JonathanTurley

JUNE 25, 2023

He kept up that self-destructive lifestyle , he said, until his father’s 2020 presidential campaign began. Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.

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JUNE 30, 2024

to reject hundreds of charges in January 6th cases for the obstruction of legal proceedings. The claim is legally absurd but politically advantageous. It now seems like the insurrection increasingly looks more like a legal case of mass trespass and unlawful entry. Members of Congress such as Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.)

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 15, 2023

The long-anticipated indictment by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected in the coming days and will focus on alleged election tampering and related offenses in the 2020 presidential election. They often (as they did in 2020) resist demands for access to evidence. However, it will be anything but costless.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 9, 2023

It is not clear if Smith will “rid [Biden] of this meddlesome president,” but his theory of criminality could prove costly to Biden himself. He is accused of seeking out those who would legitimize or enable his political spin on his 2020 defeat. Indeed, it could be used as a basis for an impeachment inquiry.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 1, 2022

However, there is one line that stood out; it stated that Trump “subjectively believes that the results of the 2020 presidential election turned on fraudulent voting activity in several key states.”. Trump maintains he believed the election was stolen and he had a legal basis to challenge its certification.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It is the “why not” approach to criminal and constitutional law. Graham, for example, called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the November 2020 election to ask about absentee ballots and whether groups of ballots could be rejected.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Attorney General William Barr left his position this week, following very public conflicts with President Trump , including his opposition to special counsel appointments to investigate the 2020 election and the Hunter Biden scandal. Repeated references to Joe Biden in these emails could create legal exposure.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 22, 2021

It does not help that Signorello is a Democrat and Roselle Park voted overwhelmingly for Biden in 2020. The Miller standard has long been criticized by legal scholars, including myself, as hopelessly and dangerously vague. Dilascio, a week to remove three of the 10 signs displayed on the property or face fines of $250 a day.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 20, 2023

Today’s legal-political sequel, however, may prove to be a bit more controversial. Many people were surprised by the news, since Smith already is pursuing criminal charges in Florida on the mishandling of classified documents and the likely Jan. 6 allegations are far more tenuous legally. is obvious. of the vote.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 20, 2021

Trump also continued his predilection towards celebrities This includes rapper Lil Wayne who pleaded guilty in 2020 in federal district court to illegally possessing a loaded, gold-plated.45-caliber While I have long maintained that the Constitution does not bar self-pardons, I also view it is as an abuse use of that power.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 25, 2024

In 2020, Judge Cannon was confirmed in a bipartisan vote, with the support of liberals such as Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) These critics often stress that she is an appointee of Trump, even though many Trump appointees have ruled against the former president on 2020 election issues. and Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.).

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 16, 2023

The 98-page indictment from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is the legal version of Pollock’s style of throwing paint splatters on canvas as artistic expression. Here is the column: Welcome to the Jackson Pollock school of prosecution. It basically makes every telephone call, tweet, and meeting a separate conspiratorial act.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 11, 2021

The governing legal standard for violent speech is found in Brandenburg v. insisted during 2020’s violent protests that “ there needs to be unrest in the streets,” while then-Sen. So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.” For example, conservatives have pointed to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)

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