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Jackson’s confirmation expected by end of week after committee deadlocks along partisan lines

SCOTUSBlog

Ted Cruz of Texas, who overlapped at Harvard Law School with Jackson, characterizing her as “charming” and “talented” and noting that he had “always liked her personally.” Mike Lee of Utah describing her “impressive qualifications” and Sen. But they assailed what Sen. You would have had someone more moderate than this,” Graham added.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

Moreover, they would fail under a lower standard of proof than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in criminal law. Such a result would eviscerate the claim that Trump was guilty of criminal incitement in his speech. Capitol as Congress was in the process of tallying the Electoral College vote results.

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Why Has Trump Not Been Charged With Criminal Incitement?

JonathanTurley

Said CNN legal analyst Elie Honig: “As a prosecutor I’d gladly show a jury Trump’s own inflammatory statements and argue they cross the line to criminality.” Richard Ashby Wilson, associate law school dean at the University of Connecticut, said “Trump crossed the Rubicon and incited a mob to attack the U.S.

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