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“The Whole Enchilada”: Pundits Wrongly Claim the Mar-a-Lago Raid Could Disqualify Trump from Future Office

JonathanTurley

That was the enticing possibility highlighted by Marc Elias , Hillary Clinton’s campaign lawyer who was a critical player in pushing the false Russian collusion claims in the Steele dossier. Elias was not alone citing the possible use of a Section 2071 charge to block Trump’s expected presidential run in 2024. MSNBC/via YouTube).

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Supreme Court appears likely to side with Trump on some presidential immunity

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During more than two-and-a-half hours of oral argument, some of the court’s conservative justices expressed concern about the prospect that, if former presidents do not have immunity, federal criminal laws could be used to target political opponents. Michael Dreeben, a lawyer from Smith’s office, represented the United States.

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Have You Seen This Man? Biden Special Counsel Robert Hur Appears to Have Vanished

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: With the arraignment of Donald Trump in Miami, Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith is pushing forward with a historic criminal prosecution that could result in a terminal prison sentence for the 76-year-old former president and, at least for now, the leading Republican candidate in the 2024 election.

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The Trump Trial in Manhattan is an Indictment of the New York Legal System

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: The famous Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “The more laws, the less justice.” This week, New York judges and lawyers appear eager to prove that the same is true for cases against Donald Trump. One does not have to like Trump to repel from the spectacle about to unfold in Manhattan.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. Trump lawyers many view this lawsuit as a greater opportunity than a liability for their client. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. Code § 22-1322 – Incitement to Riot).

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Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, All he Needs Now is a Crime

JonathanTurley

He did this by paying to quash a potentially embarrassing story and then reimbursing his lawyer with other legal expenses. We have never seen a case like this one where a dead misdemeanor from 2016 could be revived as a felony just before any election in 2024. You are not alone.

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It’s Moving, It’s Alive! Alvin Bragg Prepares the Ultimate Frankenstein Indictment

JonathanTurley

Bragg is attempting something that many lawyers think is as improbable as the reanimation of the dead. The Justice Department itself declined this prosecution and both the former chair of the Federal Election Commission and various election law experts have thrown shade on the theory.