Marcy Wheeler

@emptywheel

You think they couldn’t possibly be so low as to intentionally say false things trying to spread them? Think again. Right-wingers revel in it.

The Barr-appointed special counsel was supposed to reveal “the crime of the century.” All he revealed was his incompetence—and worse.

The inspector general’s report strains mightily—and unconvincingly—to condemn the former FBI director for his memos about the president.

The attorney general's take on the Mueller report goes through contortions to avoid charging the president with a crime.

Even without BuzzFeed’s explosive report about Michael Cohen, the evidence shows that the president has persuaded his associates to lie to Congress and the feds.

How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation

The response to the Russia investigation and Gina Haspel’s CIA nomination reveals a watchdog complicit in protecting the president from accountability.

How the all-male citations in a profile of a major American journalist obscure a crucial nuance about Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election

In attempting to both appease the intelligence community and ostensibly roll back its powers, lawmakers are making a mockery of the reform effort.

Brian Benczkowski, a former aide to Jeff Sessions, will soon be in a position to share information about the grand jury investigation with the president.

Lawmakers are finally getting serious about cybersecurity, but a proposed bill would also limit the president’s ability to cozy up to the Russians.

The administration and its allies are using legitimate concerns about America’s spying to distract from the Russia controversy.

A newly released document reveals that the administration’s rules for drone warfare are full of workarounds and loopholes.