Matt Friedman
@MattFriedmanNJ
Author of NJ Playbook. https://www.politico.com/newjerseyplaybook
All the stories are here. miamiherald.com/news/local/art…
Have updated this story with a take from another attendee at the meeting who characterized Alina Habba's comments differently. newjerseyglobe.com/national/habba…
Breaking: U.S. Attorney Alina Habba told her staff that she will depart the office next week after failing to secure enough votes for the state's seventeen U.S. District Court Judges to remain beyond her initial 120-day term. newjerseyglobe.com/national/habba…
Breaking: U.S. Attorney Alina Habba told her staff that she will depart the office next week after failing to secure enough votes for the state's seventeen U.S. District Court Judges to remain beyond her initial 120-day term. newjerseyglobe.com/national/habba…
Notably, what Trump’s order to Bondi suggests is that until today, the attorney general was NOT authorized (or did not intend) to ask the court to consider releasing Epstein grand jury material, a process that could have been in motion a long time ago.
“The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the…
Reporting this story involved an astonishing interaction with DHS officials. I sent them ICE statistics, which showed an improbably small number of detainees (96) at Delaney Hall. They mocked the numbers – which, again, came from them! – and then refused to answer my follow-ups.
Scoop: The U.S. District Court Judges from New Jersey have scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss the appointment of a U.S. Attorney, with two candidates emerging as possible replacements for Alina Habba. newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/fede…
GWAR’s Blothar has filmed a PSA encouraging fans to take a stand against proposed funding cuts to PBS and NPR: “Rise up people! In the name of Fred Rogers, in the name of Big Bird, and the drunken Lady Elaine Fairchild” → cons.lv/NWrqqf
In their own words: Trump, Patel, Bongino and Bondi on the Epstein scandal apnews.com/article/trump-…
Patty Hartman, former Philly newswoman, is fired by Pam Bondi for writing press releases about Jan. 6 rioters inquirer.com/politics/patty…
I've never had as much fun writing a paragraph politico.com/states/new-jer…
Fun ‘Inside Edge’ this morning. Ronnie Arnau has some controversy now, but one time he got an unhappy ending at Living Fresh Men's Spa. Anthony Cappola had an “Outrageous!” Book… nypost.com/2018/11/19/man…
Of course Bill Gates would want to flood North Jersey, home of Big Pharma.
We’re in a War.