Michelle Hart
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- Reposted by Michelle HartMarimar Martinez's attorneys also take on claims that it would "sully" Border Patrol agent Charles Exum to release his text messages. Martinez's attorneys call it "a fully deserved self-imposed sullying."
- Reposted by Michelle HartWhile reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
- Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships. We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
- Reposted by Michelle HartBREAKING: BRAD KARP OUT AS CHAIR OF PAUL WEISS.
- Reposted by Michelle HartTrump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
- Reposted by Michelle HartWatch this space: After Trump & Musk gutted the IRS of employees who process tax returns, provide customer service, & hold corporate fat cats accountable, they're understaffed for tax season. What does that mean? Corporate cheats skate by & your returns get messed up & delayed.
- Reposted by Michelle HartMr. Musk, while supporting DOGE and serving as an SGE, did you use any substances that are not legal under Federal law?
- NEWS Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation. Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service." Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
- Reposted by Michelle HartHmm yes yes targeting specific ethnic groups as national enemies of the state, yes, just politics as usual, nothing to see here
- Reposted by Michelle HartThe White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen. n.pr/4qgSrEo
- Reposted by Michelle HartFor those who missed it: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
- Reposted by Michelle HartWhen you’re asked to explain lawless actions. Every cabinet Secy is just making it up as they go along w/the sole goal of doing Trump’s will, leaving the next cabinet member to stumble around trying to make lawlessness make sense.
- Reposted by Michelle HartThe big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
- NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning. Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
- Reposted by Michelle HartA publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
- Reposted by Michelle HartIt's a dark day at The Washington Post and there's absolutely no reason to sugarcoat that.
- Reposted by Michelle HartBreaking: Fulton County just announced it has filed a motion "seeking the return of all files from the 2020 Election that were confiscated by the FBI" last week.
- Reposted by Michelle HartLuke Ganger, Renee Good’s brother: “In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps ‘Nee’s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.”
- Reposted by Michelle HartJudge Incredulous as Trump Lawyer Asks Him to Create New Law for Mark Kelly Retribution Crusade talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-m...
- Reposted by Michelle HartDefense attorney provides photos to show that a DHS agent shot through the front door of a Venezuelan man’s home, and a bullet “traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep.” www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- Reposted by Michelle HartI have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar. If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
- Reposted by Michelle HartThe Department of Homeland Security’s spending on contracts surged 35% during 2025. Here's a visual guide to the top 100 contracts DHS has awarded since Trump retook the White House: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4btAAWZ
- Reposted by Michelle HartI discuss the rupturing of checks and balances with ICE defying court orders in Minnesota and across the country. Orders to release people from detention Orders to present detainee to court Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.
- Reposted by Michelle HartExclusive: DOJ is requiring all 93 US attorneys to designate prosecutors for "emergency jump teams" supporting surge districts dealing with assaults & obstruction of federal officers, per internal memo. Comes as more Minn. prosecutors resign. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
- Reposted by Michelle HartBREAKING: The Senate just confirmed this man to be a lifetime federal judge in Texas. Vote was party-line. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/nick-ganje...
- Reposted by Michelle HartI guess if you’re Josh Hawley and you’re the kind of person who flees in terror from a riot you started the courage of ordinary people must seem befuddling
- Reposted by Michelle Hart(WSJ) - Iranian gunboats approached a U.S. oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday and ordered it to stop, a provocative move at a time when Washington is building up forces in the region for a possible strike on Iran. @wsj.com #OOTT ⛽️ www.wsj.com/world/middle...
- Reposted by Michelle HartEuropean governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
- Reposted by Michelle HartMarimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths 'I am their voice' NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
- Reposted by Michelle HartProtesters have been calling on Target to publicly oppose federal immigration operations in Minnesota.
- Reposted by Michelle HartICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families. Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota. The cruelty is endless.
- Reposted by Michelle HartYep, nobody I’m talking to in Springfield is taking this as anything other than buying them some time. Preparing for Trump’s invasion regardless.
- UPDATED: A federal judge found tonight that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem “preordained her [TPS] termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants.” The administration is expected to appeal; Springfield is still preparing. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-... via @19thnews.org
- Reposted by Michelle HartGarcia: Donald Trump is a liar and he's been lying to the American public and directly to everyone across this country about what happened in the 2020 election. He lost. He needs to move on. And now he's willing to break the law…
- Reposted by Michelle HartJudge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
- Reposted by Michelle Hart"The questioning suggested that investigators were looking at whether Martin used inappropriate tactics to launch probes of Schiff and others, questioning whether the two Trump officials divulged information about the Schiff investigation to people who were not authorized to be a part of it."
- Reposted by Michelle HartTrump pardon attorney Ed Martin reportedly sidelined from investigations
- Reposted by Michelle HartEd Martin—the multi-titled deputy associate attorney general who heads up the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group—shared, with emphasis, an X post saying that the deposed Venezuelan leader could “plead to lesser charges by proffering evidence that the 2020 election was stolen.”
- Reposted by Michelle HartTrump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
- Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
- Reposted by Michelle HartMasterful gambit sir www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
- Reposted by Michelle Hart“It is part of a broader effort by the department to obtain voter data. Already, it has sued nearly half the states in the country for access to their voter rolls, including the private information of voters.” #GiftArticle #Pinks #MomSky www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
- Reposted by Michelle HartTrump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search The phone conversation was arranged by the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, (No paywall) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u... via @NYTimes
- Reposted by Michelle HartBREAKING: Judge Jia Cobb issues a TRO blocking DHS Sec Noem's Jan 8 memo purporting to require 7-day notices by members of Congress to perform oversight visits to immigration detention facilities. The effect is that congressional oversight visits are allowed on request, as is required by Sec. 527.
- Reposted by Michelle HartA peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
- Reposted by Michelle HartGift Article - New: bipartisan group of DHS general counsels call out use of administrative warrants www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
- Reposted by Michelle HartA lawsuit from nine states seeks to undercut a federal mandate that people with disabilities receive care in their communities. www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/s...
- Reposted by Michelle HartIn secret deal, 4 days before inauguration, Abu Dhabi sheik’s entity invested $500M to get 49% of Trump family’s crypto company. $187M went to Trump family; $31M to Witkoff’s. In May Trump Adm gave 500K ultra-advanced AI chips to Abu Dhabi. (Gift article). www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
- Reposted by Michelle HartI appreciated the opportunity to talk with @selenasd.com at NPR about the erosion of health care access for those dependent on the ACA marketplace for their coverage. www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
- Reposted by Michelle HartJodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
- Reposted by Michelle HartExclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Reposted by Michelle HartHonestly expected after how oral arguments went down. The judge was clearly skeptical of her authority to grant this type of relief.
- BREAKING: Judge Katherine Menendez denies Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul’s request for a TRO or preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge on Tenth Amendment grounds. Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/challengin...
- Reposted by Michelle HartThe Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
- Reposted by Michelle HartAntónio Guterres says the UN could run out of money by July due to members' unpaid fees. www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Michelle HartA truly unacceptable assault on the First Amendment.
