Marcy ‘emptywheel’ Wheeler is too geeky for me these days, but the depth of her knowledge and precision of her analyses is boggling. For Le Carré fans, she’s like Connie from the Karla trilogy in her heyday. This blog item is shorter than most, and I think she nailed it: the timing and method of Bolton’s leak are dazzling. It’s not clear what he’s up to or why, beyond ensuring that Trump and Barr can’t come after him. But whatever he’s up to, Wheeler points out: “Bolton has notes. And ‘close associates” of his have drafts of the manuscript.”