Judge Engoron is quite creative in discovering ways to tie Trump into knots. It’s not just the verdict and the monetary award. There’s also this (emphasis mine): But before any other court can review Engoron’s decision, Trump will have to … Continue reading →
William Jacobson says get out of New York while you can: Rough politics has given way to the political weaponization of prosecutors’ offices. It’s dangerous and sets a tone for the entire state that political opponents of those in power … Continue reading →
Dershowitz and Jarrett (Gregg, not Valerie) understand what’s going on here: And this is a good way to put it, too: We've reached the point where your political beliefs combined with what venue your case is heard are the primary … Continue reading →
For example, this legal travesty: A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding they engaged in a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated … Continue reading →
Obama’s CIA head John Brennan was apparently a key actor in setting up Russiagate against candidate Trump: The report – written by Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and Alex Gutentag – details how the Obama administration CIA allegedly and improperly called … Continue reading →
Didn’t we sort of already know something of this, or at least suspect it? Is it just that it’s now somewhat more official?: Fox’s Jesse Watters featured a bombshell story from Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi on his show on … Continue reading →
Granted, in the report, senility is offered as an explanation and excuse for why Biden won’t be charged as a result of improperly possessing and storing classified documents. But still, it’s quite an explanation. I mean, we knew Biden wouldn’t … Continue reading →
Everything I’ve read about it sounds as though SCOTUS will rule that Colorado can’t make the decision to exclude Trump, which is certainly the obviously correct decision. But you never know with courts. However, see this, this, this, this, and … Continue reading →
It should have happened after the 2022 election. Who will replace her? Anyone better? Here’s the article: Embattled Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel plans to resign after the South Carolina primary, the New York Times reported Tuesday evening. “Mr. … Continue reading →
This is unsurprising: A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has presidential immunity in the D.C. election interference case. Former President Trump moved to dismiss the … Continue reading →
Petty and juvenile is not a good look. It’s a particularly bad look when he once again disses one of the bright stars of his administration, Kayleigh McEnany, for doing virtually nothing wrong. But it’s part of the Trump package, … Continue reading →
It was a foregone conclusion that the NY court would once again rule that Trump defamed E. Jean Carroll, award her money for it, and that he would plan to appeal: U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, an appointee of former … Continue reading →