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

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

DECEMBER 10, 2024

However, the federal government is not required to spend money on services where costs are rising at least in part because of resistance to federal law. Under constitutional law, the federal government cannot be a bully, but it does not have to be a chump.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

According to the Washington Post , Dana Nessel “is conferring with election law experts on whether officials may have violated any state laws prohibiting them from engaging in bribery, perjury and conspiracy.” Some of these questions are being addressed in the courts. In Kelly v. who refused to endorse then-Gov.

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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

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

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

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

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 4, 2021

” In Washington, D.C., 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. We’re here at the invitation of the President of the United States.” See Section 22-2104.

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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. However, such crimes are notoriously difficult to litigate , as shown by the failed 2012 prosecution of former presidential candidate John Edwards.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Justice Department then attempted an absurd sweetheart deal to close off the case without felony charges or jail time. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.

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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. The reason is what it did not contain.

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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

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. 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

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.” Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University School of Law.

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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 9, 2024

Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage. Members, however, are protected from prosecution for expressing their opinions or advancing legislative measures.

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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. In one of only four cases to go to trial, Trump was convicted in New York state court of 34 felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star.

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