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Powell Pleads Guilty in GA
Via the NYT: Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Trump Case. Ms. Powell, 68, who appeared in a downtown Atlanta courtroom, was sentenced to six years of probation for conspiracy to commit...
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Former Trump Attorney Chesebro Pleads Guilty & Is Cooperating
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, the two Trump associates who opted for early trials in the Fulton County RICO case related to attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 Presidental vote have both...
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Hunter Biden Indicted for Tax Fraud
The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden, the president’s son, charged him on nine counts related to his failure to pay federal taxes on millions of dollars of income. A federal grand jury in...
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Supreme Court to Hear Trump Immunity Case
AP (“Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted“): Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on...
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Why Trump Will Almost Certainly Stay On The Colorado Primary Ballot
[Update – Below, long-time commenter SKI, who, unlike me, is a lawyer, takes me to task for a number of issues within this post. On the plus side, he agrees with my conclusion. On the minus side, he...
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Texas Passes New Immigration Law
Via the Texas Tribune: Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime. Senate Bill 3 earmarks $1.54 billion in state money to continue construction of barriers along the...
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Headline juxtaposition of the day
That’s a pair of headlines, huh? This is the cover of today’s Daily Sun from the Sarasota region of Florida. Whether or not it’s a juxtaposition by design (I think it is), I think it captures the...
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‘Passive’ Capitol Rioters Still Criminals
POLITICO (“Court says even passive members of Jan. 6 mob can be convicted of disorderly conduct“): A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Jan. 6 defendants can be found culpable of “disorderly” or...
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Podcast Recommendation Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Hearing On Presidential Immunity...
Tomorrow, the DC Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the appeal of Judge Chutkin’s decision that Presidential Immunity does not apply to former President Trump’s actions around the 2020...
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Trump Attorney: If Not Impeached And Convicted, President Has Power To...
The DC Circuit hearing about whether or not Presidential Immunity applies to former President Trump is underway, and it’s already produced a potent moment. Oral arguments began with the three-judge...
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Fulton County RICO Case Against Trump Facing Major Procedural Challenges
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution of Donald Trump has taken an unexpected turn. On Monday, January 8th, Ashleigh Merchant, the defense attorney for former Trump campaign...
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More On The Potential Disqualification Of Fani Willis
Yesterday, I wrote about potential procedural problems facing the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office’s RICO prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his codefendants. The tl;dr version...
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Israeli Forces Storm Hospital Dressed as Civilians
AP (“Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants“): Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in...
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Decision In Fani Willis Conflict Of Interest Hearing
This morning, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee issued his ruling as to whether or not (1) Fulton County DA violated the law in entering into a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she...
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“Hostages”
Let’s revisit and focus on a specific piece of Trump’s rhetoric that James Joyner noted yesterday, specifically this: describing those who have been tried and convicted of their actions on January...
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