Great analysis, very well written and not full of hyperbole. It is interesting that the DoJ was trying to blackmail the lawyer (Woodward) representing Trump's aide Walt Nauta, it doesn't suwrprise me though as the Left will cross every ethical line.
I also found this in the Twitter Thread. More proof of our DC Establishment banana republic condition. Hmm, following the Andrew Weissmann playbook I see.
The DOJ And Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Sordid History Of Weaponizing The Espionage Act
Barely two weeks ago, the lawfare cabal at Just Security, led by Andrew Weissmann, the former senior prosecutor for the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation, released the second edition of their “model prosecution memorandum” to (presumably) help out his former colleagues at the Department of Justice (DOJ). The document seeks to offer up nearly any theory of law to “get Trump.”
Just Security bills itself as “an online forum for the rigorous analysis of security, democracy, foreign policy, and rights,” but in practice, the organization, funded in part by George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, is the legal beachhead of the Trump resistance. Their model document provides 186 pages of “throw the book at him” musings along with 222 separate footnotes and has largely telegraphed the DOJ’s legal strategy. The document is supported by a variety of public and nonpublic allegations (surely a mixture of leaked information and fabricated information if history is any guide). The fact that their roadmap nearly parallels the now-public indictment of former President Donald Trump is surely a coincidence.y
https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/15/the-doj-and-special-counsel-jack-smiths-sordid-history-of-weaponizing-the-espionage-act/