Andrew Weissmann
@weissmann.substack.com
NYU Law; MSNOW legal analyst & podcast cohost "Main Justice" (previously "Prosecuting Donald Trump"); NYT bestselling author.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Smart. Now if someone standing in for Halligan (who is found to have been improperly appointed) tries to re-indict Comey they have to explain why the statute of limitations has not run.
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Smart. Now if someone standing in for Halligan (who is found to have been improperly appointed) tries to re-indict Comey they have to explain why the statute of limitations has not run.
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FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
Ghislaine Maxwell: as she is doing time already, Congress shd immunize her which would force her to have to testify (she is currently objecting based on the 5th A). She can be prosecuted if she lies or refuses to testify. And it would make it that much more outlandish for Trump to later pardon her.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell: as she is doing time already, Congress shd immunize her which would force her to have to testify (she is currently objecting based on the 5th A). She can be prosecuted if she lies or refuses to testify. And it would make it that much more outlandish for Trump to later pardon her.
How Much is Wrong With the Comey Case? Andrew Weissmann Details the Laundry List
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How Much is Wrong With the Comey Case? Andrew Weissmann Details the Laundry List
"I think the technical legal term for what's going on is a shit show."
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November 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How Much is Wrong With the Comey Case? Andrew Weissmann Details the Laundry List
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A Thursday in U.S. courts
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A Thursday in U.S. courts
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
More remarkable findings by a federal judge about the lack of credibility of members of the current administration.....
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
More remarkable findings by a federal judge about the lack of credibility of members of the current administration.....
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Here's the info from behind the CNN paywall: 3/
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Here's the info from behind the CNN paywall: 3/
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SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
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RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
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This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
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I love modern criminals, they’re always googling shit like “how to do crime”
"Cellphone records showed that two days before the purported attack, her co-conspirator searched online for 'zip ties near me'"
A staffer to a New Jersey congressman allegedly paid an scarification artist $500 to wound her as she staged a scene with zip ties and “Trump Whore” written on her stomach, federal prosecutors say
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I love modern criminals, they’re always googling shit like “how to do crime”
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tl;dr:
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
tl;dr:
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
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Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
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Pro tip:
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg
Email released by whistleblower would presumably implicate Bove in the “contumacious conduct” identified by Chief Judge Boasberg.
www.justsecurity.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Pro tip:
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
Comey case: many reasons to dismiss the case: vindictive prosecution, Halligan appointment was illegal, Grand Jury instruction errors. But IF the jury voted that there was probable cause on two of the counts, then those two counts should survive challenge. A hearing is needed on that factual issue.
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Comey case: many reasons to dismiss the case: vindictive prosecution, Halligan appointment was illegal, Grand Jury instruction errors. But IF the jury voted that there was probable cause on two of the counts, then those two counts should survive challenge. A hearing is needed on that factual issue.
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Trump tells MBS, who was complicit in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s an “honor to be your friend” during a WH visit. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump tells MBS, who was complicit in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s an “honor to be your friend” during a WH visit. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...
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A counterproductive and unlawful U.S. policy:
Several States have now curtailed counter-narcotics intelligence support and/or called out U.S. boat strikes as illegal:
Canada
Colombia
EU
France
Mexico
Netherlands?
UK
We discuss their legal obligations that forbid support for boat strikes.
Several States have now curtailed counter-narcotics intelligence support and/or called out U.S. boat strikes as illegal:
Canada
Colombia
EU
France
Mexico
Netherlands?
UK
We discuss their legal obligations that forbid support for boat strikes.
Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Strikes
The only way States can avoid complicity in “arbitrary killings” under IHRL is to refrain from sharing intelligence that enables them.
www.justsecurity.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A counterproductive and unlawful U.S. policy:
Several States have now curtailed counter-narcotics intelligence support and/or called out U.S. boat strikes as illegal:
Canada
Colombia
EU
France
Mexico
Netherlands?
UK
We discuss their legal obligations that forbid support for boat strikes.
Several States have now curtailed counter-narcotics intelligence support and/or called out U.S. boat strikes as illegal:
Canada
Colombia
EU
France
Mexico
Netherlands?
UK
We discuss their legal obligations that forbid support for boat strikes.
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For context: Larry Summers continued with Epstein despite
2008: Epstein guilty plea in Florida
2008-19: MANY civil lawsuits (including by Virginia Giuffre) against Epstein for child rape/trafficking
2018: Miami Herald's @jkbjournalist.bsky.social blockbuster series on Epstein trafficking ring
2008: Epstein guilty plea in Florida
2008-19: MANY civil lawsuits (including by Virginia Giuffre) against Epstein for child rape/trafficking
2018: Miami Herald's @jkbjournalist.bsky.social blockbuster series on Epstein trafficking ring
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
For context: Larry Summers continued with Epstein despite
2008: Epstein guilty plea in Florida
2008-19: MANY civil lawsuits (including by Virginia Giuffre) against Epstein for child rape/trafficking
2018: Miami Herald's @jkbjournalist.bsky.social blockbuster series on Epstein trafficking ring
2008: Epstein guilty plea in Florida
2008-19: MANY civil lawsuits (including by Virginia Giuffre) against Epstein for child rape/trafficking
2018: Miami Herald's @jkbjournalist.bsky.social blockbuster series on Epstein trafficking ring
Trump and Epstein— now Trump boldly says this is a Democrat problem because all of Epstein’s friends were Democrats. Except the emails and photos show: Trump was a friend. And Steve Bannon was a friend. Etc.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Trump and Epstein— now Trump boldly says this is a Democrat problem because all of Epstein’s friends were Democrats. Except the emails and photos show: Trump was a friend. And Steve Bannon was a friend. Etc.
Nixon had a gap in the tape recordings because of an alleged Rosemary Woods error; what is Halligan s excuse for a gap in the Comey grand jury recording? Very suspicious.
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Nixon had a gap in the tape recordings because of an alleged Rosemary Woods error; what is Halligan s excuse for a gap in the Comey grand jury recording? Very suspicious.
There is definitely a gap but we don’t know the extent because the private grand jury deliberations (without govt present) is NOT ever transcribed. But the prosecutors presentation is supposed to be and appears NOT to have been.
Today, the judge deciding the legality of Lindsey Halligan's appointment said the court reporter stopped transcribing grand jury proceedings in the Comey case at 4:28 PM. That's over TWO HOURS that's missing.
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
There is definitely a gap but we don’t know the extent because the private grand jury deliberations (without govt present) is NOT ever transcribed. But the prosecutors presentation is supposed to be and appears NOT to have been.