JonathanTurley

JUNE 25, 2023

In the law, the “designated defendant” is often a chump who is given some impressive title, a good salary, and the authority to sign reports or filings for a corporation. He will plead guilty to two minor misdemeanor tax counts and a phantom felony count that will go away in time. Hunter Biden finally is important.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If it were intended to disrupt the congressional proceedings, it could be treated as a felony. this would more likely constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and a practicing criminal defense attorney. It could be a crime.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

.” When Trump or his allies made outlandish and unsupported claims about the law in the past, the media piled on with coverage stating that such claims were ridiculous or unfounded. I regularly called out Trump for such claims, including his call for changing whole areas of law like defamation. ” In Washington, D.C.,

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

I testified in favor of Clinton’s impeachment because even Democrats (and later a federal judge) agreed that Clinton committed perjury in office, a felony crime. Like many, he voted not out of fealty to Trump but to the Constitution. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Former prosecutor and Washington Post columnist Randall D. Others claimed Trump committed “felony bribery” by fundraising for Republican senators when he was about to be impeached. 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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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 long-awaited, though partial, release of a memorandum from the Justice Department this week left many “ frustrated ,” as predicted by the Washington Post, in Washington. It turns out that staff had made that conclusion as did some of us from existing and controlling case law. The reason is what it did not contain.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

” That advocacy is being used to suggest that the group is guilty of a felony under Florida law to knowingly provide material aid or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The emphasis remains on the word “ material ,” not political support under these laws, and has not yet been shown in Florida.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 14, 2021

Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion for Justices Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch , with a concurrence from Justice Clarence Thomas — three liberal justices and two conservatives agreeing to limit the meaning of a “violent felony” for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Here is the column: In both the law and psychology, the concept of “willful blindness” is a long-recognized pattern of human conduct. The Justice Department then attempted an absurd sweetheart deal to close off the case without felony charges or jail time.

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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.

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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

AUGUST 26, 2023

Two IRS whistleblowers recently confirmed that the expiration of potential tax felony crimes was raised with Weiss and the Department of Justice (DOJ). 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

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Once again, the media is silent on this clearly abusive use of the criminal code target members of the opposing party in their raising objections under state law. As I have previously written, a leading proponent has been former prosecutor and Washington Post columnist Randall D.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Major media from the Washington Post to National Public Radio routinely refer to the riot as an insurrection despite a deep disagreement over the characterization of the criminal conduct. That included what Tribe suggested was a clear case of attempted murder of former Vice President Pence.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 28, 2023

Here is the column: The collapse of the Hunter Biden plea bargain has left many in Washington shocked. That is not even including potential felony charges for the original gun violation , money laundering, or other crimes. That is what is called a “happy ending” in Washington.

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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

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. If the same law is applied the same way as it was to Bannon, Hunter could find himself indicted within a few weeks.

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