Anna Bower
@annabower.bsky.social
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Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
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Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org
Signal username: annabower.24
My reporting later confirmed that Rudy Giuliani met w/ Cathy Latham—a GOP official later indicted in the breach—just one day before he proposed accessing Georgia voting machines during a 2020 White House meeting.
Giuliani & Latham are both on the pardon list
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
Giuliani & Latham are both on the pardon list
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My reporting later confirmed that Rudy Giuliani met w/ Cathy Latham—a GOP official later indicted in the breach—just one day before he proposed accessing Georgia voting machines during a 2020 White House meeting.
Giuliani & Latham are both on the pardon list
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
Giuliani & Latham are both on the pardon list
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
Ed Martin seemed to explicitly link the pardons to his “No MAGA left behind” mantra—tweeting the news in reply to a post that said exactly that.
In addition to his role as pardon attorney, Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which probes alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department.
In addition to his role as pardon attorney, Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which probes alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department.
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Ed Martin seemed to explicitly link the pardons to his “No MAGA left behind” mantra—tweeting the news in reply to a post that said exactly that.
In addition to his role as pardon attorney, Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which probes alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department.
In addition to his role as pardon attorney, Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which probes alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department.
Trump doesn’t, however, include himself in the pardon.
The language specifically says that the pardon does not apply to the president.
The language specifically says that the pardon does not apply to the president.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Trump doesn’t, however, include himself in the pardon.
The language specifically says that the pardon does not apply to the president.
The language specifically says that the pardon does not apply to the president.
The language of this pardon is extremely broad.
It includes “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors…”
It includes “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors…”
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The language of this pardon is extremely broad.
It includes “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors…”
It includes “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors…”
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Looking forward to Ed’s response.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Looking forward to Ed’s response.
Saturday night “Hey Ed” series
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Saturday night “Hey Ed” series
Ed Martin, using his official DOJ account, is now promoting an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting pipe bombs on J6.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Ed Martin, using his official DOJ account, is now promoting an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting pipe bombs on J6.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
Friday night “Hey Ed!” series
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Friday night “Hey Ed!” series
Right-wing accounts on X have been spreading a baseless conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting the J6 pipe bombs.
Amid all that, Ed Martin posted a thread that spelled out “P I P E ?”
He later deleted some of the tweets and then posted this on his DOJ account:
Amid all that, Ed Martin posted a thread that spelled out “P I P E ?”
He later deleted some of the tweets and then posted this on his DOJ account:
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Right-wing accounts on X have been spreading a baseless conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting the J6 pipe bombs.
Amid all that, Ed Martin posted a thread that spelled out “P I P E ?”
He later deleted some of the tweets and then posted this on his DOJ account:
Amid all that, Ed Martin posted a thread that spelled out “P I P E ?”
He later deleted some of the tweets and then posted this on his DOJ account:
NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.”
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Watching A House of Dynamite and really enjoying it so far, but the scene in which the Deputy National Security Advisor takes a call about a likely nuclear strike while wearing AirPods amid a crowd of tourists is too much.
Might as well Signal chat a journalist about it at that point
Might as well Signal chat a journalist about it at that point
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Watching A House of Dynamite and really enjoying it so far, but the scene in which the Deputy National Security Advisor takes a call about a likely nuclear strike while wearing AirPods amid a crowd of tourists is too much.
Might as well Signal chat a journalist about it at that point
Might as well Signal chat a journalist about it at that point
If you were offline for a while and have no idea what any of this is about, background here:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you were offline for a while and have no idea what any of this is about, background here:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
At the arraignment, Tish James's counsel said that her motion does not ask the judge to make a finding as to whether Halligan engaged in wrongdoing.
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At the arraignment, Tish James's counsel said that her motion does not ask the judge to make a finding as to whether Halligan engaged in wrongdoing.
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
NEW: Judge Walker partially grants Letitia James's motion related to Lindsey Halligan's Signal exchange.
The judge will require DOJ to preserve any communications—including communications with the media—about the case.
But he won't require the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
The judge will require DOJ to preserve any communications—including communications with the media—about the case.
But he won't require the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
NEW: Judge Walker partially grants Letitia James's motion related to Lindsey Halligan's Signal exchange.
The judge will require DOJ to preserve any communications—including communications with the media—about the case.
But he won't require the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
The judge will require DOJ to preserve any communications—including communications with the media—about the case.
But he won't require the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.
I’m sorry but the concept of being “horrified” by the toilet in the Lincoln bathroom is so funny
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I’m sorry but the concept of being “horrified” by the toilet in the Lincoln bathroom is so funny
The “Hi, Abigail” series is also back this week
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The “Hi, Abigail” series is also back this week
Hi from me and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, Ed!!
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hi from me and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, Ed!!
No. The deed and mortgage documents are public land records. It's been clear from the start that the second home rider (and Fannie Mae guidelines) did not prohibit her from renting out the property, even in the first year.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
No. The deed and mortgage documents are public land records. It's been clear from the start that the second home rider (and Fannie Mae guidelines) did not prohibit her from renting out the property, even in the first year.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
I also occasionally post adorable chunky beagle pics
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I also occasionally post adorable chunky beagle pics
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Also potentially here? ("Convicted" doesn't seem appropriate, but 🤷♀️)
October 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Also potentially here? ("Convicted" doesn't seem appropriate, but 🤷♀️)
Letitia James’s lawyers asked the judge to make DOJ keep a log of its media contacts about the case.
DOJ argues that if that happens, James should have to keep a log, too.
DOJ's filing claims that Tish James's public comments are more problematic than Halligan’s texts.
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DOJ argues that if that happens, James should have to keep a log, too.
DOJ's filing claims that Tish James's public comments are more problematic than Halligan’s texts.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
![Following her arraignment, Defendant claimed that "[t]his is nothing more than a
continuation of the [P]resident's desperate weaponization of our justice system." New York AG Letitia James speaks out on federal indictment: 'I will not bow' - ABC News. Similarly, she
claimed that "[t]hese charges are baseless, and the [P]resident's own public statements make clear
that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The [P]resident's actions are a grave violation
of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties." AG
Letitia James, lawmakers respond to Virginia indictment. Similar statements have subjected an
attorney to sanctions in this Court. In Re Morrissey, 168 F.3d 134, 137 (4th Cir. 1999) (the attorney
"characterized the charges against [his client] as vicious and vindictive and questioned whether they ever should have been filed"). Furthermore, these statements go beyond "announcing without
further comment that the accused denies the charges made against such person." E.D. Va. Admin. R. 57.1(C). Instead, Defendant attempts, through these statements, to influence the trial's outcome
and prejudice the jury venire - the two evils this Court is duty bound to prevent.
By contrast, Halligan's text exchange does not rise to the same level as Defendant's
statements.
Defendant errantly suggests that Halligan initiated contact with a reporter to "comment[ ] on the credibility and general strength of the evidence presented to the grand jury" and "on the purported strength of the case she was bringing, complain[ing] about the New York Times' coverage of a certain witness's grand jury testimony..." Doc. 21 at 5. However, the text
exchange demonstrates that Halligan contacted the reporter "to protect [her] client from the
substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity not initiated by the lawyer or the lawyer's
client" - a permissible reason for contacting the reporter. ABA Model Rules of Professional
Conduct R. 3.6(c); s…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreieatqpbmtmai4ql47elrsj4x24t44bzpqypmv3bef76sqjwr6z4o4@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Letitia James’s lawyers asked the judge to make DOJ keep a log of its media contacts about the case.
DOJ argues that if that happens, James should have to keep a log, too.
DOJ's filing claims that Tish James's public comments are more problematic than Halligan’s texts.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
DOJ argues that if that happens, James should have to keep a log, too.
DOJ's filing claims that Tish James's public comments are more problematic than Halligan’s texts.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
DOJ filed its response to Letitia James's motion today.
It argues that Lindsey Halligan's text exchange with me was appropriate because her comments were made "to protect [her] client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity..."
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It argues that Lindsey Halligan's text exchange with me was appropriate because her comments were made "to protect [her] client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity..."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
DOJ filed its response to Letitia James's motion today.
It argues that Lindsey Halligan's text exchange with me was appropriate because her comments were made "to protect [her] client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity..."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It argues that Lindsey Halligan's text exchange with me was appropriate because her comments were made "to protect [her] client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity..."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...