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The Big Lie as a Criminal Defense

This week, Trump told a Newsmax host that he recently hosted defendants being prosecuted for attacking the Capitol on January 6. He also said he’s “financially supporting ” some of them. “It’s a disgrace what they’ve done to them,” Trump said. He also said he will look “very favorably” about giving “full pardons” to individuals convicted of …

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The Special Master Case (beginnings)

Trump’s stealing, mishandling, and concealing of United States defense secrets is on the Republican Party for refusing to remove Donald Trump from office when it was clear he was not fit to be president. They had the chance to remove him (twice) but instead shielded him. This is on them. New Information about the Search …

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Timeline: Trump’s Stolen Documents Case (the Espionage Act and Obstruction)

Timeline [My commentary in red] Overview: The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the unlawful concealment or removal of government records. We know from the Search Warrant that the following crimes are being investigated: 18 USC 2071 — Concealment, removal …

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Reflectors, Attackers, and Poppers

First, some housekeeping: I started an informational page for the criminal investigation into the stolen documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. It’s here. I’ll be updating it soon. I. Reflectors (I assume that readers are familiar with my DOJ January 6 FAQs, which I first wrote in March to address the barrage of panicked questions I was …

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Stolen Documents (the Espionage Act) and Obstruction: Trump Once More Takes Center Stage

Last weekend I had an entirely different topic planned for this week. Then, we had perhaps the weirdest week in American presidential history. Let’s start with a chronology. Trump, through a series of bizarre actions, makes public that he is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act August 8, Monday: The FBI, pursuant to a warrant, …

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Trump’s legal team warned him of a possible indictment, and more

Contents: Pat Cipollone and Pat Philbin have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury Trump’s legal defense team has warned him that indictments are possible Hail Mary Lawyering Team Trump seems to be testing possible messaging “Is wise (or polarizing, or whatever) to indict a former president?” is an irrelevant question. Dog Content * * …

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The Garland Narrative is Shifting

This week, at least some of the media narrative about Garland went from “Garland is doing nothing because he’s too timid,” to “Garland is doing it all wrong,” to “maybe Garland knows what he’s doing.” (I assume readers are familiar with my DOJ Investigation FAQs.) June 2022 (and earlier): Commentary about Garland often gave fuel …

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The Limits of Deterrence

There is a school of thought out there that believes Republicans are cool with lawbreaking and insurrections because there are not enough consequences: If you ask a Republican why they are cool with insurrectionists and law breakers, they will tell you that Democrats do it, too. They look at the insurrection and say, ‘But what …

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