Katherine Pompilio
@katherinepomps.bsky.social
associate editor @ lawfare
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
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Today, the Justice Department released a redacted memo laying out the purported legal justifications for the Trump administration’s military operation in Venezuela and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Read the memo, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social.
Trump Administration Releases Legal Opinion on Maduro Capture, Attacks on Venezuela
The Justice Department’s heavily redacted memo argues U.S. military actions in Venezuela are consistent with domestic and international law.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Today, the Justice Department released a redacted memo laying out the purported legal justifications for the Trump administration’s military operation in Venezuela and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Read the memo, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social.
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"Let’s start with the title: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy.”
Yep. Seems appropriate. No notes."
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org look for areas of agreement with the White House's account of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot.
Yep. Seems appropriate. No notes."
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org look for areas of agreement with the White House's account of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot.
The Situation: We Agree
Finding points of common ground on Jan. 6 with the White House
lawfaremedia.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"Let’s start with the title: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy.”
Yep. Seems appropriate. No notes."
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org look for areas of agreement with the White House's account of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot.
Yep. Seems appropriate. No notes."
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org look for areas of agreement with the White House's account of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot.
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Today's Lawfare Daily is a Jan. 5 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @katherinepomps.bsky.social discussed the arraignment of Nicolás Maduro, and more.
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Jan. 5 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @katherinepomps.bsky.social discussed the arraignment of Nicolás Maduro, and more.
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How many DEA agents does it take to arraign an abducted Venezuelan dictator (and his wife)?
My Lawfare colleague @katherinepomps.bsky.social braved the weather and The Line to find out.
Read the details in her dispatch from Maduro’s arraignment, out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
My Lawfare colleague @katherinepomps.bsky.social braved the weather and The Line to find out.
Read the details in her dispatch from Maduro’s arraignment, out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
‘Me Considero Prisionero de Guerra’: Maduro Arraigned in Federal Court
A dispatch from the Jan. 5 hearing in the Southern District of New York.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
How many DEA agents does it take to arraign an abducted Venezuelan dictator (and his wife)?
My Lawfare colleague @katherinepomps.bsky.social braved the weather and The Line to find out.
Read the details in her dispatch from Maduro’s arraignment, out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
My Lawfare colleague @katherinepomps.bsky.social braved the weather and The Line to find out.
Read the details in her dispatch from Maduro’s arraignment, out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
I spent the day covering Nicolás Maduro’s first court appearance in SDNY. What happened inside, beyond the headlines: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
‘Me Considero Prisionero de Guerra’: Maduro Arraigned in Federal Court
A dispatch from the Jan. 5 hearing in the Southern District of New York.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I spent the day covering Nicolás Maduro’s first court appearance in SDNY. What happened inside, beyond the headlines: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
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Artist: Christine Cornell
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores make their first appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday on federal drug and weapons charges. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores make their first appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday on federal drug and weapons charges. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
January 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Artist: Christine Cornell
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores make their first appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday on federal drug and weapons charges. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores make their first appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday on federal drug and weapons charges. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Just got out of the Maduro arraignment and settled at a coffee shop. Here's what you need to know:
January 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Just got out of the Maduro arraignment and settled at a coffee shop. Here's what you need to know:
help I have yet to see anyone older than me
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
help I have yet to see anyone older than me
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In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @katherinepomps.bsky.social create a choose-your-own-adventure game for Lindsey Halligan which reflects all the many, many ways she can lose the James Comey case if reinstated.
The Situation: You Get To Play Lindsey Halligan’s Hand
She made her bed. Now you get to lie in it.
lawfaremedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @katherinepomps.bsky.social create a choose-your-own-adventure game for Lindsey Halligan which reflects all the many, many ways she can lose the James Comey case if reinstated.
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
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If a Hatch Act violation takes place in a forest, but the Office of Special Counsel is vacant, did the violation actually occur?
October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If a Hatch Act violation takes place in a forest, but the Office of Special Counsel is vacant, did the violation actually occur?
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Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
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In a suit filed earlier today by three fired FBI officials, Patel and Bongino are portrayed as being so obsessed with social media that it could “risk outweighing more deliberate analyses of investigations."
September 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
In a suit filed earlier today by three fired FBI officials, Patel and Bongino are portrayed as being so obsessed with social media that it could “risk outweighing more deliberate analyses of investigations."
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on judge bove
The Quickest Route to a Plum Judicial Appointment
Emil Bove has demonstrated that total sycophancy to the president can be a fantastic career move.
www.theatlantic.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
on judge bove
has anybody checked in on rudy giuliani lately?
July 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
has anybody checked in on rudy giuliani lately?
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Tick tick tick tick tick…
July 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tick tick tick tick tick…
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Good morning @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good morning @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org