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Matthew Whitaker’s appoint: Is it legal? A group of scholars say yes.

November 27, 2018 October 11, 2020

[View here as a Twitter thread] Maryland initiated a legal challenge when it asked a court to find that Whitaker’s appointment is illegal. The doc is here: http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/ECF_6.pdf … Maryland asked the court to stop Whitaker from assuming authority of the DOJ, or to find that Rosenstein is by law acting Attorney General (AG) A …

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What’s up with Manafort?

November 26, 2018 October 12, 2020

[View here as a Twitter thread] My guess: He’s not reckless, and he isn’t stupid enough to think a pardon will save him. So why can’t he tell the truth? I think it’s helpful to remember a few things about the nature of the criminal enterprise. Trump and Manafort are not the top of …

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Trump (and his administration) willfully violate international and domestic laws

November 25, 2018 April 14, 2019

[View here as a Twitter thread] The law: If asylum seekers arrive at the border without documents, they can do one of two things: They can (1) present themselves for admission at a port of entry, and claim asylum or “fear of persecution”, or (2) they can enter illegally and present themselves to an …

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What was Lawfare talking about in their “collusion” post?

November 24, 2018 October 12, 2020

[View here as a Twitter thread] Mags has a question: “Teri, when you get a minute can you interpret this for the non-lawyers? https://sidebarsblog.com/collusion-crime-mueller-judge-decision/ ” Let’s call this Twitter Criminal Defense 101. First some background: A law cannot be enforced if it is “unconstitutionally vague.” Unonstitutionally vague means the law fails to provides fair notice …

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Liberal democracy

November 21, 2018 December 21, 2018

[View here as a Twitter thread] Richard asks why I use the phrase “liberal democracy” @BurtonPhilipis right: I use it because I think both “liberal” and “liberal democracy” should be reclaimed and restored to their original (classical) meanings. Here’s a good definition of “liberal democracy” Notice that “liberal democracy” is a form of representative …

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Were actual crimes committed, and will the perpetrators be brought to justice?

November 19, 2018 December 21, 2018

[View here as a Twitter thread] Yes, real crimes were committed. Many of them carry long prison sentences. I started compiling a list of possible crimes committed by Trump and his circle. It’s here https://russia-investigation-summary.com/crimes/ Which brings us to the question: Will the perpetrators be brought to justice? Answer: Maybe. You see, there are a few …

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Absurd Right Wing Lies

November 17, 2018 December 21, 2018

[View here as a Twitter thread] WaPo reports that Dobbs “casually” invents an outrageous lie. Remember: Many of Fox’s hardcore viewers / MAGA types know that Dobb’s statement isn’t true. But they embrace the lie because it gets to what Sarah Sanders calls a deeper or “important” truth. The lie about the “millions of illegal …

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Consider the more likely possibility: Trump is lying

November 15, 2018 December 21, 2018

[View here as a Twitter thread] Trump tweeted that “the inner workings of the Mueller investigation is a total mess. . . they found no collusion,” etc. People are assuming that Whitaker, or someone else, is feeding information to Trump. This assumes that Trump has a basis for what he’s saying and isn’t inventing …

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MaxBoot’s heartfelt mea culpa

November 14, 2018 July 25, 2019

[View here as a Twitter Thread] I think the way to understand Boot’s journey & the answers he’s still searching for is through the prism of NYU prof. @JonHaidtwork on the psychology of conservatives v. liberals. So first, a digression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SOQduoLgRw&feature=youtu.be … Here’s what Haidt has to say: Across cultures we find 5 “foundations of morality.” …

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Putin and Trump

November 12, 2018 October 12, 2020

[View here as a Twitter thread] What’s up with all the Trump-GOP-Russia love? Spoiler: I suggest the GOP isn’t playing footsies with Russia because they’re compromised. They WANT the alliance. Among other things, they see Russia as the savior of the white race. http://time.com/5451539/putin-trump-thumbs-up-paris-wwi-commemoration/ Richard Spencer, a leading American white supremacist, called Russia the “sole white …

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