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The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington

JonathanTurley

He could wait to see if Biden does not run for reelection or loses in 2024. It is the type of question that Attorney General Merrick Garland should be eager to answer. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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Fani Willis Fights for a Mass Trial As the Georgia Defendants Scatter

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the early struggle of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to preserve her strategy of holding a mass 19-person trial over the 2020 election case involving former president Donald Trump. The hearing on the removal gave a glimpse into the case. In Washington, U.S.

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Jack Smith’s War on Free Speech: Attorney General Garland Should Rein in His Special Counsel

JonathanTurley

The rebuke came to mind this week as Smith continued his unrelenting effort to gag former president Donald Trump before the 2024 election. That would include criticisms of former Vice President Mike Pence, currently one of his opponents for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, on his allegations linked to the earlier election.

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The Cost of Bravado: Why Trump Defense to the Audiotape Could Come at a Cost

JonathanTurley

Some Republican presidential candidates have stated already that they will (or would consider) pardons for Trump if they are elected in 2024. 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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The Supreme Court Holds to Regular Order for the New Year

JonathanTurley

District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to shoehorn the trial into a small window in March 2024. At the time, some of us stated that we were skeptical whether Smith could hold to that date in light of the novel constitutional and evidentiary issues in the case. Smith was able to get D.C. Even with the expedited review of the D.C.

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Trying Trump: Scandal May Be His Element — But This Time May Be Different

JonathanTurley

It will be difficult to get through a trial before the 2024 presidential election. The 2024 election could become a referendum on this case. 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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“Can You Give Me The Odds?”: The Betting on Trump is Based on the Wrong Question

JonathanTurley

Thus, the odds of Trump going to prison could well be the same as the odds of him or another Republican winning the 2024 presidential election. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lawton issued the three-page memo , which was lacking both depth and support. Currently, those odds are roughly even. Pardons are no different.