investigating the events of the insurrection.
Did the former President just unlawfully disclose classified information? Or just simply make something up to scare South Carolina residents to vote for him?
I'm not aware of any acknowledged nuclear weapon that has that type of impact radius.
Trump: I worry about their safety too. These people, everyone in this room is in great danger. We have a nuclear weapon that if you hit New York, South Carolina is gone
1/Thread abt COL
@YVindman
Military Officer. Attorney. Lawful Whistleblower. American Hero.
Our effort to have
@POTUS
issue waiver to allow retirement in grade has been blocked. One must ask why?
Why allow proven retaliation by Trump WH be continued?
"For decades, the GOP cast itself as the champion of the FBI, CIA, Pentagon and other national security institutions. But over the past three years, Republicans have repeatedly turned on those agencies when necessary to protect Trump’s presidency."
The CIA analyst who triggered the inquiry still works on Russia and Ukraine issues, but when threats against him spike — often seemingly spurred by presidential tweets — he is driven to and from work by armed security officers.
I trust
@SecretService
agents have been tasked to interview
#LinWood
in light of his clear enticing threats to assassinate
@VP
.
People have found agents at their door for far less credible & stupid outbursts.
Let me also be clear. Although 2nd
#whistleblower
does possess 1st hand knowledge of certain info, there is NO legal requirement for any
#WBer
to have such knowledge. Law only requires a "reasonable belief".
NEWS UPDATE: I can confirm this report of a second
#whistleblower
being represented by our legal team. They also made a protected disclosure under the law and cannot be retaliated against. This WBer has first hand knowledge.
Musk offers to enter legal contract. If you accept offer & Musk refuses to pay, contact us & we'll discuss pro bono legal representation to enforce offer.
We're interested in ppl who were fired for criticism of White Supremacists, Neo Nazis or supporters of Jan 6th.
If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill.
No limit.
Please let us know.
I can confirm this fundraising effort for the
#whistleblower
by
@wbaidlaw
is completely legit.
We would appreciate any and all support US citizens can give.
There has never been any requirement that
#whistleblowers
were required to possess first-hand knowledge to file complaint. No law anywhere states that.
What did you do this weekend? Donald Trump and the GOP relentlessly pushed a fake news story accusing Michael Atkinson of secretly changing an official government form to help the whistleblower.
Natsec
#whistleblower
@AVindman
, who lawfully provided info re Pres Trump, today submitted his manuscript for prepub classification review to
@DeptofDefense
.
My law firm is rep'ing him through process to ensure it is handled properly & concludes timely.
Publishing details about whistleblower will only lead to identification of someone, whether our client or wrong person, as whistleblower. This will place individual in much more dangerous situation, not only in their professional world but also their possible personal safety.