Hal Lambert and His Chinese Law Firm Intend to Compel Disclosure of Communications With Journalists
A selection of the terms proposed for discovery
Point Bridge Capital’s Hal Lambert, the Big Pig of Fort Worth, got Judge Mark Pittman to agree to a proposed discovery order. The list of search terms and a framework for addressing them was disclosed by DLA Piper to defendant Charles Johnson this week, and I’ve gotten a look at it.
It seeks to run list of search terms extending to five pages on “all known email addresses, text messages, direct messages on Signal and comparable encrypted messaging platforms, as well as any additional communication platforms referenced in the Court’s May 8, 2025 Order.”
It’s clearly a fishing expedition. This enormous list is intended to be executed on all his devices, along with metadata. On the list are a number of fairly well-known financiers and journalists, including Peter Thiel, who is indexed both under his code name “philosopher” and his real one. All emails with FBI domains are sought, as are communications pertaining to former SA Buma as well as his supervisor Sussana Iljazi.
Steve Oskoui is on there by email, Marc Andreessen, Joe Lonsdale, Igor Kurganov (Elon Musk’s Russian poker player buddy), Robert Marling and Ronald Lauder.
On the journalism side, we’ve got Rob Copeland and Keach Hagey at the Wall Street Journal, Kashmir Hill and Kirsten Grind of the New York Times. Johnson says he has no relationship with a number of these journalists.
Your humble correspondent is also on there, both by name and email, along with this Substack’s title. The keyword “tits” is also on there, so while I cannot disclose myself whether we have had any electronic discussions regarding breasts, if we ever did, in theory, they would be in danger of disclosure here. You can’t even talk about titties with your bros in a private setting, in a general sense of course, without a Chinese law firm coming along to sweep it up. What is the world coming to?
Since Elon nuked his X account completely, what will happen there?
Also, I thought Thiel's codename was 'The Reptile'?
This aggression against bro titty bantz must not stand.