Andrew Bakai
Appearances
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
I totally get that. I think it's an initial knee-jerk reaction. The truth is it was almost immediate after they got notice of this. There's not going to be corroborating evidence, like I presented, that they're going to be able to present to back up these. What I did is I tried to prove the negatives along the way, and I compartmentalized the investigation. So as part of this, I...
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
Definitely was careful to not say anything that wasn't true or include anything that I couldn't back up with secondary sources. And so I think if we can get the right people in here for transparency, I would absolutely love it if I was wrong about this. It's just we need other people. We need real forensic analysis. And that's what we were trying to do with the cert.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
Sure, absolutely. So what we're looking at there in the picture is the outgoing data from our internal network. There's also a correlating spike in the outgoing data from the database that houses our internal case data. So things like proprietary company secrets, union organizer names, private affidavits of unfair labor practice complainants.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
These are things that traditionally would be kept in a judicial system behind lock and key and not anything to do with efficiency for sure.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
No, you're absolutely correct. They're considered indicators of compromise. And the people that I work with are very meticulous. They're borderline OCD. And these aren't mistakes that I've ever seen them make before. So for all these controls to be off, you know, in the small amount of time, it doesn't speak to being accidental.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
So there are some caveats, but to the effect, yes, it was the same geolocation multiple times. And it's just one of the small factors that adds up to the bigger picture. You know, you have one of these, you see, you consider it maybe a fluke, but you have 40 or 50 of these indicators and the bigger picture becomes clear.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
Where I hadn't lived for too long either. I've only been there two months. The only place that I've actually updated that address is in the OPM database for my payroll with the government. That's really, I haven't even updated my bank card yet.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
I agree. It's really to the point of where I feel like there's a culture of fear in the government right now that we're trying to combat. And by coming forward and standing up, even with this happening, I feel like fear and apathy are the death of democracy. And we can kind of fight that if somebody is able to just show that they can do this and it's OK.
The Rachel Maddow Show
'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case
I have plenty of other friends at other agencies that are terrified right now to come forward with what they have. And my hope is that they see this and they're able to do that now.