Notable moment in the Oval Office where Trump says “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine” and “they’re getting their money back” when Macron interrupted to say, “No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort.”

My latest from Kyiv after Nato warns of ‘a real risk of conflict’ with Russia following talks today in Brussels. Ukraine's ex-defence minister warns invading #Russian troops will meet immediate & bloody insurgency. With @JenniferMerode and @julianborger theguardian.com/world/2022/j…

Book review of American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery by Craig Unger - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/outlook/p…

BREAKING: Forensic News can reveal, based on exclusive documents, that a small bank in Russia with deep ties to Russian intelligence quietly moved $330 million into Deutsche Bank’s New York branch during the time period that it was lending to Trump. forensicnews.net/2020/10/01/…

Alina Habba wasn’t smart enough to check the box to request a jury trial. Instead, she checked the box for trial without jury. So she got Trump what he deserved. Judge Engoron. Yet she is commenting about Letitia James having lack of intelligence.. Ok then.. ☑️

NEW: Inside a Nazi homeschooling group run by the Lawrences, a couple from Upper Sandusky, OH, and parents of four young children. The group has almost 2,500 member and the founders say its aim is "making sure that children become wonderful Nazis” 1/6 vice.com/en/article/z34ane/n…

Spy Sorries: Jan. 6's Massive Intelligence Failure. How many more can we afford before another big blow? By @SpyTalker for @talk_spy spytalk.co/p/spy-sorries-jan…

FARA filing re: Oleg Deripaska company EN+ Yevgenyi Fokin at EN+ hired Sergey Shastakov w/Eastlink Communications in 2019, who helped retain law firm Kobre and Kim and contacted Charles F. McGonigal resulting in relationship with Spectrum Risk Solutions efile.fara.gov/docs/7048-Reg…

Lukashenko about Prigozhin: “That's why I thought we can certainly kill him. I even said to Putin, We can kill him. It's not a problem. Maybe not on the first try, but on the second.” 👀 #Prigozhin #WagnerCoup #RussianArmy #Russia #Wagner #PrigozhinCoup #Belarus #Lukaschenko #Putin

NEW: The Biden campaign just released hands-down the most powerful ad I’ve ever watched — it reclaims our American flag & the values of America that Republicans have weaponized. This is so good. Take a minute to watch this & then share👇 nitter.app/Jemsinger/status/18015…

Trump is now ranting about batteries and shark attacks. I dare you to try to make sense of this.

In his first meeting with European leaders, Hegseth unilaterally took NATO membership for Ukraine off the table and said Ukraine can’t get all its territory back - two major concessions to Russia for nothing in exchange. Not exactly Art of the Deal. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/12/p…

New memo from DoJ to FBI workforce: I write with additional information regarding the memo that I sent to the FBI’s acting director on January 31, 2025. Multiple times during the week of January 27, 2025, I asked the FBI’s acting leadership to identify the core team in Washington, D.C. responsible for the investigation relating to events on January 6, 2021. The purpose of the requests was to permit the Justice Department to conduct a review of those particular agents’ conduct pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order concerning weaponization in the prior administration. FBI acting leadership refused to comply. That insubordination necessitated, among other things, the directive in my January 31, 2025 memo to identify all agents assigned to investigations relating to January 6, 2021. In light of acting leadership’s refusal to comply with the narrower request, the written directive was intended to obtain a complete data set that the Justice Department can reliably pare down to the core team that will be the focus of the weaponization review pursuant to the Executive Order. The memo stated unambiguously, and I stand by these words, that the information requested was intended to “commence a review process” that will be used to “determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary.” Let me be clear: No FBI employee who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner with respect to January 6 investigations is at risk of termination or other penalties. The only individuals who should be concerned about the process initiated by my January 31, 2025 memo are those who acted with corrupt or partisan intent, who blatantly defied orders from Department leadership, or who exercised discretion in weaponizing the FBI. There is no honor in the ongoing efforts to distort that simple truth or protect culpable actors from scrutiny on these issues, which have politicized the Bureau, harmed its credibility, and distracted the public from the excellent work being done every day. If you have witnessed such behavior, I encourage you to report it through appropriate channels. In closing, I am extremely grateful for the service and sacrifices of those in the FBI’s ranks who have done the right thing for the right reasons. You will be empowered to do justice as we work together to make America safe again. I very much look forward to continuing that work with you. Thanks, Emil

For @NewYorker I wrote about John le Carré, my own dealings with the CIA, and why finding honest work these days feels more challenging than a mole hunt. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

Facebook approves Trump ads that violate its pre-election rules by @JuddLegum popular.info/p/facebook-appr…

James Rosen @RealClearNews reaches the same conclusion as I do in Scorpions Dance: "... the role of the CIA in Watergate is now widely understood as deeper – more entrenched, controlling, and malign – than was known in 1974." #Watergate @RealClearNews realclearpolitics.com/articl…