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I’m pretty sure Chipotle would be okay, Inn at Little Washington [a Michelin Star restaurant] wouldn’t, but ask them about the Cheesecake Factory. I feel like we’re in a Senate room drafting language [of a statute]. “Corruptly” as a consciousness of wrongdoing has never been the mensrea for bribery.
Yet the last hearing seemed to focus on a number of things that did not occur, from a draft tweet that was not sent to an executive order that was never signed. It is the type of evidence used to show mensrea — “guilty mind.” Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.
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 is a far cry from evidence showing mensrea — “guilty mind.” Instead, much of the evidence cited what an official failed to do.
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