'That makes no sense': Legal expert skewers Mark Meadows' bid to duck Georgia prosecution
1 year, 7 months ago

'That makes no sense': Legal expert skewers Mark Meadows' bid to duck Georgia prosecution

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show" early Sunday morning, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner poured cold water over former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' bid to avoid being prosecuted in Georgia for racketeering over his efforts to steal the 2020 election for Donald Trump. After being indicted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, attorneys for the embattled former Trump aides filed a motion that asserted his defense arises, "under federal law, including a federal immunity defense under the Supremacy Clause of the Federal Constitution.” Asked by host Phang what he thinks about Meadows' maneuver to avoid being held accountable, Kirschner wasn't having it. I do not think the Supremacy Clause can be so stretched and contorted to say, okay, the Constitution provides that the president and his criminal associates can attempt to reverse -- corruptly reverse -- the results of a presidential election because the Constitution takes precedence over state law." To say that, somehow, the Supremacy Clause should stand for the proposition that all of Donald Trump and his criminal associates, co-conspirators, and now who is charged co-defendants should, somehow, walk away from their crimes in violation of the laws of the United States, in a very real sense against our democracy."

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'They've got nothing': Ex-prosecutor eyes a possible Trump 'Hail Mary'
2 months, 1 week ago

'They've got nothing': Ex-prosecutor eyes a possible Trump 'Hail Mary'

Raw Story  

Legal observers are on the lookout for what new legal tactics President-elect Donald Trump and his team of lawyers might attempt in the hours before Jack Smith’s looming report involving the 2020 election hits. “First of all, Donald Trump and his co-defendants have zero – zero legal basis – to block this report from coming out,” Honig, a former federal …

Supreme Court won’t hear Mark Meadows’ bid to sideline Georgia criminal case
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court won’t hear Mark Meadows’ bid to sideline Georgia criminal case

Politico  

Meadows had hoped that shifting the case to federal court would increase his chances of having the charges against him thrown out. The decision is a reminder that even though Trump’s election last week has largely derailed the criminal cases against him, many of his closest allies in 2020 are still facing significant potential punishment for their efforts to help …

"Categorically inadmissible": Trump argues felony convictions are negated by SCOTUS immunity ruling
8 months, 1 week ago

"Categorically inadmissible": Trump argues felony convictions are negated by SCOTUS immunity ruling

Salon  

Donald Trump’s sentencing for his hush money conviction was supposed to be Thursday. In a 52-page filing, lawyers for the presumptive GOP nominee argued that the trail was “tainted” by evidence and testimony that's inadmissible after the recent Supreme Court ruling that grants presidential immunity for official acts, ABC News reported. The defense lawyers argued that the prosecutors in the …

Trump trial news: How the Supreme Court immunity ruling affects the trials.
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial news: How the Supreme Court immunity ruling affects the trials.

Slate  

This is a special edition of Keeping Up With the Trump Trials. Trump’s attorneys haven’t disputed that fact and instead are arguing that the evidence prosecutors used in this case—Trump’s social media posts and phone records—should be considered “official-acts evidence.” Pollock feels that this argument doesn’t hold water, since “talking while president doesn’t alone transform something into an official act.” …

Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump’s lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump’s lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump asked a federal judge Friday to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. Trump’s lawyers told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the prosecution should be put on pause until she resolves pending defense motions that assert that …

'Essential questions': Trump demands Cannon yank Smith based on Supreme Court ruling
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Essential questions': Trump demands Cannon yank Smith based on Supreme Court ruling

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump invoked the Supreme Court's recent immunity decision to demand Judge Aileen Cannon rule special counsel Jack Smith's appointment is unconstitutional, according to a new filing in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The Supreme Court ruled that presidents have a presumption of immunity from prosecution for "official acts," but gave lower courts very little guidance on what …

Supreme Court's immunity ruling likely to 'hurt' or ​'hamstring' Georgia case: expert
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court's immunity ruling likely to 'hurt' or ​'hamstring' Georgia case: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is still staring down the barrel of several criminal federal and state cases despite the Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts, but not private acts. And yet legal experts say it's going to be tricky for Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to discern which of the remaining counts brought against Trump …

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has found that Donald Trump enjoys complete immunity for his coup-attempt-related presidential actions that were “official” in nature but not for those that were “unofficial,” in a ruling that effectively makes a trial on his Jan. 6, 2021, charges impossible before the November election. The lower court is ordered to review, …

Is Trump immune from criminal prosecution? Supreme Court will soon decide major question
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Trump immune from criminal prosecution? Supreme Court will soon decide major question

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. His defense has already been shot down by the federal judge overseeing the election …

Supreme Court gives Trump broad immunity from prosecution — for the past and perhaps future
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court gives Trump broad immunity from prosecution — for the past and perhaps future

LA Times  

Supreme Court justices voted 6-3 to uphold former President Trump’s claim that he was immune from all criminal charges related to his official actions while he was in the White House. He said even Trump’s lawyers appeared to agree that a scheme to “submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors” was private and not part of the president’s official duties. “Today’s …

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes

Bloomberg  

The Supreme Court, in perhaps its most consequential decision about the powers and parameters of the US presidency, ruled on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be tried in a criminal court for any “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” while serving in the White House. The most direct result of the ruling is that Trump, a twice-impeached convicted …

How Trump’s 'absurd' immunity claim actually imperils Republicans: conservative
10 months, 1 week ago

How Trump’s 'absurd' immunity claim actually imperils Republicans: conservative

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court last month listened to oral arguments both for and against former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity claims. Trump's immunity argument has been flat-out rejected by Judge Tanya Chutkan, who wrote that U.S. presidents do not enjoy a "divine right of kings." In an article published by the conservative National Review on May 9, journalist Christian Schneider …

'Side with the liberals': Experts predict surprise opponent to Trump's SCOTUS case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Side with the liberals': Experts predict surprise opponent to Trump's SCOTUS case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump could be facing a rebuke from one of the Supreme Court’s most conservative justices — and one that he appointed to the bench. And they say the right-wing jurist’s questions suggest she thinks Trump should be standing trial in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against him. "I don't think you'd get a majority completely siding with …

Jack Smith could stop Trump's immunity case cold with one argument to SCOTUS: legal expert
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jack Smith could stop Trump's immunity case cold with one argument to SCOTUS: legal expert

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith needs to make one particular, simple argument at Thursday's Supreme Court hearing to make former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution come crashing down, explained former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance on her "Civil Discourse" blog. This comes as the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Trump's immunity appeal on Thursday, after …

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s team has repeatedly drawn attention to a 1982 case, Nixon v. Fitzgerald, in which the Supreme Court held that a former president cannot be sued in civil …

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s lawyers last October asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, the trial judge overseeing the case, to dismiss the …

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity
11 months ago

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday posted seven pages of social media rants about how he is "entitled" to full presidential immunity from all criminal charges, causing legal experts and political onlookers to rage over the messages. "IF THEY TAKE AWAY MY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, THEY TAKE AWAY CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY," Trump wrote in the first post on the subject Saturday. …

Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
11 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “A President’s alleged criminal scheme to use his official powers to overturn the presidential election and thwart …

'The most critical piece': Jack Smith tells SCOTUS to reject Trump's immunity plea
11 months, 1 week ago

'The most critical piece': Jack Smith tells SCOTUS to reject Trump's immunity plea

Raw Story  

Special Counsel Jack Smith filed Monday his argument to the Supreme Court against Donald Trump's presidential immunity plea, court records show. Smith delivered a 66-page condemnation of the former president's claim that his actions between the 2020 presidential election and U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, are beyond the reach of prosecution in the special counsel's federal election interference …

'Worked so far': Legal experts flatten Trump's SCOTUS immunity argument
1 year ago

'Worked so far': Legal experts flatten Trump's SCOTUS immunity argument

Raw Story  

In his Tuesday filing to the U.S. Supreme Court, Donald Trump continues to argue that without absolute immunity from criminal prosecution every president would be subject to bribery — if not fully hindered from making any decisions. Taking to the internet after the filing from Trump's lawyers, former Justice Department senior prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said that in nearly 250 years, …

Trump makes case for Supreme Court to grant him immunity from prosecution
1 year ago

Trump makes case for Supreme Court to grant him immunity from prosecution

Raw Story  

Donald Trump filed a brief to the Supreme Court Tuesday before it begins to hear his claim that he should be immune from criminal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. After a quick reading of it, NBC News' justice reporter, Ryan Reilly, said that one argument …

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next
1 year ago

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from prosecution in his federal 2020 election interference case could push a trial close to Election Day — or even beyond this year. The justices’ decision to fast-track the case means a trial could potentially start by late summer or early fall if the …

Supreme Court will hear Trump’s claim of immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, delaying his trial
1 year ago

Supreme Court will hear Trump’s claim of immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, delaying his trial

LA Times  

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear arguments and issue a decision on whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution for the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. A president’s alleged criminal scheme to overturn an election and thwart the peaceful transfer of power to his successor should be the last place to recognize a novel …

“Exceptionally weak”: Experts say Trump filing effectively asks SCOTUS to “sanction future Jan. 6’s”
1 year, 1 month ago

“Exceptionally weak”: Experts say Trump filing effectively asks SCOTUS to “sanction future Jan. 6’s”

Salon  

Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a lower-court ruling that rejected his argument claiming he has presidential immunity for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, arguing that the D.C. If Trump's prosecution is allowed, then "such prosecutions will recur and become increasingly common, ushering in destructive cycles of recrimination," his lawyers wrote, adding that …

Trump calls on Supreme Court to block ruling against ‘immunity’ defence on election conspiracy charges
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump calls on Supreme Court to block ruling against ‘immunity’ defence on election conspiracy charges

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 Donald Trump is asking the US Supreme Court to block …

Donald Trump denied presidential immunity in 2020 election case: Does this hurt his 2024 chances?
1 year, 1 month ago

Donald Trump denied presidential immunity in 2020 election case: Does this hurt his 2024 chances?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has been handed yet another defeat in court. Trump’s legal team had last year filed a motion to dismiss the federal election interference case, arguing that he was immune from criminal prosecution because it involved actions he took while president. File image/Reuters “Former President Trump lacked any lawful discretionary authority to defy federal criminal law and he is …

Judges will shoot down Trump immunity by 'sledgehammer or stiletto': Fox's Jonathan Turley
1 year, 2 months ago

Judges will shoot down Trump immunity by 'sledgehammer or stiletto': Fox's Jonathan Turley

Raw Story  

Fox News legal pundit Jonathan Turley predicted former President Donald Trump would lose his claim that he can't be prosecuted for election crimes because of "presidential immunity." Turley made the remarks on Fox News Tuesday after a three-judge appeals panel heard immunity arguments about a federal election subversion case against Trump. "I think what was clear to me from the …

Trump lawyer backtracks on whether he could be prosecuted even if convicted by Senate
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump lawyer backtracks on whether he could be prosecuted even if convicted by Senate

Raw Story  

Trump lawyer Dean John Sauer argued Tuesday that the only way his client could be criminally prosecuted for any crime he committed while president would be if he were first convicted in the United States Senate. While that interpretation of the United States Constitution was seen as extreme by many legal experts, Sauer made it even more so during the …

'This is over': Legal experts weigh in as Trump lawyer 'demolishes' own immunity case
1 year, 2 months ago

'This is over': Legal experts weigh in as Trump lawyer 'demolishes' own immunity case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers attempted to persuade an appeals court panel that a former president could commit almost any action and evade prosecution, but legal experts weren't impressed by their arguments. Trump attorney Dean John Sauer argued that special counsel Jack Smith had based his prosecution on "official acts" the former president undertook while in office, but legal experts said hypothetical …

Is Trump ‘immune’ from prosecution? Appeals court to consider major question in election conspiracy case
1 year, 2 months ago

Is Trump ‘immune’ from prosecution? Appeals court to consider major question in election conspiracy case

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. She also dismissed Mr Trump’s First Amendment defence, arguing that broad speech protections do …

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump’s lawyers from injecting politics into the former president’s trial on charges that he schemed to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Smith’s office told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in a 20-page filing that Trump’s lawyers should be prevented from “raising irrelevant political issues …

Trump isn't 'King of America': Legal expert slams immunity claim as a 'sure loser'
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump isn't 'King of America': Legal expert slams immunity claim as a 'sure loser'

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump is pinning his courtroom victory hopes on a “sure loser” claim that a legal expert told Salon Tuesday is best described as “preposterous.” The argument in question is Trump’s contention his efforts to reclaim the White House after the 2020 election are protected by presidential immunity. Former prosecutor and current law professor Bennett Gershman told Salon …

With The Supreme Court On Sideline For Now, Trump's Lawyers Press Immunity Claims Before Lower Court
1 year, 2 months ago

With The Supreme Court On Sideline For Now, Trump's Lawyers Press Immunity Claims Before Lower Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a federal appeals court in arguing that he is immune from prosecution. “The indictment of President Trump threatens to launch cycles of recrimination and politically motivated prosecution that will plague …

Here's how a Trump immunity win could blow up spectacularly in the Supreme Court's face
1 year, 3 months ago

Here's how a Trump immunity win could blow up spectacularly in the Supreme Court's face

Raw Story  

If the Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments on whether Donald Trump should be immune from criminal acts — and then rules in the former president's favor — those same justices may one day rue the day they made that decision, an expert wrote Monday. A decision in Trump's favor by the predominantly conservative court, broadly read, would present a …

Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim will be tested at the Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claim will be tested at the Supreme Court

The Independent  

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Ex-Prosecutor Predicts Trump Tactic Backfire: They’ll ‘Figuratively Disembowel Him’
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts Trump Tactic Backfire: They’ll ‘Figuratively Disembowel Him’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner on Tuesday explained why Donald Trump’s usual “throw all the s**t against the wall and see what sticks” strategy likely won’t work in his upcoming trial in his election interference case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan last week ruled Trump couldn’t claim presidential immunity from the federal prosecution in …

'One of the largest unresolved questions in American law' could keep Trump out of jail
1 year, 3 months ago

'One of the largest unresolved questions in American law' could keep Trump out of jail

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers have argued that the former president's trials should be paused until after the election – or even after a potential second term ends in 2029 – and his frontrunner status in the Republican primary is launching politics and the law into "uncharted territory." “It’s one of the largest unresolved questions in American law, whether you can have …

Donald Trump does NOT have absolute immunity from federal charges of trying to overturn 2020 election, judge rules in blow to former president
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump does NOT have absolute immunity from federal charges of trying to overturn 2020 election, judge rules in blow to former president

Daily Mail  

In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a US federal judge has decided that former President Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges over actions he took while in office. A US federal judge has decided that former President Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges over actions he took while in office US District Judge Tanya Chutkan found …

Judge in Trump election conspiracy case rules he does not have presidential immunity
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge in Trump election conspiracy case rules he does not have presidential immunity

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. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, said that the former president’s time …

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge ruled Friday, knocking down the Republican’s bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In her ruling, Chutkan said the office of the president “does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.” “Former Presidents enjoy …

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

LA Times  

Former President Trump stands on the field at halftime of last weekend’s football game between the University of South Carolina and Clemson in Columbia, S.C. Former President Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case in Washington, a federal judge has ruled, knocking down the Republican’s bid to derail the case charging him with plotting to overturn …

'The prosecution is wrong': Trump doubles down on immunity defense in new filing
1 year, 4 months ago

'The prosecution is wrong': Trump doubles down on immunity defense in new filing

Raw Story  

Donald Trump Thursday doubled down on his argument that he is absolutely immune from prosecution in the D.C. election subversion case because he was president at the time. Trump's legal team is responding to special counsel Jack Smith's recent filing, which said that Trump is "not above the law." "The prosecution argues that Presidential immunity does not extend to criminal …

Trump is ‘not above the law,’ prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump is ‘not above the law,’ prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Donald Trump is “not above the law” as they urged a judge to reject the former president’s efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Lawyers for Trump had asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan earlier this month to toss the federal election subversion case, asserting …

This fact destroys Trump's presidential immunity claim: expert
1 year, 5 months ago

This fact destroys Trump's presidential immunity claim: expert

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's new bid to have the federal election interference case against him thrown out on the grounds of "presidential immunity" is doomed to failure, former Eastern Michigan University law professor Gregg Barak explained in an analysis for Salon. Trump's core argument is that his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election were official actions …

Trump claims ‘presidential immunity’ in Jan 6 election subversion case
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump claims ‘presidential immunity’ in Jan 6 election subversion case

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 Donald Trump’s legal team is attempting to have his federal …

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

LA Times  

Former President Trump leaves the courtroom Wednesday during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial in New York. Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president. The motion …

Legal expert throws cold water on plan to bar Trump from running for office
1 year, 6 months ago

Legal expert throws cold water on plan to bar Trump from running for office

Raw Story  

Some legal experts have pushed the idea that former President Donald Trump is facially ineligible to even run for president again at all, due to his support for the rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6 — seemingly contradicting the 14th Amendment's prohibition on those who "engaged in insurrection" from holding federal office. "A thing hanging around in the …

Column: Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seems to think he can avoid prosecution. Here’s how
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seems to think he can avoid prosecution. Here’s how

LA Times  

Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was determinedly bland during his surprise appearance on the witness stand this week, which he took in support of a motion to remove the Georgia racketeering charges against him to federal court. Meadows tried to keep it dull, preferring safe responses such as “management of the president’s time.” But when Cross asked him …

Mark Meadows trying to 'get rid of case entirely' by moving prosecution to federal court: legal expert
1 year, 6 months ago

Mark Meadows trying to 'get rid of case entirely' by moving prosecution to federal court: legal expert

Raw Story  

Mark Meadows is seeking to have his Georgia criminal case removed to federal court, and a legal analyst called out his gambit as an attempt to end his prosecution entirely. The former White House chief of staff surprisingly took the stand at his removal hearing, where he told a judge that he was acting as a federal official when he …

The only one who could win a federal case is Mark Meadows — and that's a long shot: legal analyst
1 year, 6 months ago

The only one who could win a federal case is Mark Meadows — and that's a long shot: legal analyst

Raw Story  

Several of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election racketeering case are trying to get their trials removed to federal court, where, the thinking goes, they would have a more favorable jury pool and possibly a more favorable judge to throw out some of the charges. But the only one of them who has any chance of winning …

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