‘No precedent’: Texas Attorney General shuts down MAGA host on revoking Biden’s pardons
2 weeks ago

‘No precedent’: Texas Attorney General shuts down MAGA host on revoking Biden’s pardons

Raw Story  

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a staunch conservative, pushed back after Newsmax host Chris Salcedo argued that President Joe Biden's pardons and commutations should be revoked because he wasn't "of sound mind." "Sir, Joe Biden is commuting sentences for inmates on death row," Salcedo told Paxton in a Christmas Eve interview. "Some have suggested that since Robert Hur determined that Joe Biden wasn't of sound mind to stand trial for the crimes he committed, you know, stealing classified information from this country for over four decades, that a challenge to these pardons could be made based on Joe Biden not being of sound mind." "There's no precedent," the Texas attorney general said.

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'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
1 month ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years. The states accused the administration of bypassing Congress …

Trump attorneys say presidents can’t be prosecuted for selling pardons or ordering murders
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump attorneys say presidents can’t be prosecuted for selling pardons or ordering murders

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump’s lawyer told a three-judge panel of …

Joe Biden grants clemency to 78 people – but no federal death row inmates
2 years, 8 months ago

Joe Biden grants clemency to 78 people – but no federal death row inmates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 78 people as …

Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Biden
3 years, 9 months ago

Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — These are busy days for Republican state attorneys general, filing repeated lawsuits that claim President Joe Biden and his administration are overstepping their authority on immigration, climate change, the environment and taxes. “This is something the Republicans have taken from the Democratic playbook, just as the Democrats had taken a lot of things from the Republican playbook during …

Texas takes on Biden but Republicans keep distance from AG
3 years, 11 months ago

Texas takes on Biden but Republicans keep distance from AG

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — As President Joe Biden’s agenda is dealt an early blow in Texas, the embattled Republican attorney general promising more fights ahead with the new administration is getting little public support from members of his party, even as they cheer the results. That’s the real litmus test,” said Republican state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, who pointed toward the deportation …

Texas sues Biden administration over halt to deportations
3 years, 11 months ago

Texas sues Biden administration over halt to deportations

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Friday moved to stop President Joe Biden from allowing a 100-day moratorium on deportations, bringing one of the first lawsuits against his new administration. In rushing to court not even a week after Biden was sworn in, America’s biggest red state signaled that it was ready to resume the role of chief antagonist to a …

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Let Him Join Widely Scorned Texas Election Lawsuit
4 years ago

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Let Him Join Widely Scorned Texas Election Lawsuit

NPR  

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Let Him Join Widely Scorned Texas Election Lawsuit Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Election experts scoffed this week when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he would be filing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four key states in an attempt to block presidential electors from finalizing Joe Biden's election …

Ken Paxton: The rank hypocrisy of the Texas AG’s election case (opinion)
4 years, 1 month ago

Ken Paxton: The rank hypocrisy of the Texas AG’s election case (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: James Moore is a political analyst, author and business communications consultant who has been writing and reporting on Texas politics since 1975. And when the Texas Republican attorney general filed a suit on Tuesday with the US Supreme Court on behalf of his state, he also became an even more rank hypocrite. The staffers insisted they had “a …

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