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SCOTUS dispatch: government lawyer grilled for an hour on meaning of federal corruption statute

JURIST

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. It is truly—as a former government lawyer—baffling how someone say that [the definition of corruptly] was not contested, that this [gratuity] was wrongful. No citation [to the record].

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Last-chance Hearing: Jan. 6 Committee Has Yet To Establish A Criminal Case Against Trump

JonathanTurley

It is the type of evidence used to show mens rea — “guilty mind.” White House strategy sessions became increasingly heated between Trump’s two teams of lawyers, including a breathtaking Dec. 18, 2020, meeting when two lawyers seemed close to a physical altercation. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley.