Brendan Ballou
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Brendan Ballou
@brendanballou.bsky.social
Former DOJ, author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America. Contact: [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Ah, just the way I like my rooms: without ceilings.
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yeah I’m really interested to see, for some of these military crimes, whether they constitute murder that a local prosecutors should can pursue. Trump of course can’t pardon state criminal convictions.
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If Trump will pardon everyone involved in this crime, we need to figure how can the perpetrators be held civilly accountable.

Also, this would be a stretch, but local prosecutors should be considering their options here (e.g., can ordering an illegal strike be tried as murder locally)
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
One thing we’ve got to figure out is, in a world where Trump will presumably pardon everyone involved in this crime, how can the perpetrators be held civilly accountable.
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This case might get tossed just because of Halligan's incompetence, but I *hope* it gets tossed because it was politically motivated. Otherwise the only lesson the administration will learn is to hire more competent partisans.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Will check it out—thanks for sharing, appreciate it,
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Thank you! This is terrifically helpful
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hi Wendy, I'm just getting educated: beyond Justin Sun and CZ, are you aware of any crypto people who've received specific favors in exchange for effectively giving this administration money?
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Hi Jen, I'm just getting educated: beyond Justin Sun and CZ, are you aware of any crypto people who've received specific favors in exchange for effectively giving this administration money?
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm just getting educated: beyond Justin Sun and CZ, are you aware of any crypto people who've received specific favors in exchange for effectively giving this administration money?
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM