Crash Course: DOJ moving quickly in “secret court proceedings” in Trump Jan. 6 probe

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(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) “This is the ballgame”: DOJ moving quickly in “secret court proceedings” in Trump Jan. 6 probe Investigators are ramping up efforts to penetrate the "privilege firewall" former President Donald Trump has used to avoid scrutiny of his Jan. 6 discussions in "secret court proceedings" in D.C., according to [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzEwLzI1L3BvbGl0aWNzL3RydW1wLWZpcmV3YWxsLWp1c3RpY2UtZGVwYXJ0bWVudC1jaXBvbGxvbmUtcGhpbGJpbi1zZWNyZXQtZ3JhbmQtanVyeS9pbmRleC5odG1sVwNzcGNCCmNPxmRaYy3jA4VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). The Justice Department last week asked a federal judge to force Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone and deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin to testify despite Trump's efforts to block them from answering questions before a grand jury. Trump has cited executive and attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosures and delay criminal investigations but the DOJ has already been successful in breaking through the privilege firewall, according to the report. 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Walker vehemently denied the 2009 allegation, same as he is doing now, saying that he had no idea who the woman was, but it was later revealed that she was mother to one of his children. 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(Courtesy Of Netflix) Jeffrey Dahmer's disturbing newfound popularity, from offensive Halloween costumes to themed pizzas A middle-schooler with excellent musical tastes recently related that Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" had been ruined for him. He couldn't listen to it anymore. Why? The song is being used incessantly on TikTok for videos about convicted killer [Jeffrey Dahmer.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjkvZGFobWVyLW1vbnN0ZXItcnlhbi1tdXJwaHktZXBpc29kZS02LXNpbGVuY2VkL1cDc3BjQgpjT8ZkWmMt4wOFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Dahmer is the latest crime figure to be given the [Ryan Murphy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjAvYW1lcmljYW4taG9ycm9yLXN0b3J5LW55Yy1zZWFzb24tMTEtZXBpc29kZS0xLTItZngvVwNzcGNCCmNPxmRaYy3jA4VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) treatment in ["Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMzAvcnlhbi1tdXJwaHktbW9uc3Rlci1qZWZmcmV5LWRhaG1lci1zdG9yeS1wcm9ibGVtL1cDc3BjQgpjT8ZkWmMt4wOFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" a splashy dramatized series on Netflix that soared to the top of the viewership ratings, despite vocal criticism of the series' very existence. People still watched it. And now its popularity is having an impact. Dahmer is back in the consciousness of a nation, introduced to a younger generation in a glamorous way that goes against the wishes of his family and victims' loved ones. And it's a similar treatment usually given to celebrities. [Read the rest from Alison Stine.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjYvamVmZnJleS1kYWhtZXItY2VsZWJyaXR5LWhhbGxvd2Vlbi10aWt0b2stcGl6emEvVwNzcGNCCmNPxmRaYy3jA4VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Melissa Villaseñor Exited ‘SNL’ Due to Panic Attacks and Mental Health Concerns," [IndieWire](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0SlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kaWV3aXJlLmNvbS8yMDIyLzEwL3NubC1tZWxpc3NhLXZpbGxhc2Vub3ItbGVmdC1tZW50YWwtaGVhbHRoLWNvbmNlcm5zLTEyMzQ3NzYyMDMvP2ZiY2xpZD1Jd0FSMjV1VFRQcEZndlZzekNxOFVLdnN0VnVkRHJxNUZUZTZOOV9ESjhaLW1kX2hSVmVHekpVRC1icXJnVwNzcGNCCmNPxmRaYy3jA4VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "The Young Woman Behind a Last Mystery of the Green River Killer," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNi91cy9ncmVlbi1yaXZlci1raWxsZXItbXlzdGVyeS5odG1sP3NtaWQ9dHctbnl0aW1lcyZzbXR5cD1jdXJXA3NwY0IKY0_GZFpjLeMDhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20M," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmJjLW91dC9vdXQtbmV3cy90cmFuc2dlbmRlci1idXNpbmVzc3dvbWFuLWJ1eXMtbWlzcy11bml2ZXJzZS1wYWdlYW50LTIwbS1yY25hNTQxMzhXA3NwY0IKY0_GZFpjLeMDhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "3 men convicted of all counts in Whitmer kidnapping plot," [Detroit Free Press](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZXAuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvbG9jYWwvbWljaGlnYW4vMjAyMi8xMC8yNi93aGl0bWVyLWtpZG5hcHBpbmctcGxvdC12ZXJkaWN0LW1vcnJpc29uLW11c2ljby1iZWxsYXItZ3VpbHR5LzY5NTkyOTczMDA3L1cDc3BjQgpjT8ZkWmMt4wOFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) (Nathan Howard/Getty Images) Proud Boys protests over drag performers are turning violent — and now they're targeting kids It was just a matter of time before the anti-LGBTQ protests got violent. For months now, egged on by Republican leaders like Gov. [Ron "Don't Say Gay" DeSantis of Florida](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDgvZmxvcmlkYS1yZXZpdmUtcXVlZXJzLXJlY3J1aXQtbXl0aC13aXRoLXBhc3NhZ2Utb2YtZG9udC1zYXktZ2F5LWJpbGwvVwNzcGNCCmNPxmRaYy3jA4VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), far-right groups have been mounting increasingly aggressive anti-queer protests under the guise of "protecting" children. By framing any expression of LGBTQ identity that occurs around kids as "sexualizing" children, groups like the Proud Boys have [spent months targeting family-friendly Pride events](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDkvZXhjbHVzaXZlLXNlbGYtZGVzY3JpYmVkLWNocmlzdGlhbi1mYXNjaXN0LW1vdmVtZW50LWlzLXRyeWluZy10by1zYWJvdGFnZS1sZ2J0cS1wcmlkZS1tb250aC9XA3NwY0IKY0_GZFpjLeMDhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and [child-oriented events where drag performers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvZHJhZy1xdWVlbnMtcnVwYXVscy1kcmFnLXJhY2UtcGFyZW50aW5nL1cDc3BjQgpjT8ZkWmMt4wOFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) read to kids from storybooks. Even though [these events are deliberately sanitized](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmJjLW91dC9vdXQtbmV3cy9wcm90ZXN0ZXJzLWRpc3J1cHQtZHJhZy1xdWVlbi1zdG9yeS1ob3VyLWV2ZW50LWNhbGlmb3JuaWEtYm9va3N0b3JlLXJjbmE0NTkxM1cDc3BjQgpjT8ZkWmMt4wOFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and intended only to amuse children and adults by playing dress-up, lurid claims of "grooming" and pedophilia are being leveraged to send protesters into a frenzy. In some places, [protesters are showing up with guns,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlPOnGP0RaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3VzLW5ld3MvMjAyMi9hdWcvMzAvdGV4YXMtZHJhZy1icnVuY2gtYXJtZWQtcHJvdGVzdGVycy1yb2Fub2tlVwNzcGNCCmNPxmRaYy3jA4VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) threatening violence around the children they claim to be "protecting." 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