I. Keep Your Eye on Trump’s Lawyers A chaotic meeting on December 18, 2020 On December 18, 2020, Sydney Powell, Michael Flynn, Patrick Byrne, and Rudy Giuliani came to the White House with unhinged ideas about how Trump should declare martial law, seize voting machines, and name Powell special counsel to investigate the already debunked …
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1. As Trump’s Lawbreaking Becomes More Apparent, His Hold on Republican Voters Grows Stronger Three things have been happening at once: Trump’s legal peril is increasing. Trump is making things worse for his cases through his public statements. Trump is solidifying his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. This week, the recording of …
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The Washington Post “bombshell” article You can read The Washington Post article free through my subscription by clicking here. The sources for the piece are DOJ insiders who disagree with Garland’s approach. The article, therefore, is slanted in favor of their view. What we learn is this: There are DOJ insiders who disagree with Merrick Garland’s approach, and FBI …
Part I: Trump’s Second Indictment (Over the Cliff Notes) is here. Part II: Trump has been indicted on federal criminal charges and his case was assigned to Aileen Cannon. Now what? is here. Welcome to Part III. * * * After Trump’s arraignment, he gave a speech in which he said, “Under the Presidential Records …
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No surprise, this weekend, Trump vowed to stay in the race, even if convicted. “I’ll never leave,” he told Politico. I have said that Trump’s political needs are at odds with his needs as a criminal defendant: Trump can either behave like a normal defendant or he can try to be a right-wing hero and …
As I’m sure everyone knows by now, Trump and his valet Walt Nauta have been indicted. If you are keeping score, this is Trump’s second indictment and his first federal indictment. We are expecting indictments from Georgia later this summer, and the J6 investigation at some point but nobody knows when. You can read this …
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“Where’s my Roy Cohn?” Trump reportedly asked in early 2018. Among other things, Roy Cohn was a mob lawyer. This is from NPR: Cohn was a legendary and controversial attorney who pushed legal tactics to the limits for a dazzling array of clients — from senators to mobsters and high rollers in sports and entertainment. …
The Rise of American Right-Wing Extremism From Timothy McVeigh to Stewart Rhodes “I am a political prisoner,” said Oath Keeper and January 6 insurrectionist Stewart Rhodes during his sentencing hearing, “and like President Trump, my only crime is opposing those who are destroying our country.” Rhodes vowed to continue to “expose the criminality of the regime” …
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Homegrown by Jeffrey Toobin, opens by comparing the January 6 attack on the Capitol to McVeigh’s attack on Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. (Notice the small “No Trespassing” sign on the book’s cover. Perfect.) As recounted in Homegrown, McVeigh was calm when his lawyer visited him in prison. He was certain that the attack …
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Trump scored a major loss when a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered him to pay $5 million to E. Jean Carroll for damages. He then filed a notice of appeal. Naturally, people want to know what this means and what to expect. (And no, the double meaning of “he’s …
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