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February 10, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tries-to-blame-schumer-for-the-presidents-own-gateway-tunnel-project-debacle
MaddowBlog-Trump tries to blame Schumer for the president's own Gateway tunnel project debacle
The president didn’t deny the absurd proposal, but he did try to blame the Senate Democratic leader for the idea. Schumer called it an “absolute lie.”
As Trump asks us to believe Schumer wanted to rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after Trump, there are fresh reasons this should be more than a one-day story. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-09T14:57:14.395Z
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tries-to-blame-schumer-for-the-presidents-own-gateway-tunnel-project-debacle
The president’s pitch was, for all intents and purposes, an attempt at extortion: If Democrats wanted to save a critical infrastructure project and prevent the job losses, they had to indulge Trump’s obsession with self-glorification.
The White House made little effort to deny the accuracy of the reporting, and on Friday night, during a brief Q&A on Air Force One, a reporter asked the Republican, “Can you set the record straight? There were reports circulating that you told Chuck Schumer that in order to restore funding for the Gateway train tunnel in New York, New Jersey, you would want Penn Station and Dulles Airport to be named after you. Is that true?”
The ideal answer would have been, “No, of course not, that would be insane.” Alas, that’s not what Trump said.
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2019957469435555955
....In other words, we’re supposed to believe that the Democratic Senate leader, among others, approached Trump with the idea of renaming an airport and one of the nation’s most storied train stations after the president they vehemently oppose.
Schumer wasted little time in responding to this absurdity, calling the claim an “absolute lie.”
.....And yet, here we are, watching this same scenario unfold.
As for the underlying legal fight over the White House’s tactics, U.S. District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas on Friday blocked the administration from suspending funds for the Gateway project. It was a preliminary ruling that allowed the investments to continue while broader legal issues continue to be adjudicated. Watch this space.
The White House made little effort to deny the accuracy of the reporting, and on Friday night, during a brief Q&A on Air Force One, a reporter asked the Republican, “Can you set the record straight? There were reports circulating that you told Chuck Schumer that in order to restore funding for the Gateway train tunnel in New York, New Jersey, you would want Penn Station and Dulles Airport to be named after you. Is that true?”
The ideal answer would have been, “No, of course not, that would be insane.” Alas, that’s not what Trump said.
https://x.com/Acyn/status/2019957469435555955
....In other words, we’re supposed to believe that the Democratic Senate leader, among others, approached Trump with the idea of renaming an airport and one of the nation’s most storied train stations after the president they vehemently oppose.
Schumer wasted little time in responding to this absurdity, calling the claim an “absolute lie.”
.....And yet, here we are, watching this same scenario unfold.
As for the underlying legal fight over the White House’s tactics, U.S. District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas on Friday blocked the administration from suspending funds for the Gateway project. It was a preliminary ruling that allowed the investments to continue while broader legal issues continue to be adjudicated. Watch this space.
February 10, 2026
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tulsi-gabbards-whistleblower-controversy-comes-into-sharper-focus
MaddowBlog-Tulsi Gabbard's whistleblower controversy comes into sharper focus
A key senator said publicly that he believes the DNI “hid” a whistleblower complaint against her from Congress, despite legal requirements.
Tulsi Gabbard’s whistleblower controversy comes into sharper focus
— News Wire - World 🌎 Independent News Network Pro-Democracy (@democracyblue.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T14:36:05.463Z
A key senator said publicly that he believes the DNI “hid†a whistleblower complaint against her from Congress, despite legal requirements. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tulsi-gabbards-whistleblower-controversy-comes-into-sharper-focus
But hanging overhead is the DNI’s whistleblower controversy.
A report in The Wall Street Journal last week got the ball rolling, noting that an unnamed U.S. intelligence official accused Gabbard of wrongdoing in a highly sensitive whistleblower complaint that was supposed to be shared with Congress. Despite the fact that the complaint was filed in May, and the DNI was legally required to share it with specific members within 21 days, it wasn’t until last week that key lawmakers finally gained access to the allegations, roughly eight months after they were first levied.
The disclosure seemed like a modest step in the right direction, though members quickly learned that the materials were significantly redacted, giving them a limited view.
Over the weekend, however, some of the bigger picture started coming into focus — at least a little. The New York Times reported:
To be sure, we’re a long way from true clarity on the story, but between the Times’ report and related reports from The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian (none of which have been independently verified by MS NOW), we appear to know more about the nature of the controversy than we did a week ago.....
After Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said publicly that he believes Gabbard “hid” the whistleblower complaint against her from Congress, despite legal requirements, the DNI issued a statement lashing out at the senator “and his friends in the Propaganda Media.”
That’s generally not the kind of rhetoric one would expect from a director of national intelligence, serving in an office that’s supposed to be apolitical, but Gabbard apparently isn’t overly concerned with keeping up appearances. Watch this space
A report in The Wall Street Journal last week got the ball rolling, noting that an unnamed U.S. intelligence official accused Gabbard of wrongdoing in a highly sensitive whistleblower complaint that was supposed to be shared with Congress. Despite the fact that the complaint was filed in May, and the DNI was legally required to share it with specific members within 21 days, it wasn’t until last week that key lawmakers finally gained access to the allegations, roughly eight months after they were first levied.
The disclosure seemed like a modest step in the right direction, though members quickly learned that the materials were significantly redacted, giving them a limited view.
Over the weekend, however, some of the bigger picture started coming into focus — at least a little. The New York Times reported:
Members of Congress were briefed this week on a whistle-blower report about an intelligence intercept of a call between two foreign nationals discussing a person close to President Trump, according to people familiar with the material.
It is not clear what country the two foreign nationals were from, but the discussion involved Iran. … The identity of the person close to Mr. Trump could not be immediately determined, nor could the content of what the two foreign nationals were saying about the person.
To be sure, we’re a long way from true clarity on the story, but between the Times’ report and related reports from The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian (none of which have been independently verified by MS NOW), we appear to know more about the nature of the controversy than we did a week ago.....
After Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said publicly that he believes Gabbard “hid” the whistleblower complaint against her from Congress, despite legal requirements, the DNI issued a statement lashing out at the senator “and his friends in the Propaganda Media.”
That’s generally not the kind of rhetoric one would expect from a director of national intelligence, serving in an office that’s supposed to be apolitical, but Gabbard apparently isn’t overly concerned with keeping up appearances. Watch this space
February 10, 2026
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5731080-doj-unredacts-epstein-files/
DOJ unredacts more names from Epstein files after pressure
Here is one of the names that was un-redacted
DOJ unredacts more names from Epstein files after pressure - The Hill
— (@oc88.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T16:51:08.817Z
apple.news/AVhaXKYMySSq...
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5731080-doj-unredacts-epstein-files/
The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week unredacted multiple names in files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after pressure from lawmakers.
A top DOJ official announced the action after Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday decried multiple redactions from the millions of documents released by the administration.....
“We have just unredacted Les Wexner’s name from this document, but his name already appears in the files thousands of times. DOJ is hiding nothing,” Blanche added, referring to the billionaire retail tycoon.
A lawyer for Wexner previously told The New York Times that he was not a target of a federal investigation or viewed as a co-conspirator.
The Hill is attempting to reach out to some of the others named in the documents.
Despite Blanche’s claims, Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard slammed the DOJ early Tuesday.
A top DOJ official announced the action after Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday decried multiple redactions from the millions of documents released by the administration.....
“We have just unredacted Les Wexner’s name from this document, but his name already appears in the files thousands of times. DOJ is hiding nothing,” Blanche added, referring to the billionaire retail tycoon.
A lawyer for Wexner previously told The New York Times that he was not a target of a federal investigation or viewed as a co-conspirator.
The Hill is attempting to reach out to some of the others named in the documents.
Despite Blanche’s claims, Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard slammed the DOJ early Tuesday.
February 10, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2675255624/
Alleged Epstein co-conspirators named on House floor as lawmaker overrides redactions
This will be fun to watch
Alleged Epstein co-conspirators named on House floor as lawmaker overrides redactions
— Deidre Eversull (@thorsmom.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T16:54:15.924Z
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2675255624/
An animated Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) took to the House floor Tuesday to publicly reveal the names of six “powerful men” alleged to be co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, reading their names as a matter of public record.
“There were six wealthy, powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason!” said Khanna, who alongside Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had filed the bill that ultimately forced the DOJ to release its files on Epstein. “When Congressman Massie and I pointed this out to the DOJ, they acknowledged their mistake, and now they have revealed the identity of these six powerful men.”
Both Khanna and Massie alleged on Monday that the DOJ was actively protecting the identities of the aforementioned six men, who were identified in a DOJ document as potential co-conspirators of Epstein’s. Their pressure on the DOJ, Khanna said, ultimately forced the agency to un-redact the alleged co-conspirators’ identities, prompting even more questions from the California lawmaker.
“My question is, why did it take Thomas and Massie and I going to the Justice Department to get these six men's identities to become public?” Khanna said. “And if we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files!”
The names are included in the video below.
https://x.com/ReporterWillis/status/2021257225864400944
“There were six wealthy, powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason!” said Khanna, who alongside Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had filed the bill that ultimately forced the DOJ to release its files on Epstein. “When Congressman Massie and I pointed this out to the DOJ, they acknowledged their mistake, and now they have revealed the identity of these six powerful men.”
Both Khanna and Massie alleged on Monday that the DOJ was actively protecting the identities of the aforementioned six men, who were identified in a DOJ document as potential co-conspirators of Epstein’s. Their pressure on the DOJ, Khanna said, ultimately forced the agency to un-redact the alleged co-conspirators’ identities, prompting even more questions from the California lawmaker.
“My question is, why did it take Thomas and Massie and I going to the Justice Department to get these six men's identities to become public?” Khanna said. “And if we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files!”
The names are included in the video below.
https://x.com/ReporterWillis/status/2021257225864400944
February 10, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/gene-wu
MAGA attorney general candidate vows to strip Houston lawmaker of citizenship
Gene Wu is a good guy. Paxton is an asshole that the GOP assholes running to replace Paxton have decided that they have to be bigger assholes to win the GOP nomination. This attack is really sad
MAGA attorney general candidate vows to strip Houston lawmaker of citizenship
— HanaChronicler 🇨🇦 (@hanachronicler.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T22:15:32.179Z
www.rawstory.com/gene-wu/
https://www.rawstory.com/gene-wu
A MAGA candidate for Texas attorney general vowed Monday to strip citizenship from Houston-area state Rep. Gene Wu based partly on a circulating viral clip from an old interview being deceptively paraphrased by far-right social media accounts.
"As AG, I want to see @GeneforTexas de-naturalized," wrote Aaron Reitz, who has worked for the Trump Justice Department and under sitting Texas AG Ken Paxton. "On what basis? He likely concealed his anti-American sentiment throughout his citizenship app process—the details of which are conspicuously absent from the public record. Wu is a subversive whose citizenship should be revoked."
Wu, the Democratic caucus leader in the Texas House of Representatives, was born in Guangzhou, China, and immigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He played a key role in the Democratic walkout that briefly stalled GOP efforts to pass an aggressive mid-decade gerrymander that seeks to grant Republicans up to five extra seats.
The subject of Reitz's ire was a brief clip of Wu being circulated by the pro-Trump account End Wokeness. The video, taken from a 2024 interview with Pulitzer laureate journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, captions him as saying, "Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country." Pro-Trump accounts, and even some Texas lawmakers, are sharing the clip as proof Wu is anti-white or even wants a "white genocide."
But as Evan Mintz pointed out in the Houston Chronicle, this is a wildly misleading paraphrase of what Wu actually said.
“I always tell people the day the Latino, African American, Asian and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning,” said Wu. “Because we are the majority in this country now. We have the ability to take over this country and do what is needed for everyone. And to make things fair. But the problem is our communities are divided — they’re completely divided.”
Pressed for comment, Wu explained the "oppressor" he was talking about in the 2024 clip was not white people, but Republicans: “It is undeniable that Republicans have spent the past 50 years beating down communities. It’s not just minority communities. It’s the poor, it's religious minorities, it's women, it's veterans, it's the disabled, it's every community like that that’s oppressed.”
"As AG, I want to see @GeneforTexas de-naturalized," wrote Aaron Reitz, who has worked for the Trump Justice Department and under sitting Texas AG Ken Paxton. "On what basis? He likely concealed his anti-American sentiment throughout his citizenship app process—the details of which are conspicuously absent from the public record. Wu is a subversive whose citizenship should be revoked."
Wu, the Democratic caucus leader in the Texas House of Representatives, was born in Guangzhou, China, and immigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He played a key role in the Democratic walkout that briefly stalled GOP efforts to pass an aggressive mid-decade gerrymander that seeks to grant Republicans up to five extra seats.
The subject of Reitz's ire was a brief clip of Wu being circulated by the pro-Trump account End Wokeness. The video, taken from a 2024 interview with Pulitzer laureate journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, captions him as saying, "Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country." Pro-Trump accounts, and even some Texas lawmakers, are sharing the clip as proof Wu is anti-white or even wants a "white genocide."
But as Evan Mintz pointed out in the Houston Chronicle, this is a wildly misleading paraphrase of what Wu actually said.
“I always tell people the day the Latino, African American, Asian and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning,” said Wu. “Because we are the majority in this country now. We have the ability to take over this country and do what is needed for everyone. And to make things fair. But the problem is our communities are divided — they’re completely divided.”
Pressed for comment, Wu explained the "oppressor" he was talking about in the 2024 clip was not white people, but Republicans: “It is undeniable that Republicans have spent the past 50 years beating down communities. It’s not just minority communities. It’s the poor, it's religious minorities, it's women, it's veterans, it's the disabled, it's every community like that that’s oppressed.”
February 10, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/gene-wu
MAGA attorney general candidate vows to strip Houston lawmaker of citizenship
Gene Wu is a good guy. Paxton is an asshole that the GOP assholes running to replace Paxton have decided that they have to be bigger assholes to win the GOP nomination. This attack is really sad
MAGA attorney general candidate vows to strip Houston lawmaker of citizenship
— HanaChronicler 🇨🇦 (@hanachronicler.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T22:15:32.179Z
www.rawstory.com/gene-wu/
https://www.rawstory.com/gene-wu
A MAGA candidate for Texas attorney general vowed Monday to strip citizenship from Houston-area state Rep. Gene Wu based partly on a circulating viral clip from an old interview being deceptively paraphrased by far-right social media accounts.
"As AG, I want to see @GeneforTexas de-naturalized," wrote Aaron Reitz, who has worked for the Trump Justice Department and under sitting Texas AG Ken Paxton. "On what basis? He likely concealed his anti-American sentiment throughout his citizenship app process—the details of which are conspicuously absent from the public record. Wu is a subversive whose citizenship should be revoked."
Wu, the Democratic caucus leader in the Texas House of Representatives, was born in Guangzhou, China, and immigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He played a key role in the Democratic walkout that briefly stalled GOP efforts to pass an aggressive mid-decade gerrymander that seeks to grant Republicans up to five extra seats.
The subject of Reitz's ire was a brief clip of Wu being circulated by the pro-Trump account End Wokeness. The video, taken from a 2024 interview with Pulitzer laureate journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, captions him as saying, "Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country." Pro-Trump accounts, and even some Texas lawmakers, are sharing the clip as proof Wu is anti-white or even wants a "white genocide."
But as Evan Mintz pointed out in the Houston Chronicle, this is a wildly misleading paraphrase of what Wu actually said.
“I always tell people the day the Latino, African American, Asian and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning,” said Wu. “Because we are the majority in this country now. We have the ability to take over this country and do what is needed for everyone. And to make things fair. But the problem is our communities are divided — they’re completely divided.”
Pressed for comment, Wu explained the "oppressor" he was talking about in the 2024 clip was not white people, but Republicans: “It is undeniable that Republicans have spent the past 50 years beating down communities. It’s not just minority communities. It’s the poor, it's religious minorities, it's women, it's veterans, it's the disabled, it's every community like that that’s oppressed.”
"As AG, I want to see @GeneforTexas de-naturalized," wrote Aaron Reitz, who has worked for the Trump Justice Department and under sitting Texas AG Ken Paxton. "On what basis? He likely concealed his anti-American sentiment throughout his citizenship app process—the details of which are conspicuously absent from the public record. Wu is a subversive whose citizenship should be revoked."
Wu, the Democratic caucus leader in the Texas House of Representatives, was born in Guangzhou, China, and immigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He played a key role in the Democratic walkout that briefly stalled GOP efforts to pass an aggressive mid-decade gerrymander that seeks to grant Republicans up to five extra seats.
The subject of Reitz's ire was a brief clip of Wu being circulated by the pro-Trump account End Wokeness. The video, taken from a 2024 interview with Pulitzer laureate journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, captions him as saying, "Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country." Pro-Trump accounts, and even some Texas lawmakers, are sharing the clip as proof Wu is anti-white or even wants a "white genocide."
But as Evan Mintz pointed out in the Houston Chronicle, this is a wildly misleading paraphrase of what Wu actually said.
“I always tell people the day the Latino, African American, Asian and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning,” said Wu. “Because we are the majority in this country now. We have the ability to take over this country and do what is needed for everyone. And to make things fair. But the problem is our communities are divided — they’re completely divided.”
Pressed for comment, Wu explained the "oppressor" he was talking about in the 2024 clip was not white people, but Republicans: “It is undeniable that Republicans have spent the past 50 years beating down communities. It’s not just minority communities. It’s the poor, it's religious minorities, it's women, it's veterans, it's the disabled, it's every community like that that’s oppressed.”
February 10, 2026
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/olympics-update-trump-wins-gold-in
The Borowitz Report-Olympics Update: Trump Wins Gold in Downhill Presidency
Olympics Update: Trump Wins Gold in Downhill Presidency
— Ray Beckerman (@raybeckerman.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T13:38:06.978Z
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/olympics-update-trump-wins-gold-in
MILAN (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump celebrated at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday after winning the gold medal in the downhill presidency.
Trump beamed as he stood on the winners’ podium, boasting, “Obama never won this.”
Notching a historic win, Trump set a new speed record for driving the world’s strongest economy into a ditch.
Despite his victory, he remained bitter about the Super Bowl halftime show, telling reporters that “Bad Bunny took a job away from an American bunny.”
Trump beamed as he stood on the winners’ podium, boasting, “Obama never won this.”
Notching a historic win, Trump set a new speed record for driving the world’s strongest economy into a ditch.
Despite his victory, he remained bitter about the Super Bowl halftime show, telling reporters that “Bad Bunny took a job away from an American bunny.”
February 10, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/march-for-life-measles-2675234426/
Right-wing pro-life march ends up being measles super spreader: health officials
Anti-vaxers and pro-life assholes are spreading measles and other diseases
Right-wing pro-life march ends up being measles super spreader: health officials
— #TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T18:20:45.000Z
https://www.rawstory.com/march-for-life-measles-2675234426/
Anti-abortion protesters who travelled to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life ended up at a measles super spreader-event, according to health officials.
Thousands of pro-lifers came for the Jan. 23 march and concert at the National Mall and now the D.C. Department of Health has reported multiple cases of the potentially fatal disease reported in the weeks after, The New Republic reported.
"The march is a big event for religious conservatives, this year attracting politicians such as Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Republican Representative Chris Smith," according to The New Republic. "Many on the right oppose vaccination, with some citing religious reasons, making the march a possible hotbed of measles infections."
The U.S. has two ongoing major outbreaks, including one in South Carolina, where the state has the largest outbreak in America since 2000 and another in Texas, which prompted an ICE family detention center last week to go under lockdown.
Health officials have said the March for Life measles outbreak could have spread through different transit areas, such as Ronald Reagan National Airport and Union Station. Of the reported people infected, they also visited Catholic University of America and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
“DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious,” the department said in a press release Sunday. “DC Health is informing people who were at these locations that they may have been exposed.”
Thousands of pro-lifers came for the Jan. 23 march and concert at the National Mall and now the D.C. Department of Health has reported multiple cases of the potentially fatal disease reported in the weeks after, The New Republic reported.
"The march is a big event for religious conservatives, this year attracting politicians such as Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Republican Representative Chris Smith," according to The New Republic. "Many on the right oppose vaccination, with some citing religious reasons, making the march a possible hotbed of measles infections."
The U.S. has two ongoing major outbreaks, including one in South Carolina, where the state has the largest outbreak in America since 2000 and another in Texas, which prompted an ICE family detention center last week to go under lockdown.
Health officials have said the March for Life measles outbreak could have spread through different transit areas, such as Ronald Reagan National Airport and Union Station. Of the reported people infected, they also visited Catholic University of America and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
“DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious,” the department said in a press release Sunday. “DC Health is informing people who were at these locations that they may have been exposed.”
February 10, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675177182/
Trump lawyers agree to unseal evidence presented for Georgia election raid
This case is over five years old. I have trouble believing that there was actual evidence necessary to support this type of search warrant. The affidavit and evidence used to get this search warrant will be released.
Trump lawyers agree to unseal evidence presented for Georgia election raid
— Philly Joe (@joehick58.bsky.social) 2026-02-08T21:55:15.456Z
www.rawstory.com/trump-267517...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675177182/
President Donald Trump's lawyers have agreed to unseal evidence they presented to secure a search warrant used to justify a recent raid at an election office in Georgia, according to a new court order.
Federal Judge J.P. Boulee of the Northern District of Georgia, a Trump appointee, wrote in a court order published on Sunday that Trump's lawyers have agreed to unseal the affidavit used to secure the search warrant for the Fulton County election hub. Boulee ordered the administration to publish the affidavit by the end of the day on February 10.
The order also requires the court to unseal the case docket, giving the public further insight into the Trump administration's evidence.
Politico's Josh Gerstein first reported on the court order.
Last week, Trump's FBI took more than 700 boxes of material related to the 2020 general election from the office. The search warrant states that the Trump administration can turn the material over to third-party vendors for inspection, which has raised concerns that the data could be used to manipulate the results of the upcoming midterm elections.
Trump has consistently claimed that he won the 2020 general election in Georgia, even though he was unable to support that claim in more than 60 court cases challenging the election results. Trump also called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and demanded that he find more than 11,000 votes for Trump to win the state.
Federal Judge J.P. Boulee of the Northern District of Georgia, a Trump appointee, wrote in a court order published on Sunday that Trump's lawyers have agreed to unseal the affidavit used to secure the search warrant for the Fulton County election hub. Boulee ordered the administration to publish the affidavit by the end of the day on February 10.
The order also requires the court to unseal the case docket, giving the public further insight into the Trump administration's evidence.
Politico's Josh Gerstein first reported on the court order.
Last week, Trump's FBI took more than 700 boxes of material related to the 2020 general election from the office. The search warrant states that the Trump administration can turn the material over to third-party vendors for inspection, which has raised concerns that the data could be used to manipulate the results of the upcoming midterm elections.
Trump has consistently claimed that he won the 2020 general election in Georgia, even though he was unable to support that claim in more than 60 court cases challenging the election results. Trump also called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and demanded that he find more than 11,000 votes for Trump to win the state.
February 9, 2026
https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2675108842/
'My God': Fury as Kash Patel accused of 'outrageous cover-up' of killing by ICE agent
kash patel blocked the investigation of the murder of Renee Good
'My God': Fury as Kash Patel accused of 'outrageous cover-up' of killing by ICE agent
— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T22:42:40.348Z
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2...
https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2675108842/
Political observers raged over the weekend after the New York Times reported that FBI Director Kash Patel personally ordered local prosecutors to cease investigating the death of Renee Good because he feared it would contradict President Donald Trump's version of the killing.
The order came from Patel and other senior officials who worried that pursuing a civil rights investigation — by using a warrant obtained on that basis — would contradict Trump’s claim that Good “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer” who fired at her as she drove her vehicle. Several insiders shared the account with the news outlet.
That story stirred up a frenzy among onlookers, including former prosecutor Richard Signorelli who said, "She was intentionally murdered on video! Where the hell are the MN prosecuting authorities in all of this. I'm requesting that Tim Walz formally request that Keith Ellison take over & prosecute the murderer STAT."....
Carla Marinucci, a veteran political writer, added, "Outrageous cover up at the highest levels."
Political commentator Mark Bland additionally said, "Ooh this is bad. A STAND DOWN ORDER on the investigation of Renee Good from FBI DIRECTOR Kash Patel! Documented proof it happened. This Dept of Justice is not working in 'good faith' for the American people. That is their job."
https://x.com/markbland/status/2020211473788641778
The order came from Patel and other senior officials who worried that pursuing a civil rights investigation — by using a warrant obtained on that basis — would contradict Trump’s claim that Good “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer” who fired at her as she drove her vehicle. Several insiders shared the account with the news outlet.
That story stirred up a frenzy among onlookers, including former prosecutor Richard Signorelli who said, "She was intentionally murdered on video! Where the hell are the MN prosecuting authorities in all of this. I'm requesting that Tim Walz formally request that Keith Ellison take over & prosecute the murderer STAT."....
Carla Marinucci, a veteran political writer, added, "Outrageous cover up at the highest levels."
Political commentator Mark Bland additionally said, "Ooh this is bad. A STAND DOWN ORDER on the investigation of Renee Good from FBI DIRECTOR Kash Patel! Documented proof it happened. This Dept of Justice is not working in 'good faith' for the American people. That is their job."
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