JonathanTurley

JUNE 27, 2023

Rather than prosecuting Hunter Biden for a felony in lying on a federal gun form, it is sending him into a diversion program due to an addiction that he says he was able to break years ago. The Justice Department also appears to have latched on to the 7% solution.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Last year, the court restricted the ability of state prisoners to develop new evidence to support claims that their attorneys failed to investigate leads that could have shown they were factually innocent. 922(g) prohibits people with felony convictions from possessing a firearm. Here is the background: 18 U.S.C. §

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 26, 2023

However, the greatest case for an impeachment inquiry was made by Attorney General Merrick Garland himself. the case for an inquiry came from a most unlikely source: Attorney General Merrick Garland. Attorney David Weiss was a growing concern for many observers. For House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.),

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Attorney General of the United States may be one of the most perfectly tailored case for major Supreme Court decision. Unvirtuousness” based on the felony label is a mushy standard that sets no limit. Rickey Kanter was convicted of one count of felony mail fraud for defrauding Medicare in connection with therapeutic shoe inserts.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 25, 2023

He will plead guilty to two minor misdemeanor tax counts and a phantom felony count that will go away in time. 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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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Last week, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta joined that alliance after issuing new guidance to courthouses, healthcare facilities, universities, schools, labor agencies, public libraries and shelters on opposing federal enforcement efforts.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. .” Attorney General Bill Barr threatening Democratic legislators with possible criminal investigation for challenging Trump votes.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 7, 2020

One of the longest standing debates in constitutional law is dismissed as ill-informed by some of the same experts. After host Lawrence O’Donnell said he believed a president could give himself a pardon, Tribe proclaimed such a view is “incoherent and incompatible” as a constitutional matter.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 17, 2023

That is what attorney and former IRS official Lois Lerner did — twice — when House Republicans wanted to ask her about the Obama administration targeting conservative groups. That will force the hand of Attorney General Merrick Garland, who aggressively pursued Trump figures for contempt, including former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I have long disagreed with the Justice Department policy as without foundation in the Constitution. There is no question that the best course in dealing with a felonious president is to first remove the president from office through the impeachment process and then indict the former president in the wake of the Senate conviction.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 11, 2024

That alone will be an historic moment for Congress to declare that the son of a sitting president may have committed a federal felony. 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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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 29, 2021

Tribe however insisted that Trump could be impeached for the tweet , stating “Using power of WH to falsely accuse [Obama of an] impeachable felony does qualify as an impeachable offense whether via tweet or not.”. He later ridiculed former Attorney General Bill Barr for his Catholic faith. That is in sharp contrast to Tribe circa 1998.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 17, 2022

After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., ” ) In other words, the natural and probable consequences doctrine may apply to felony murder, but it is not properly applied to attempted murder. Those are plenty to start with.”.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2023

Trump also knows that while he cannot afford to lose one felony count, Smith cannot afford to lose one juror. 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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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Others claimed Trump committed “felony bribery” by fundraising for Republican senators when he was about to be impeached. Bolstering such claims, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For years, many of us argued that Attorney General Merrick Garland’s refusal to appoint a special counsel in the Biden corruption scandal was baffling. The Justice Department then attempted an absurd sweetheart deal to close off the case without felony charges or jail time. The unseen pattern is becoming more and more troubling.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is the column: Hunter Biden returned to court today on the felony indictment for his possession of a handgun, including allegations that he lied on an Oct.12, 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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JonathanTurley

MAY 26, 2021

Critics had sought the memo as the “smoking gun” to show how former Attorney General Bill Barr scuttled any obstruction charges against Donald Trump. The issue of obstruction of justice ran throughout Barr’s second term as Attorney General. The reason is what it did not contain. Instead, the memo showed the opposite.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 28, 2023

That is not even including potential felony charges for the original gun violation , money laundering, or other crimes. 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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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Experts like Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe have previously declared Trump’s felonies were shown “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” The Committee was playing to the same audience and knew that they did not have to produce such evidence to make their case.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 24, 2024

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) ran on a pledge to bag former president Donald Trump. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg also pledged to get Trump. Through various contortions, Bragg converted a dead misdemeanor case into 34 felonies in an unprecedented prosecution.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland moved quickly and aggressively to prosecute Trump associates such as Steve Bannon who failed to appear or cooperate with Congress. 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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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Many in the media are also omitting that Trump immediately said “no” to whether he would direct either the Attorney General or the FBI director to indict or investigate. The fact, however, is that there is no viable criminal case to be made against the J6 Committee members for their investigation or report.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 16, 2025

These appointments are already influencing rulings on key areas, including administrative law, corporate litigation, and constitutional law. Never has a sitting president issued an order specifically designed to undermine a law firm. Law Firms Turn Their Backs Perkins Coie could not get a firm to defend them.

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