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Trump's latest attack on protesters is direct violation of constitution: expert
4 months ago

Trump's latest attack on protesters is direct violation of constitution: expert

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is once again doubling down on a flagrantly unconstitutional punishment for protesters, MSNBC legal journalist Jordan Rubin wrote on Thursday. "The Supreme Court addressed the issue in the 1989 case Texas v. Johnson, when conservative icon Antonin Scalia joined the high court majority in deciding that a conviction for burning the flag was unconstitutional" — a …

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'Happy dance': Analyst says prosecutors celebrating after blunder from Trump attorney
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Happy dance': Analyst says prosecutors celebrating after blunder from Trump attorney

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's defense lawyer may have committed a ruinous blunder during his closing argument. Attorney Todd Blanche characterized former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who was a key witness for the prosecution, as dishonest and untrustworthy but portrayed former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker as truthful — and MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin said that was essentially a gift to prosecutors. …

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'Glad you said sketchy': Experts say Trump hush money witness just pulled back the curtain
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Glad you said sketchy': Experts say Trump hush money witness just pulled back the curtain

Raw Story  

A witness who appeared Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial just pulled back the curtain on a world that, according to legal analyst Lisa Rubin, can only be described with a single word: Sketchy. MSNBC host Chris Hayes and Rubin smiled as they discussed the salacious details shared by Keith Davidson, an attorney who said he …

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Aileen Cannon sends 'frightening' signal by considering Trump argument to dismiss: expert
9 months, 1 week ago

Aileen Cannon sends 'frightening' signal by considering Trump argument to dismiss: expert

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Judge Aileen Cannon will hear former President Donald Trump's argument that he was entitled to keep any presidential documents he wanted, and a legal expert said that sends an ominous signal. The former president's legal team has argued in court filings that the Mar-a-Lago case should be dismissed because they say the Presidential Records Act gave him the authority to …

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Texas Panhandle wildfires: New blaze emerges, forcing evacuation of tiny town of Sanford
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas Panhandle wildfires: New blaze emerges, forcing evacuation of tiny town of Sanford

Raw Story  

By Kate McGee, Jayme Lozano Carver and Madaleine Rubin, The Texas Tribune "Texas Panhandle wildfires: New blaze emerges, forcing evacuation of tiny town of Sanford" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The Smokehouse Creek fire, which covers …

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Jack Smith needs to go over Judge Cannon's head after latest Trump trial ruling: analysts
1 year, 1 month ago

Jack Smith needs to go over Judge Cannon's head after latest Trump trial ruling: analysts

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Judge Aileen Cannon again ruled against the Justice Department on setting the court schedule for in the Trump classified documents trial — and her latest decision has onlookers alarmed. Special counsel Jack Smith's office had asked for a December deadline for Trump's legal team to disclose what classified materials they intended to use at trial. The matter prompted legal analysts …

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Pakistan ISI becomes source of emulation for Iran's intelligence
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan ISI becomes source of emulation for Iran's intelligence

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For Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence cancer has been poison. "For Iran's own intelligence service, some Iranians tell me, the ISI has become a source of emulation," writes Michael Rubin in National Interest. The US and NATO's post-9/11 involvement in Afghanistan allowed the ISI to be the arsonist while it collected the firefighter's salary, writes Michael Rubin in National Interest. As …

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