Andrew Weissmann
@weissmann.substack.com
NYU Law; MSNOW legal analyst & podcast cohost "Main Justice" (previously "Prosecuting Donald Trump"); NYT bestselling author.
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Bari Weiss, really? Really.
On left:
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review
On right:
Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
December 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Bari Weiss, really? Really.
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After Epstein's 2019 death "prosecutors produced a seven-page memo on co-conspirators they might consider charging and followed that with an 86-page update in December ... a 13-page memo of corporate prosecutions they might pursue and a 26-page memo regarding another target prosecutors considered."
New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappear
The Justice Department didn’t respond to requests for comment on the new documents or the decision to remove them.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
After Epstein's 2019 death "prosecutors produced a seven-page memo on co-conspirators they might consider charging and followed that with an 86-page update in December ... a 13-page memo of corporate prosecutions they might pursue and a 26-page memo regarding another target prosecutors considered."
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The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
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This is stunning. Blanche is claiming, with a straight face, that the only federal prison where a convicted sex offender can adequately be protected from other inmates just so happens to be a minimum security prison that gives her puppy playdates.
Truly preposterous.
Truly preposterous.
WELKER: Why was Ghislaine Maxwell moved just days after you interviewed her?
BLANCHE: That's a Bureau of Prisons security issue that I will not talk about
WELKER: Did you have anything to do with it?
BLANCHE: I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision they make lands on my desk
BLANCHE: That's a Bureau of Prisons security issue that I will not talk about
WELKER: Did you have anything to do with it?
BLANCHE: I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision they make lands on my desk
December 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is stunning. Blanche is claiming, with a straight face, that the only federal prison where a convicted sex offender can adequately be protected from other inmates just so happens to be a minimum security prison that gives her puppy playdates.
Truly preposterous.
Truly preposterous.
EPSTEIN: If Todd Blanche's is correct when he said on Meet the Press that Trump has wanted the Epstein files released from even before the election, then why weren't they, and why is Blanche simultaneously saying DOJ could not meet the Congressional deadline because they now need more time?
December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
EPSTEIN: If Todd Blanche's is correct when he said on Meet the Press that Trump has wanted the Epstein files released from even before the election, then why weren't they, and why is Blanche simultaneously saying DOJ could not meet the Congressional deadline because they now need more time?
This is key; the biggest thing that didn't happen yesterday is neither Trump nor DOJ stated that everything with Trump's name on it or with his image has been disclosed.
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
A key to understand how the Bondi DOJ may be trying to hide information on other men implicated in Epstein's crimes:
Note how Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's letter to Congress says DOJ is redacting information not only permitted by the Epstein Act but also ... the Privacy Act.⬇️
Note how Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's letter to Congress says DOJ is redacting information not only permitted by the Epstein Act but also ... the Privacy Act.⬇️
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is key; the biggest thing that didn't happen yesterday is neither Trump nor DOJ stated that everything with Trump's name on it or with his image has been disclosed.
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
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contrarian.substack.com/p/venezuela-... perhaps the most revealing account yet about the boat strike- which senator is lying, what Bradley is selling and more
Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates
"The capsized bow of the boat...probably wasn't any bigger than your average kitchen table."
contrarian.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
contrarian.substack.com/p/venezuela-... perhaps the most revealing account yet about the boat strike- which senator is lying, what Bradley is selling and more
DAG Blanche says DOJ takes white-collar investigations seriously, but its website has just a single new FCPA (foreign bribery) case all this year.
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
DAG Blanche says DOJ takes white-collar investigations seriously, but its website has just a single new FCPA (foreign bribery) case all this year.
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
Now, he says if DOJ improperly targets a company, he will hold against them if it spoke the truth about DOJ's deficient performance.
That's justice?
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
All true re the contempt proceedings for Judge Boasberg. Noem also doesn’t say whether she was ordered to do continue the transfers by anyone at the White House.
What's most revealing about Sec. Noem's declaration is what's *not* there: She *doesn't* attest (i) that she concluded Judge Boasberg intended not to prohibit transfer of the detainees to El Salvador; ...[1]
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@justsecurity.org
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@justsecurity.org
Declaration of Secretary Noem – #198, Att. #1 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Filing of Declarations in Response to Court's December 1 Order by PAMELA J. BONDI, PETER B. HEGSETH, KRISTI NOEM, MARCO A. RUBIO, MADISON SHEAHAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
All true re the contempt proceedings for Judge Boasberg. Noem also doesn’t say whether she was ordered to do continue the transfers by anyone at the White House.
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
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The former New York City mayor, a longtime backer of historically Black colleges and universities, has a new initiative to support young Black students.
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Plan To Bring Charter Schools To Stillman College, Tuskegee University—And HBCUs Nationwide
The former New York City mayor, a longtime backer of historically Black colleges and universities, has a new initiative to support young Black students.
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The former New York City mayor, a longtime backer of historically Black colleges and universities, has a new initiative to support young Black students.
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MS NOW Exclusive:
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
MS NOW Exclusive:
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
By law, the Department of Justice CAN go to another grand jury and try again. But even if they succeed (a big IF in this case), the DOJ will have handed Letitia James even more evidence for her vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss the charges. And that motion was already quite strong.
A separate source familiar with the matter said there “should be no premature celebrations.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
By law, the Department of Justice CAN go to another grand jury and try again. But even if they succeed (a big IF in this case), the DOJ will have handed Letitia James even more evidence for her vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss the charges. And that motion was already quite strong.
A separate source familiar with the matter said there “should be no premature celebrations.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
By law, the Department of Justice CAN go to another grand jury and try again. But even if they succeed (a big IF in this case), the DOJ will have handed Letitia James even more evidence for her vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss the charges. And that motion was already quite strong.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
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Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
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Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
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NBC News: DOJ fails to get a new indictment of Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NBC News: DOJ fails to get a new indictment of Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
BREAKING: MSNOW reports Grand Jury refuses to charge Letita James.
DOJ can, by law, keep trying before a different grand jury, but this will be further proof of vindictive prosecution.
DOJ can, by law, keep trying before a different grand jury, but this will be further proof of vindictive prosecution.
Breaking on MS NOW:
The Trump Justice Department FAILED today to secure an indictment against New York AG Letitia James.
DOJ could attempt again to indict James. — via Carol Leonnig
The Trump Justice Department FAILED today to secure an indictment against New York AG Letitia James.
DOJ could attempt again to indict James. — via Carol Leonnig
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: MSNOW reports Grand Jury refuses to charge Letita James.
DOJ can, by law, keep trying before a different grand jury, but this will be further proof of vindictive prosecution.
DOJ can, by law, keep trying before a different grand jury, but this will be further proof of vindictive prosecution.
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i strangely find myself admiring Rand Paul on this
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i strangely find myself admiring Rand Paul on this
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Exclusive: Congressional watchdog will investigate Trump official’s conduct reut.rs/4iMN5yA
Exclusive: Congressional watchdog will investigate Trump official’s conduct
The U.S. Congress' watchdog said this week it will investigate whether Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte abused his position and government resources to accuse President Donald Trump's perceived enemies of crimes, according to a letter from the agency reviewed by Reuters.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Exclusive: Congressional watchdog will investigate Trump official’s conduct reut.rs/4iMN5yA
The J6 Bombing case: let’s assume the DOJ got the right person and will prove that beyond a reasonable doubt at trial, but until then he is presumed innocent. But let’s assume all that.
Are we supposed to just forget that:
(cont. 1/3)
Are we supposed to just forget that:
(cont. 1/3)
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The J6 Bombing case: let’s assume the DOJ got the right person and will prove that beyond a reasonable doubt at trial, but until then he is presumed innocent. But let’s assume all that.
Are we supposed to just forget that:
(cont. 1/3)
Are we supposed to just forget that:
(cont. 1/3)
How soon will it be before he gets a pardon, given Trump pardoned myriad other violent J6 defendants?
“Suspect Arrested in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation, Officials Say” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
“Suspect Arrested in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation, Officials Say” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Suspect Arrested in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How soon will it be before he gets a pardon, given Trump pardoned myriad other violent J6 defendants?
“Suspect Arrested in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation, Officials Say” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
“Suspect Arrested in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation, Officials Say” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
"Dishonorable and Inhumane."
These are the precise words the DOD Law of War Manual uses to describe attacking those who are shipwrecked.
This week's episode of the Main Justice pod covers the latest on the killing of two stranded survivors of the first boat attack.
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These are the precise words the DOD Law of War Manual uses to describe attacking those who are shipwrecked.
This week's episode of the Main Justice pod covers the latest on the killing of two stranded survivors of the first boat attack.
open.substack.com/pub/weissman...
"Dishonorable and Inhumane."
These are the precise words the DOD Law of War Manual uses to describe attacking those who are shipwrecked.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
"Dishonorable and Inhumane."
These are the precise words the DOD Law of War Manual uses to describe attacking those who are shipwrecked.
This week's episode of the Main Justice pod covers the latest on the killing of two stranded survivors of the first boat attack.
open.substack.com/pub/weissman...
These are the precise words the DOD Law of War Manual uses to describe attacking those who are shipwrecked.
This week's episode of the Main Justice pod covers the latest on the killing of two stranded survivors of the first boat attack.
open.substack.com/pub/weissman...