- Jeremy Kohler and Andy Kroll @ ProPublica: The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor
Court records show emails between Ed Martin and an ally urging online criticism of a judge handling a case he was involved in, which experts say is an ethical violation.
- William Vaillancourt @ The Daily Beast: Trump Nominee ‘Sorry’ for Past Praise of Nazi Sympathizer
Ed Martin, who awaits Senate confirmation, told a Jewish magazine that he was unaware of Timothy Hale-Cusanelli’s affinity for Hitler.
- Elura Nanos @ Law & Crime: Elementary school teacher sues right-wing scammers over alleged plot to cast him as a pedophile in online ‘DC Predator’ show
Right-wing scammers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl are facing a $5 million lawsuit by a Washington, D.C., elementary school teacher over an alleged plot to cast him as a pedophile in a video sting in the style of “To Catch a Predator,” a reality TV series in which men arriving at a house to have sex with a minor are secretly confronted and recorded by hidden cameras.
- Angry White Men: Stew Peters Accuses Father Of Slain Teenager Of ‘Anti-White Self-Hatred’
Recently, a far-right, racist rally was held in Frisco, TX ostensibly in honor of Austin Metcalf, a white high school student who was killed at a track meet. But when Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, condemned the rally and its organizers, Holocaust-denying, pro-Nazi broadcaster Stew Peters was apoplectic.
- Edith Olmstead @ The New Republic: Stephen Miller Delivers Chilling Warning to Judges on Deportations
Donald Trump’s adviser had a bizarre and disturbing ultimatum.
- Amanda Moore @ Turtle Diaries: Bussin' in the Egoists: Race Rally Edition
The clown show makes a stop in Frisco, Texas.