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Ex-FBI counsel rips immunity ruling as 'terrible decision made up of whole cloth'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-FBI counsel rips immunity ruling as 'terrible decision made up of whole cloth'

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Concluding a complex discussion of the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling that handed Donald Trump limited immunity from being prosecuted, former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann called out the court's conservative justices for making up the law as they go along. "I think there's a big picture and a small picture," he explained. "So there is this ability to have White …

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Trump tried to get appeals court to OK him being a 'dictator': legal expert
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump tried to get appeals court to OK him being a 'dictator': legal expert

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Former President Donald Trump's purported dictator aspirations were destroyed by three judges on Tuesday and former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann believes the totalitarian aims that Trump has boasted he'd implement were exposed in his fight to prove he deserved absolute immunity. "Look at the decision, in terms of what Donald Trump is saying," Weissmann said. The three-judge panel that makes …

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Expert predicts Donald Trump's D.C. criminal trial could start as early as May
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Expert predicts Donald Trump's D.C. criminal trial could start as early as May

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Former FBI general counsel and assistant U.S. attorney Andrew Weissmann thinks Donald Trump's case over the 2020 election and Jan. 6 could unfold in late May or early June if the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case. Circuit Court of Appeals, Weissmann explained that there was never any question about whether the court would block Trump's claims of absolute …

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Trump may quickly regret his decision to deliver closing statement at fraud trial: expert
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump may quickly regret his decision to deliver closing statement at fraud trial: expert

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If Trump decides to speak up on Thursday for the closing arguments of his $350 million civil fraud case in New York City, he could be grilled by Attorney General Letitia James' prosecutors. Appearing on MSNBC's "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell Tuesday night, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann explained the potentially catastrophic wrinkle in the 45th president's plan to …

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Latest court ruling is 'very bad for Mark Meadows' and Trump: ex-prosecutors
1 year ago

Latest court ruling is 'very bad for Mark Meadows' and Trump: ex-prosecutors

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Mark Meadows has two options after losing an appeal to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court, and neither of them are good, legal experts said Monday. Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade told MSNBC's Ana Cabrera that Meadows can either appeal the decision to the Supreme Court or negotiate a plea agreement. "I think that this signals anybody …

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