Kristy Parker
@kristyparker.bsky.social
Special Counsel, Protect Democracy. Fmr federal civil rts prosecutor; current American history geek and democracy advocate. K-State/Oxford/Harvard Law alum. Lifelong #ChiefsKingdom member. Believer in the baseball gods. Personal account, personal views.
Admitting that you interviewed a convicted felon and known liar without gathering and familiarizing yourself with critical evidence isn’t exactly a flex.
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Admitting that you interviewed a convicted felon and known liar without gathering and familiarizing yourself with critical evidence isn’t exactly a flex.
“Achieve”? Maybe the Ivy League has a different definition of that than the one I learned. 🤷🏻♀️
"Cornell is the fourth institution to achieve an agreement with the Trump administration to restore federal money, following Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown University." www.chronicle.com/article/corn...
Cornell Will Pay $60 Million and Provide Admissions Data in Deal to Restore Federal Funding
The university, which had seen hundreds of millions of dollars frozen, said the deal “will enable us to return to our teaching and research in restored partnership with federal agencies.”
www.chronicle.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Achieve”? Maybe the Ivy League has a different definition of that than the one I learned. 🤷🏻♀️
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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This week was the Trump regime taking loss after loss after loss. Just a steady stream of humiliation.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This week was the Trump regime taking loss after loss after loss. Just a steady stream of humiliation.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
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The note is pretty good evidence that the sandwich guy jurors carefully evaluated the legal merits of the DOJ’s case and weren’t collectively engaged in a nullification exercise.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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No, there is not. Do better @economist.com
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
No, there is not. Do better @economist.com
I love the lighthearted excitement about maybe having a tornado.
A taste of spring in late October! Strengthening low pressure to our west Thursday may deliver strong or severe storms in the morning through early afternoon. Gusty winds 💨 main threat, but a tornado 🌪️ also possible. Details at cwg.live.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I love the lighthearted excitement about maybe having a tornado.
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Nothing tendentious in this framing!
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Nothing tendentious in this framing!
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
Please read!
James Comey’s criminal indictment is part of a larger pattern of prosecutions where the DOJ has recently used its powers to retaliate against many of the President’s perceived political opponents. Today, we filed an amicus brief in Comey's case to connect these dots: 🔗 https://protdem.org/4qvfZX9
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Please read!
At least Cam has been to a Super Bowl.
Josh Allen now has the most games with a passing and rushing touchdown in NFL history (46). He passes, quite fittingly, Cam Newton for that record.
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
At least Cam has been to a Super Bowl.
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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And if it IS a legitimate case, Trump has jeopardized it with his public targeting of Bolton and other inappropriate conduct toward DOJ. That’s not the way to keep Americans safe.
Unlike the Comey and James indictments, which were bullshit on their face, this case looks real and substantial. We'll have to see the actual evidence before we can assess how it may come out.
But no matter how it comes out, it's still an outrage. Not so much because it was brought ...
But no matter how it comes out, it's still an outrage. Not so much because it was brought ...
Happening now: DOJ has charged John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, for his mishandling classified material.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And if it IS a legitimate case, Trump has jeopardized it with his public targeting of Bolton and other inappropriate conduct toward DOJ. That’s not the way to keep Americans safe.
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🎙️ @kristyparker.bsky.social, former federal prosecutor and Protect Democracy counsel, joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss efforts within the DOJ to hold the line on the law. Listen to the full discussion here:
Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn With Damning New DOJ Leaks
As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how Trump’s corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resis...
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎙️ @kristyparker.bsky.social, former federal prosecutor and Protect Democracy counsel, joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss efforts within the DOJ to hold the line on the law. Listen to the full discussion here:
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“There’s absolutely no basis for the president to threaten to put the governor of a state or any other American in jail for simply resisting one of his policies.” @kristyparker.bsky.social joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s mounting prosecutions against his critics. Listen here ⬇️
Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn With Damning New DOJ Leaks
As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how Trump’s corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resis...
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“There’s absolutely no basis for the president to threaten to put the governor of a state or any other American in jail for simply resisting one of his policies.” @kristyparker.bsky.social joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s mounting prosecutions against his critics. Listen here ⬇️
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New York Attorney General Letitia James’s indictment is a clear example of political retaliation by the Trump administration.
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
October 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James’s indictment is a clear example of political retaliation by the Trump administration.
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
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Not only is this rude, inappropriate, partisan, costly, and illegal, it reveals the fundamentally anti-American idiocy of this administration’s policy of handing over to China the most important economic sector of the 21st century.
Next move from OMB - canceling $8 billion in clean energy funds. You will note, all of the projects are in states led by Democrats
October 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Not only is this rude, inappropriate, partisan, costly, and illegal, it reveals the fundamentally anti-American idiocy of this administration’s policy of handing over to China the most important economic sector of the 21st century.
Thanks to Greg for having me on to talk about Trump’s weaponization of DOJ and who can thwart it.
Crucial from former prosecutor @kristyparker.bsky.social: Trump might have immunity, but those who commit corrupt or illegal orders for him do not. That's why DOJ insiders are leaking word that cases against Comey and Letitia James are collapsing.
All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn with Damning New DOJ Leaks
As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how his corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resistanc...
newrepublic.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thanks to Greg for having me on to talk about Trump’s weaponization of DOJ and who can thwart it.
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I guess I should also add that a key difference between the Trump investigation and the Comey indictment is that *Trump did something obviously and significantly wrong*. Like, if you can't grok that distinction as important, I don't know what to say.
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I guess I should also add that a key difference between the Trump investigation and the Comey indictment is that *Trump did something obviously and significantly wrong*. Like, if you can't grok that distinction as important, I don't know what to say.
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I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges
Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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John Smoltz cannot shut up and let us watch the game.
October 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
John Smoltz cannot shut up and let us watch the game.
He never was.
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
He never was.
Proud to sign this letter in defense of the rule of law. Gratitude to all who have sacrificed their DOJ careers to uphold their oath of office.
BREAKING: Today, over 1,000 former DOJ officials who served in both Republican & Democratic administrations—have released a letter condemning the unprecedented, politically motivated indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Read their letter: protdem.org/3ITOo0Y
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Proud to sign this letter in defense of the rule of law. Gratitude to all who have sacrificed their DOJ careers to uphold their oath of office.
And the Biden Administration didn’t lift a finger to push a statutory fix.
It's worth asking how differently things might look on the ground right now if #SCOTUS hadn't eviscerated Bivens—and made it all-but impossible to bring damages suits against federal officers (like ICE agents) who violate our constitutional rights.
This is from my rebuttal in Hernández v. Mesa:
This is from my rebuttal in Hernández v. Mesa:
October 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
And the Biden Administration didn’t lift a finger to push a statutory fix.
Anyone who was convinced by Trump’s fake fight with Project 2025 wasn’t paying attention to what he did during his first term, what he said he’d do in his second, and who he surrounded himself with. Democracy-crushing malpractice.
October 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Anyone who was convinced by Trump’s fake fight with Project 2025 wasn’t paying attention to what he did during his first term, what he said he’d do in his second, and who he surrounded himself with. Democracy-crushing malpractice.