[View here as a Twitter thread] 1/ What’s up with all Trump’s lawbreaking? Spoiler: When you understand how the Trump family became wealthy, the meaning of MAGA becomes clear. I’ll explain. Sources in links and these (well researched books): 2/ Friedrich, DJT’s grandfather, left Germany in 1885. He came to the US in search …
[View here as a Twitter thread] The following witnesses are cooperating: Michael Flynn, Michael Cohen, George Nader, Rick Gates, Richard Pinedo. Plus those other unnamed witnesses in the Flynn memo. (links in the last tweet) And I’m probably forgetting some. That list of cooperating witnesses should be enough to spill the entire story. Michael …
[View here as a Twitter thread] The memo and addendum are here: What we know: Flynn was cooperating with at least two investigations—at least one of which was a criminal investigation—outside the Special Counsel’s office. This means the Mueller probe is fairly safe. Why? Because the evidence is spread around to various offices. The …
Preliminary comments: My law practice was limited to representing indigents on appeal from adverse rulings. IOW, my clients lost at trial, wanted to appeal, but couldn’t afford to pay. I was appointed by the court. And I wrote this book: I’ve long been an advocate for criminal justice reform. That’s why I had such strong …
[View here as a Twitter thread] I finally started reading Cohen’s sentencing memo. https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5360474/Gov-Uscourts-Nysd-505539-8-0.pdf …Someone made a comment on one of my threads. I can’t find it now: The person commenting suggested that when Cohen said he’d take a bullet for Trump, he was anticipating this moment. Notably, in his memo, Cohen explains that his …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about negotiating with Russia on behalf of Individual 1 & family for the Moscow Project all through the election. The doc is here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/document-michael-cohen-plea-documents-mueller-probe …1 – 6 detail the lies. The doc gets good at #7: The truth. Assumptions I’m making: Individual …
[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 …
Matthew Whitaker’s appoint: Is it legal? A group of scholars say yes. Read More »
[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 …
[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 …
Trump (and his administration) willfully violate international and domestic laws Read More »
[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 …
What was Lawfare talking about in their “collusion” post? Read More »
