JonathanTurley

JUNE 24, 2024

Through various contortions, Bragg converted a dead misdemeanor case into 34 felonies in an unprecedented prosecution. New Yorkers and the media insisted that such selective prosecution was in defense of the “rule of law.” This week in the Supreme Court, a glimpse of the legal landscape outside of Manhattan came more sharply into view.

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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

JULY 15, 2022

The bill made it a felony to transfer the grandfathered firearm to ANY person without first going through a federal firearms licensee and having a background check conducted. The moment that law would have gone into effect, countless Americans would have become felons in the literal blink of an eye, countless numbers of times every day.

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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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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Stefanie Lindquist Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University, answers critical questions including: does an indictment – or even a felony conviction – prevent a presidential candidate from running or serving in office?

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 17, 2022

” ) In other words, the natural and probable consequences doctrine may apply to felony murder, but it is not properly applied to attempted murder. It must be proved, and it cannot be inferred merely from the commission of another dangerous crime.” ” [Citation.]’ ’ [Citations.]”

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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. Hunter Biden finally is important.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

a person is guilty of first degree murder when he or she specifically intends to kill another purposely with premeditation and deliberation, or kills while in the process of committing a felony. .” In Washington, D.C., See Section 22-2104.

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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. It did not matter that the Supreme Court has roundly rejected such sweeping interpretations of bribery, extortion and related political corruption.

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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

The actual prosecutors at Main Justice found that not only would the allegations not meet the standard for obstruction of justice but that it would still be the case even if Trump was not the President of the United States.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Justice Department then attempted an absurd sweetheart deal to close off the case without felony charges or jail time. That deal collapsed after a federal judge confirmed that even the prosecutors themselves had never seen such a sweeping deal.

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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. That is the point of a pardon.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

While the Justice Department allowed the statutes of limitations to run on various felonies, Hunter would be faced with a new set of charges with years for criminal charges to be brought by prosecutors. That may now change. If Hunter lies to congressional investigators, he can be charged with a federal crime. That will now change.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

.” This ridiculous legal claims is based on the bribery theory: The danger for Shirkey and Chatfield, then, is that they are being visibly invited to a meeting where the likely agenda involves the felony of attempting to bribe a public official.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 17, 2023

There already are questions over special treatment potentially being given to Hunter in the form of alleged felonies being allowed to expire, warnings about planned federal raids, and sweetheart deals. One of the four most obvious potential articles of impeachment that I laid out in my prior testimony was obstruction.

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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

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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