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July 13, 2023
https://www.justsecurity.org/87236/trump-on-trial-a-model-prosecution-memo-for-federal-election-interference-crimes/
'Here, we conclude there likely is sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction of Trump for his three-step plan to overturn the election:Trump knew he lost the election but did not want to give up power, so he worked with his lawyers and others on a wide variety of schemes to change the outcome. Those schemes included creating fraudulent electoral certificates that were submitted to Congress, implicating statutes such as 18 U.S.C. § 371, which prohibits conspiracies to defraud the United States in the administration of elections.
When all the other schemes failed, Trump and his lawyers ultimately concentrated on using the false electoral slates to obstruct the constitutionally mandated congressional certification of the election on January 6, implicating statutes such as 18 U.S.C. § 1512, which prohibits obstruction of an official proceeding. Their primary objective was to have Vice President Mike Pence in his presiding role on that day either block Congress from recognizing Joe Biden’s win at all or at least to delay the electoral count.
When Pence refused, Trump went to his last resort: triggering an insurrection in the hope that it would throw Congress off course, delaying the transfer of power for the first time in American history. This implicated statutes such as 18 U.S.C. § 2383, which prohibits inciting an insurrection and giving aid or comfort to insurrectionists. (Section 2383 is rarely charged, and as we discuss below, this is a charge DOJ will use only with extreme caution. We believe there is sufficient evidence to pursue it—as did the Select Committee in making a criminal referral of Trump under that statute—but prosecutors may make different choices. Much will depend on the evidence the Special Counsel develops.)
Our own conclusions based upon the publicly available information are bolstered by the analysis of many other authorities:...'
Read on, there's more.. (my words)
'There's sufficient evidence to convict Trump' in Jan. 6 case: legal experts
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jan-6-2662273644/https://www.justsecurity.org/87236/trump-on-trial-a-model-prosecution-memo-for-federal-election-interference-crimes/
'Here, we conclude there likely is sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction of Trump for his three-step plan to overturn the election:Trump knew he lost the election but did not want to give up power, so he worked with his lawyers and others on a wide variety of schemes to change the outcome. Those schemes included creating fraudulent electoral certificates that were submitted to Congress, implicating statutes such as 18 U.S.C. § 371, which prohibits conspiracies to defraud the United States in the administration of elections.
When all the other schemes failed, Trump and his lawyers ultimately concentrated on using the false electoral slates to obstruct the constitutionally mandated congressional certification of the election on January 6, implicating statutes such as 18 U.S.C. § 1512, which prohibits obstruction of an official proceeding. Their primary objective was to have Vice President Mike Pence in his presiding role on that day either block Congress from recognizing Joe Biden’s win at all or at least to delay the electoral count.
When Pence refused, Trump went to his last resort: triggering an insurrection in the hope that it would throw Congress off course, delaying the transfer of power for the first time in American history. This implicated statutes such as 18 U.S.C. § 2383, which prohibits inciting an insurrection and giving aid or comfort to insurrectionists. (Section 2383 is rarely charged, and as we discuss below, this is a charge DOJ will use only with extreme caution. We believe there is sufficient evidence to pursue it—as did the Select Committee in making a criminal referral of Trump under that statute—but prosecutors may make different choices. Much will depend on the evidence the Special Counsel develops.)
Our own conclusions based upon the publicly available information are bolstered by the analysis of many other authorities:...'
Read on, there's more.. (my words)
July 12, 2023
Episode 4: 'It's a very short path'
'Is there a lesson for the U.S. in Poland's extreme anti-abortion law and the popular backlash it has provoked?'
I highly recommend (my words).
Rachel Maddow Presents Deja News
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rachel-maddow-presents-deja-news/episode-4-s-short-path-rcna93352Episode 4: 'It's a very short path'
'Is there a lesson for the U.S. in Poland's extreme anti-abortion law and the popular backlash it has provoked?'
I highly recommend (my words).
July 12, 2023
Episode 4: 'It's a very short path'
'Is there a lesson for the U.S. in Poland's extreme anti-abortion law and the popular backlash it has provoked?'
I highly recommend (my words).
Rachel Maddow Presents Deja News
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rachel-maddow-presents-deja-news/episode-4-s-short-path-rcna93352Episode 4: 'It's a very short path'
'Is there a lesson for the U.S. in Poland's extreme anti-abortion law and the popular backlash it has provoked?'
I highly recommend (my words).
July 12, 2023
Time to impeach this man (my words).
'The payments to Rajan Vasisht, who served as Thomas’s aide from July 2019 to July 2021...The amount of the payments is not disclosed, but the purpose of each payment is listed as either “Christmas party”, “Thomas Christmas Party”, “CT Christmas Party” or “CT Xmas party”, in an apparent reference to the justice’s initials...'
The lawyers who made the Venmo transactions were: Patrick Strawbridge, a partner at Consovoy McCarthy who recently successfully argued that affirmative action violated the US constitution; Kate Todd, who served as White House deputy counsel under Donald Trump at the time of the payment and is now a managing party of Ellis George Cipollone’s law office; Elbert Lin, the former solicitor general of West Virginia who played a key role in a supreme court case that limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions; and Brian Schmalzbach, a partner at McGuire Woods who has argued multiple cases before the supreme court.
Other lawyers who made payments include Manuel Valle, a graduate of Hillsdale College and the University of Chicago Law School who clerked for Thomas last year and is currently working as a managing associate at Sidley, and Liam Hardy, who was working at the Department of Justice’s office of legal counsel at the time the payment was made and now serves as an appeals court judge for the armed forces...Will Consovoy, who died earlier this year, also made a payment. Consovoy clerked for Thomas during the 2008-09 term and was considered a rising star in conservative legal circles. After his death, the New York Times reported that Consovoy had come away from his time working for Thomas “with the conviction that the court was poised to tilt further to the right – and that constitutional rulings that had once been considered out of reach by conservatives, on issues like voting rights, abortion and affirmative action, would suddenly be within grasp”.
Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/clarence-thomas-aide-venmo-payments-lawyers-supreme-courtTime to impeach this man (my words).
'The payments to Rajan Vasisht, who served as Thomas’s aide from July 2019 to July 2021...The amount of the payments is not disclosed, but the purpose of each payment is listed as either “Christmas party”, “Thomas Christmas Party”, “CT Christmas Party” or “CT Xmas party”, in an apparent reference to the justice’s initials...'
The lawyers who made the Venmo transactions were: Patrick Strawbridge, a partner at Consovoy McCarthy who recently successfully argued that affirmative action violated the US constitution; Kate Todd, who served as White House deputy counsel under Donald Trump at the time of the payment and is now a managing party of Ellis George Cipollone’s law office; Elbert Lin, the former solicitor general of West Virginia who played a key role in a supreme court case that limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions; and Brian Schmalzbach, a partner at McGuire Woods who has argued multiple cases before the supreme court.
Other lawyers who made payments include Manuel Valle, a graduate of Hillsdale College and the University of Chicago Law School who clerked for Thomas last year and is currently working as a managing associate at Sidley, and Liam Hardy, who was working at the Department of Justice’s office of legal counsel at the time the payment was made and now serves as an appeals court judge for the armed forces...Will Consovoy, who died earlier this year, also made a payment. Consovoy clerked for Thomas during the 2008-09 term and was considered a rising star in conservative legal circles. After his death, the New York Times reported that Consovoy had come away from his time working for Thomas “with the conviction that the court was poised to tilt further to the right – and that constitutional rulings that had once been considered out of reach by conservatives, on issues like voting rights, abortion and affirmative action, would suddenly be within grasp”.
July 11, 2023
'Georgia grand juries impaneled as Trump probe decision looms...An announcement is expected before September on charging decisions involving "possible criminal interference" in the state's 2020 presidential election...“There are certainly names that you will recognize, yes...."
In the months since, a number of so-called fake electors — people who signed a certificate falsely declaring that Trump won Georgia in the 2020 election and that they were the state’s official electors — have struck immunity deals with Willis’ office, court filings show.'
While Trump hopes to delay trial in Florida --- Georgia looms over him
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/georgia-grand-juries-impaneled-trump-probe-decision-looms-rcna93711'Georgia grand juries impaneled as Trump probe decision looms...An announcement is expected before September on charging decisions involving "possible criminal interference" in the state's 2020 presidential election...“There are certainly names that you will recognize, yes...."
In the months since, a number of so-called fake electors — people who signed a certificate falsely declaring that Trump won Georgia in the 2020 election and that they were the state’s official electors — have struck immunity deals with Willis’ office, court filings show.'
July 7, 2023
Who cares if they spent 500 million. Get the fucker! (my words)
'Special counsel has spent millions investigating Trump
The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's refusal to return classified documents as well as key aspects of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege, has spent $5.4 million on his tasks so far, according to a newly published financial report about his first months in office.
More than half of the money expended by Jack Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor who also once led the Justice Department unit that investigates public corruption, covered salaries for lawyers and other DOJ employees. Another $1.6 million went to litigation or investigative support, the new filing said.
Smith, who has been receiving threats, is protected by a security detail from the U.S. Marshals Service. His office spent $1.9 million in salaries for marshals through March 31 of this year, the Justice Department said.'
Special counsel has spent millions investigating Trump
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/07/1186427366/special-counsel-has-spent-millions-investigating-trumpWho cares if they spent 500 million. Get the fucker! (my words)
'Special counsel has spent millions investigating Trump
The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump's refusal to return classified documents as well as key aspects of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege, has spent $5.4 million on his tasks so far, according to a newly published financial report about his first months in office.
More than half of the money expended by Jack Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor who also once led the Justice Department unit that investigates public corruption, covered salaries for lawyers and other DOJ employees. Another $1.6 million went to litigation or investigative support, the new filing said.
Smith, who has been receiving threats, is protected by a security detail from the U.S. Marshals Service. His office spent $1.9 million in salaries for marshals through March 31 of this year, the Justice Department said.'
July 7, 2023
'NATO tracks movements of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries..
'NATO is closely following the movement of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force as well as their boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Western military alliance’s secretary general has said, following revelations that neither the private army’s fighters nor their leader had taken up exile in Belarus.
“On Prigozhin, well, what we can say is that we monitor closely where the Wagner soldiers are moving around, and also where he [Prigozhin] is moving,” Stoltenberg said in Brussels....“Where was he this morning? Maybe he went to Moscow, or some other place. But he is not in Belarus,” Lukashenko said...
Lukashenko also said that Wagner’s troops were in their camps, but he did not specify the location of the camps. He did say that Wagner troops were offered the use of Belarusian military camps, but that the private armed group had not made a final decision. Wagner maintains camps in Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.'
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What The Hell Is Going On With Russia & Wagner Mercenaries? (my words)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/7/nato-tracks-movements-of-russias-wagner-mercenaries-stoltenberg'NATO tracks movements of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries..
'NATO is closely following the movement of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force as well as their boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Western military alliance’s secretary general has said, following revelations that neither the private army’s fighters nor their leader had taken up exile in Belarus.
“On Prigozhin, well, what we can say is that we monitor closely where the Wagner soldiers are moving around, and also where he [Prigozhin] is moving,” Stoltenberg said in Brussels....“Where was he this morning? Maybe he went to Moscow, or some other place. But he is not in Belarus,” Lukashenko said...
Lukashenko also said that Wagner’s troops were in their camps, but he did not specify the location of the camps. He did say that Wagner troops were offered the use of Belarusian military camps, but that the private armed group had not made a final decision. Wagner maintains camps in Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.'
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July 7, 2023
'Elon Musk Sends Legal Threat To Facebook And Once Facebook Finishes Laughing I'm Sure They'll Get Right Back To Him'
'The last time Elon toured the legal system, he botched the negotiation process so badly that he locked himself into buying Twitter for $44 billion so he could provide a safe space for neo-Nazis and anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists. On that front, well, mission accomplished!
Fast forward and Twitter is now worth a mere $15 billion and the only thing keeping it from bottoming out completely is that the audience still trying to settle on Mastodon or Bluesky or, as the case may be, Threads.
Meta (the artist formerly known as Facebook) unleashed a new microblogging platform called Threads that leverages the company’s existing user base — specifically its Instagram users — to roar out of the gates faster than the other Twitter alternatives out there, boasting 30 million users within 24 hours.'
Read on. It's a great article (my words)
'Musk won't cage fight Zuckerberg, so he'll have to settle for getting whupped in court.'
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/07/elon-musk-meta-facebook-threat/'Elon Musk Sends Legal Threat To Facebook And Once Facebook Finishes Laughing I'm Sure They'll Get Right Back To Him'
'The last time Elon toured the legal system, he botched the negotiation process so badly that he locked himself into buying Twitter for $44 billion so he could provide a safe space for neo-Nazis and anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists. On that front, well, mission accomplished!
Fast forward and Twitter is now worth a mere $15 billion and the only thing keeping it from bottoming out completely is that the audience still trying to settle on Mastodon or Bluesky or, as the case may be, Threads.
Meta (the artist formerly known as Facebook) unleashed a new microblogging platform called Threads that leverages the company’s existing user base — specifically its Instagram users — to roar out of the gates faster than the other Twitter alternatives out there, boasting 30 million users within 24 hours.'
Read on. It's a great article (my words)
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