Ideas in this thread are from Harvard history Prof. Steven Levitsky and Columbia Law Prof. David Pozen. On Mar. 26 Prof. Levitsky gave this lecture answering the question: Is American democracy in trouble? Spoiler: Yes—but there are ways to get through this. Scholarship has established that the older and richer the democracy, the more resilient …
💠I am in favor of opening impeachment hearings. 💠I believe Nancy Pelosi is handling matters correctly. Here is how both of the above can be true at the same time. Let’s begin with Pelosi’s own words as she speaks to Kimmel. Forget the headlines. They often pull phrases out of context to get clicks. Ignore …
Pelosi, Impeachment, and why the Nixon analogies probably don’t work. Read More »
Paul asks the common sense question: “C’mon. Trump knew a crime was happening and did nothing. That has to be criminal, right?” Not necessarily. Besides, Mueller went for something much bigger. Take out your notebooks. It’s time for Twitter Law 101. If you are nothing more than a passive witness, there is generally no duty …
Mueller repeated and stressed the main points from the report. The very fact that some on the far right wing were stunned and said it was the first time they heard that Trump hadn’t been exonerated demonstrates the power of false media narratives. I find it helpful to start with my own summary. So here …
Summary [and analysis] of Mueller’s May 29, 2019 speech Read More »
The events Wednesday and Thursday—beginning with Trump storming out of a meeting, and culminating with Trump tweeting a doctored video of Pelosi—went beyond the usual level of bizarre. But don’t be fooled. There’s a method underlying what appears to be Trump-GOP madness. Let’s start with Pelosi’s description of the events. The Democrats went to the …
Yesterday, Judge Amit Hehta issued a decision in the Trump-Mazar subpoena case. (The one in which the House is trying to get Trump’s accounting records from the Mazar accounting firm.) You can read the ruling here. The legal quarrel was over whether Congress has authority to request Trump’s personal accounting records. Team Trump argued the …
I thought about this question: At first, it seemed the answer would be easy: List facts. Then, after Romney’s piece of absurdity, I realized the answer is a bit more complicated. It’s obvious from Romney’s comments (addressed here) that using facts to back up arguments won’t work with true MAGA people—meaning the 33% of the …
After Sen. Graham advised Trump, Jr. to take the 5th because of criminal liability, Curious1 wondered if there’s a way to stop all of the obstruction: Sorry, no. We’re in for quite a bit more Trump-GOP lawbreaking, I’m afraid. Trump’s supporters know he is a law breaker. Many voted for him BECAUSE he is a …
An astonishing thing happened on Saturday. US Rep. Justin Amash, R-Michigan, read the redacted Mueller Report and concluded from the evidence that President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses, and broke ranks with his party. In a concise tweet, Amash — a tea party Republican — announced to the world: “President Trump has engaged in impeachable …
Trump declared that his administration will fight every House Democrat subpoena. The first showdown came yesterday in the courtroom of D.C. federal judge Amit Mehta. The subpoena was for 8 years of Trump’s financial records from the Mazars accounting firm. Trump sued Mazars to stop them from complying with the subpoena. Judge Amit Mehta expedited …
