August 2023

If you’re having trouble keeping track of the details in all the criminal prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, you are not alone. Now that we are in the stage of pre-trial motions, we may need scorecards or bingo cards. Fortunately, criminal procedure is utterly fascinating. 🤓 First, a quick review of this week’s happenings in […]

🎶 The devil went down to Georgia he was looking for some votes to steal. He was in a bind cause he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal.🎶 Put on your nerd glasses for this one. We’re diving into the legal documents. (I asked my readers once what I should

(I posted portions of this on Tuesday, August 9) In 2021 and 2022, I worried that the “Indict Trump Now” people had an unrealistic sense of what a criminal trial is actually like. For example, this person told me: So about a year ago, I wrote this: The “indict him right now!” chants are premised

For this weekend’s blog post, I’ll answer questions about Trump’s third indictment. If you want to start with a summary and analysis of the indictment, see this post. Question #1:  Major outlets are reporting that the allegations against Trump require proof of Trump’s state of mind, specifically, that he knew he lost the election, but

As you’ve no doubt heard, Trump was indicted Tuesday for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election and remain in power. This is the Big One. The indictment is here. (A word about the title: I asked my readers once what I should call my detailed notes about legal documents and my favorite