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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

JonathanTurley

After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Tribe further predicted that Attorney General Merrick Garland would criminally charge Donald Trump. Those are plenty to start with.”. Rudy Giuliani and U.S. ” Braxton v.

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Last-chance Hearing: Jan. 6 Committee Has Yet To Establish A Criminal Case Against Trump

JonathanTurley

There were discussions of appointing Trump attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel , seizing voting machines or replacing the Justice Department’s leadership. It is the type of evidence used to show mens rea — “guilty mind.” As unnerving as these proposals were, they also were not carried out.