I offered an Over the Cliff Notes to the House Manager’s brief here. I’ve been waiting for the Trump legal team to respond. They filed one brief, in response to the Articles of Impeachment. It’s here. It appears that that brief may be the only pre-trial brief they file, so I’ll do a close reading. …
My website and blog were down for about 24 hours, and my email function wasn’t working for about a week–but my web host assures me that the problem is fixed. The House Manager’s Impeachment Pre-Trial Brief is here. It’s 77 pages. I’d give it an A+. (The link doesn’t seem to work on Safari). Right …
Dear Readers: I wrote this a few days ago, but my email notifications wasn’t working properly. Apologies. 💠 Interesting question: Time to get philosophical. The place to start, I think is how political psychologists define conservatism. True conservatives, according to NYU Professor Jonathan Haidt, conservatives form a kind of yin-yang balance with liberals: Liberals embrace …
The New York Times reports that we can expect a wave of pardons from Trump tomorrow, the last day of his presidency. Not surprisingly, pardons are on everyone’s mind. Here is the best answer I know: No, the pardons can’t be overturned Corrupt pardons can be prosecuted as a separate crime Trump can’t pardon himself, …
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After this poll was released, this question came to me on Twitter: I see two possibilities ahead for the Republican Party. #1: The party hardens as a right-wing white nationalist party and shrinks in size. #2: Moderate conservatives retake the party. The second option creates what political scientists call the “conservative dilemma.” The conservative dilemma, …
Trump now has more impeachments than any other president. Way more than Obama. He has the greatest and most tremendous impeachments. He is the impeachment winner. Okay, I’ll get serious. What’s next is a trial. You may have heard that McConnell says no trial until after January 20. Here’s my thoughts about that. If McConnell …
Here we go. Over the Cliff Notes (name suggested last year by a clever follower on Twitter.) The charge: Incitement of Insurrection. Spoiler: This is a slam-dunk in the impeach-and-convict department, and will create a moment of truth for the GOP. What I mean by “slam dunk” and “moment of truth” is that when the …
I believe that the storming of the Capitol will go down in history as the most shocking crime against the nation because it was instigated by the sitting United States President and his propaganda network. So naturally, members of the propaganda network want to move on: People like Kellyanne Conway, Senator Hawley, and Senator Cruz …
People who have been reading my blog for a while know that I’ve been very resistant to using criminal law in the political arena. I’ve often argued that punishment doesn’t gain the desired results and that political problems can’t be solved through the criminal justice system. But Wednesday crossed a line, particularly given the new …
Most questions I’ve received through my email have been about criminal consequences for Trump. I promise to get to that. Meanwhile, Articles of Impeachment are circulating. So much for getting any work done today. Articles of Impeachment A copy is here. Highlights: Trump “willfully made statements that encouraged—and foreseeably resulted in—imminent lawless action at the …
