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Former Dep Chief Crim Div, SDNY; former Dep NY AG & chief of NYS Moreland commission; founder of Perry Law PLLC; sub-3 hour marathoner; proud single mom of 3.
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Today OAN has announced it is retracting a false story about my client
@MichaelCohen212
. This is a total vindication for Mr. Cohen -- and a warning: Mr. Cohen is telling the truth, and there will be legal consequences for those who lie about him.
See our full statement:
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Great news out of the Southern District of Florida tonight: Rather than let me depose him on Monday,
@realDonaldTrump
voluntarily dismissed his $500 million lawsuit against our client
@MichaelCohen212
.
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This week, my client Michael Cohen testified in former President Trump’s New York fraud trial. Proud to be representing
@MichaelCohen212
in this matter.
#TrumponTrial
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@ratemyskyperoom
I’m just honored to have been considered. More lighting/fewer seams - got it! Hopefully I can claw my way up to a 5.5 or even a 6 in the next go-around! 🙃
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My first on-the-record comments about my experience with Gov. Cuomo on the Moreland Commission. Thank you to
@RonanFarrow
and to
@KathleenRice
, my personal hero, for always speaking truth to power.
NEW: Cuomo called the Obama White House to attack a federal prosecutor who was investigating him. It concerned officials there enough that they reported it to DOJ. Part of a pattern of Cuomo smearing investigators that continues to this day:
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Thank you
@RonanFarrow
and
@JaneMayerNYer
for all you’ve done to de-stigmatize sexual abuse. As the “unidentified attorney” in your reporting who Schneiderman assaulted, I remained anonymous because I had not wanted what he did to define me. But it does not; it will define him.
In 2018,
@JaneMayerNYer
& I reported that NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had assaulted several women. Today he admitted to slapping and other unwanted contact and will have his law license suspended for a year. Decision below, original story here:
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@MichaelCohen212
As his lawyer, I was there for it. For the audacity of exercising his First A rights, Michael was shackled and thrown into solitary for weeks on end in an unventilated cell that was well over 100 degrees. I don’t think he exaggerates when he calls himself a political prisoner.
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Yesterday, I joined
@lawofruby
on
@MSNBC
’s
@AllinWithChris
with
@ChrislHayes
to discuss my representation of Michael Cohen in the NY Attorney General’s fraud suit against former President Trump.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#Trump
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Last night, I was back on
@MSNBC
’s Alex Wagner alongside Andrew Weissmann (
@AWeissmann_
) to discuss the dynamics behind former Trump aide’s recent testimony before the grand jury.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#SpecialCounsel
#January6th
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Last weekend, I was on
@MSNBC
’s Alex Witt Reports to discuss the timeline for
#Trump
’s indictment and the legal bases for Trump’s legal defenses.
#2024PresidentialElection
#TrumpIndictment
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Yesterday, I joined
@MSNBC
’s
@AllinWithChris
with
@ChrislHayes
to discuss the implications of the gag order issued against Trump in response to his recent “unacceptable” social media posts.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
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My op-Ed in today’s
@nytimes
with
@NormEisen
!
Three things to bear in mind as we watch the 1/6 hearings starting tonight:
1) the insurrection didn't end on 1/6.
2) Americans can fight back by voting in the midterms.
3) prosecutors have a strong case.
@Edanyaperry
& I analyze for
@nytimes
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Thanks for having me on
@KFAlegal
@MTLegalAF
- already looking forward to the next time.
Trump has TOTAL HISSY FIT at Trial, Cohen’s Lawyer RESPONDS via
@YouTube
@Edanyaperry
@MTLegalAF
@MeidasTouch
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Last night, I was back on
@MSNBC
’s
#AlexWagnerTonight
alongside
@AlexWagner
and
@TaliFarhadian
to discuss the special counsel’s new charges against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago case, including the willful retention of national defense information and the destruction of evidence.
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In an essay published in today’s
@nytimes
, my co-authors
@NormEisen
,
@daniellebrian
, and I summarize the Jan. 6 hearings and prescribe three things that need to happen to achieve much-needed accountability and prevent another attempted coup from recurring.
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Last week, I was on
@MSNBC
’s
@allinwithchris
@chrislhayes
alongside
@CharlesMBlow
to discuss the sentences sought by DOJ for the Proud Boys leaders.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
#2024Election
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Last night, I joined
@MSNBC
’s All in with Chris Hayes to discuss the breaking news of a potential second indictment for
#Trump
including charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., deprivation of rights under color of law, and tampering with a witness.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
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Last night, I was back on
@MSNBC
’s
@AllinWithChris
with
@ChrislHayes
alongside
@asbthelaw
to discuss Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio’s sentencing, the longest prison sentence issued in relation to the events of January 6th.
#January6Riot
#2024Election
#DOJ
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So proud to have filed this brief with
@NormEisen
and
@statesunited
on behalf of federal, state, and local officials and in support of the January 6th Select Committee.
A president can't take the Resolute desk with them when they leave office, and they can't take executive privilege either!
We explain in our bipartisan
@statesunited
brief👇As former gov. officials, we have to get to the bottom of Jan. 6:
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Amazing how far a little constructive criticism (and a powerful ring light) will go! Thank you
@ratemyskyperoom
!!
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My statement on our team’s motion to quash
@realDonaldTrump
's subpoena to
@MichaelCohen212
.
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The law is unequivocal: obstructing an official proceeding is illegal. A current Supreme Court case has serious implications for Trump's Jan 6 case.
I filed an amicus brief alongside co-authors
@Matt_Seligman
Fred Wertheimer
@StantonLaw
& Torie Feldman.
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I wrote about the 8th and 9th Jan. 6 hearings in the
@Just_Security
Criminal Evidence Tracker. Thanks to co-authors
@StantonLaw
,
@NoahBookbinder
,
@NormEisen
,
@DebraPerlin
,
@FredWertheimer
, Jason Powell, & Donald Simon.
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Last night, I joined my good friend
@KFAlegal
on
@MeidasTouch
's
@MTLegalAF
podcast to discuss Special Counsel Jack Smith’s impending January 6th indictment and all of
#Trump
's other legal battles.
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Having done a pretty exhaustive review, I think I might be the only non-insurrectionist to have previously scored a 5/10 (-!!), so I am over the moon to be trending in a positive direction here. Thank you
@ratemyskyperoom
- I am a huge fan of your work!!
More light is good. Love the art. Reposition to show plant. Add more elements. Crop left. 7/10
@Edanyaperry
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@MichaelCohen212
Thanks for (finally) having me on Michael! I enjoyed it so much, as I do all our conversations.
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Here is my op-Ed today with my friend and former client
@MichaelCohen212
and my colleague
@Jaryehperry
on
#PrisonReform
. Please read!
I promised that I would continue to fight for
#PrisonReform
…and with the help of
@Edanyaperry
, we are succeeding. Opinion: This is an unmistakable win for incarcerated people -
@CNN
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Nice to be on the same side, Rich. I recall from my former days as an AUSA how tough of an adversary you are! 💪
I have now seen enough. Rudy goes down (indicted) in three months or less. I believe you can count on this. They probably already have enough to indict this traitorous criminal now as
@Edanyaperry
has noted but will take some time to review what they obtained yesterday.
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My statement about Judge Furman's decision on Michael Cohen:
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My latest op-Ed in
@washingtonpost
, with my favorite collaborators
@NormEisen
and
@Jaryehperry
, in which we urge my friend and former colleague Alvin Bragg to make a public statement about what in the world is going on here.
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I was back on
@CNN
News Central yesterday to discuss a potential third criminal indictment for
#Trump
and how all concurrent charges, investigations, and the political calendar can affect the proceedings.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#SpecialCounsel
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With the Supreme Court’s agreement to consider whether it will immediately address Trump’s claim of immunity, the Jan. 6th Trump trial is still on track to take place before the Nov. election. Check out my
@Slate
piece with
@NormEisen
and
@JoshuaGKolb
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Last night, I was on MSNBC’s
@AllinWithChris
alongside
@RickHasen
to break down the latest of the special counsel’s charges against
#Trump
and the elements of his legal defenses.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
#2024Election
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I joined MSNBC's
@allinwithchris
yesterday evening to discuss with co-commentator
@TemidayoLaw
Trump’s claim of immunity and recent developments at the DC Federal Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
#TrumpOnTrial
#DOJ
#JackSmith
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I joined
@allinwithchris
and former Judge Diane Kiesel last night to discuss the dynamics and timeline of juror selection in New York.
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My NYT op-Ed on the criminal charges filed today against the Trump Organization and its CFO, with the great
@NormEisen
and
@DonaldAyer6
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Check out my latest piece for
@CNN
with
@NormEisen
and Josh Kolb: 'Why Judge Cannon is on thin ice in Trump's Mar-a-Lago case'
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@ratemyskyperoom
Tough but fair. I offer as an explanation but not an excuse that I’ve been traveling.
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In our latest Just Security article, co-authored with
@StantonLaw
and others, I explain how the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith may facilitate criminal charges against Trump.
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It was quite a day, and I will leave it at that for now. Glad to be there representing
@MichaelCohen212
.
A Manhattan judge on Wednesday ordered
@reaDonaldTurnip
to the witness stand, questioned him personally, found that his answers “were not believable” and fined him $10,000. via
@NYTimes
#perjurer
#TeamCohen
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Last night I joined
@allinwithchris
with
@TemidayoLaw
for a discussion on Trump’s claim of immunity. The absence of caselaw and precedent on presidential immunity does not imply that Trump is above the law -- the former president is subject to the same laws as everybody else.
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Expect charges to follow in short order.
The raids on Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office are a stunning reversal for a former law-and-order mayor and crusading federal prosecutor via
@bpolitics
@edanyaperry
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@MichaelCohen212
@MichaelAvenatti
Thanks for the shoutout my friend, as for being a mensch, as usual.
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This weekend, I appeared on
@AymanMSNBC
with
@susannecraig
to discuss the closing chapter of the N.Y. OAG’s civil fraud trial.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
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@Delavegalaw
People aren’t always that nice on this app, but this sure was - thanks so much. 🙏🏻
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In
@just_security
w/
@NormEisen
and
@StantonLaw
, I address how
@RonDeSantisFL
's voter suppression efforts are legally flawed. Charges against people who believed they could vote under Amendment 4 should be dismissed.
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Well said as always - doing justice as always
@Mimirocah1
It has been an honor & a privilege to help exonerate Mr. Mack, a Vietnam vet who is innocent. As prosecutors, it is our obligation to help right the wrongs of the past. ⚖️
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This is an important read - so grateful to my brilliant coauthors
@NormEisen
@DonaldAyer6
@NoahBookbinder
@CREWcrew
@StantonLaw
@DebraPerlin
and a huge thank you to the incomparable
@rgoodlaw
!!
Extraordinary doc: Model prosecution memo recommends
#TrumpIndictment
for
#January6th
Extraordinary authors:
@DonaldAyer6
, Deputy Att'y General under G HW Bush
Ambass
@NormEisen
@NoahBookbinder
, Pres
@CREWcrew
@Edanyaperry
, former Deputy Chief SDNY
more
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I wrote
@CNNOpinion
why Judge McAfee's decision was right on both the law & the facts -- there was nothing sufficient to warrant disqualification but he gave the DA a chance to cure the appearance of impropriety
W/
@NormEisen
&
@JoshuaGKolb
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I was back on
@CNN
News Central yesterday with
@MarkSZaidEsq
to analyze Trump’s legal defenses against his most recent federal indictment and what the upcoming trial timeline could look like.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
#2024Election
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This week, I joined
@BBCNews
to analyze former crypto billionaire and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s case, whose trial began this week.
Read more here:
#SamBankmanFried
#FTX
#SBF
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Proud to have co-authored this op-Ed with the great
@NormEisen
and
@JLydgate
.
@CNNOpinion
@statesunited
This is one of the most urgent opeds I have ever written (& I have written over 300!)
Trump must not be allowed to run out the clock on the 1/6 investigation
Our democracy depends on getting the truth out.
@statesunited
@CNNOpinion
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@rgoodlaw
@protctdemocracy
This was a brilliant brief that I think put a fat thumb on the scales of justice here. Greatly appreciated
@protctdemocracy
incredibly efforts!
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@RonanFarrow
@JaneMayerNYer
Thank you
@RonanFarrow
and
@JaneMayerNYer
for all you’ve done to de-stigmatize sexual abuse. As the “unidentified attorney” in your reporting who Schneiderman assaulted, I remained anonymous because I had not wanted what he did to define me. But it does not; it will define him.
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Why I signed on to the disciplinary complaint filed again Rudy Giuliani, leading to his suspension:
A look at how Rudy Giuliani went from Mr. “Law and Order” to getting his law license taken away.
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My brilliant brother
@Jaryehperry
has represented children in the grimmest parts of the legal system. He’s seen justice and injustice — and he wrote a powerful novel about it. I can’t recommend highly enough!!
Now through 4/19, my debut novel SERAPHIM, out 7/23/24, is 25% off at Barnes and Noble if you preorder with code PREORDER25.
Pick it up now:
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Last night on MSNBC, I explained how the exhaustive evidence and compelling narrative presented in the Jan. 6 final report serves as a roadmap for Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Department of Justice.
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I’m proud to have signed this letter from over 1,100 DOJ alums, urging AG Garland to follow the the 1/6 evidence as far as it goes and to hold accountable those who were criminally responsible “at any level.”
NEW:
@TheJusticeDept
alumni, served in both R & D admins, applaud AG Garland's commitment to holding accountable anyone "at any level" who was "criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy" on
#Jan6
— whether in the Capitol or not. 1/4
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Love these two
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I am so honored to have been included among the inaugural class of
@CityAndStateNY
’s Trailblazers in Law, just 9 months after starting Perry Law.
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I joined
@CNN
News Central this morning to discuss Trump's hearing today at a Federal Court in Florida.
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Last night, I joined
@asbthelaw
on
@allinwithchris
to discuss the Colorado case removing Trump from the presidential ballot.
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I appeared on CNN New Day with
@JohnBerman
and fellow guest
@donie
this morning to discuss the Connecticut state court verdict of nearly $1 billion against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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I analyzed the SCOTUS 14A decision w
@NormEisen
&
@JoshuaGKolb
in
@Slate
The Court refused to exonerate Trump of being an insurrectionist & took a more reasonable off-ramp to keep him on the ballot
We explain what this may mean for his immunity appeal
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Yesterday, I joined my friend and colleague
@KFALegal
on
@MTLegalAF
to discuss what I witnessed in the courtroom during Trump’s testimony in his NY State fraud trial.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#Trump
Watch the full episode here:
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My Washington Post op-Ed today with two of my favorite lawyers,
@NormEisen
and Josh Perry (also one of my favorite brothers!).
“The 5th Amendment protects against self-incrimination — not against public condemnation. The mere invocation of the amendment by a [DOJ] official before a congressional committee investigating an attempt to overturn the election is a scarlet letter”
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Friends - how cool is this?? My brother
@Jaryehperry
has always had a way with words. I was lucky enough to get him to come work with me for some time and his legal writing was impeccable. But his first novel will take your breath away. So proud 🥹
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My first on-the-record comments about my experience with Gov. Cuomo on the Moreland Commission. Thank you to
@RonanFarrow
and to
@KathleenRice
, my personal hero, for always speaking truth to power.
.
@RonanFarrow
reports on a possibly illegal call Governor Cuomo made to the Obama White House in 2014, railing against the U.S. attorney Preet Bharara, who was investigating corruption in New York.
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I got to hang with
@JoyceWhiteVance
and
@AriMelber
to break down the trifecta of legal investigations bearing down on Gaetz, Giuliani, and Trump.
"This is our legal system working the way it's intended to, making sure people are held accountable,"
@JoyceWhiteVance
says about the federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani.
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Last night, I was on
@MSNBC
’s
#AlexWagnerTonight
alongside
@AlexWagner
and
@AWeissmann_
to analyze the potential conflicts of interest in Trump's criminal cases.
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Last night, I was back on
@MSNBC
’s
@AllinWithChris
with
@ChrislHayes
alongside
@lawofruby
to analyze former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark’s bid to move his election interference trial from Fulton County, Georgia to federal court.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#Georgia
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I joined
@NewsCentralCNN
earlier today to analyze special counsel Jack Smith’s request for the Supreme Court to fast-track a ruling on the question of Trump’s immunity from prosecution.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
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Yes we did!!
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Earlier today, I was back on
@NewsCentralCNN
to discuss the special counsel’s recent focus in its criminal investigation of former president Trump.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#SpecialCounsel
#January6th
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Yaaassss let’s make this a thing! So happy to have joined
@AriMelber
tonight with the great
@ElieNYC
.
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Yesterday, I was on
@CNNThisMorning
to discuss the federal statues outlined in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s target letter and the timeline for
#Trump
’s indictment.
#January6
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#SpecialCounsel
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Our latest NYT op-Ed!
The 1/6 comm. honored its duty and the Constitution today
The facts left no room for question: these hearings had to end with criminal referrals against Donald Trump & his minions
@FredWertheimer
@Edanyaperry
& I discuss in our latest
@nytopinion
👇
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I was back on
@CNN
News Central yesterday to explain the significance of evidence that may lead to a 4th indictment against former President
#Trump
in Georgia.
#TrumpOnTrial
#TrumpIndictment
#2024Election
#DOJ
#4thIndictment
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Two of my favorites!
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@ratemyskyperoom
Having done a pretty exhaustive review, I think I might be the only non-insurrectionist to have previously scored a 5/10 (-!!), so I am over the moon to be trending in a positive direction here. Thank you
@ratemyskyperoom
- I am a huge fan of your work!!
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Yesterday, I joined
@MSNBC
with
@KatyOnMSNBC
to discuss the next phase of the trial.
#TheTrumpTrials
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
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I was on
@CNN
News Central this morning to discuss what to expect at the first televised hearing in Trump’s Georgia case today at 1:00 pm EST.
#January6Riot
#2024Election
#DOJ
#TrumpIndictment
#Georgia
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Earlier this week, Perry Law Counsel
@StantonLaw
was on Morning Joe on
@MSNBC
to discuss Rep.
@Jim_Jordan
's unlawful interference in the Georgia state prosecution of Trump.
#TrumpIndictment
#DOJ
#TrumpOnTrial
#2024Election
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Helen and Tammy dedicated their careers to the processes that keep our elections free, fair, and secure. Kari Lake’s refusal to acknowledge—to the court or to her supporters—how those processes work undermines their effectiveness and, with it, the health of our democracy.
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Last Friday, I joined MSNBC’s
@AllinWithChris
alongside
@HarryLitman
to discuss the judge’s issuance of rules for evidence in the case against former President
#Trump
.
#TrumpOnTrial
#TrumpIndictment
#2024Election
#DOJ
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Our new
@BrookingsInst
report is out and should be a good guide to the upcoming 1/6 committee hearings. . With
@NormEisen
@Jaryehperry
@NoahBookbinder
@DonaldAyer6
. Please read!
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For MSNBC, Perry Law Counsel
@StantonLaw
, co-author
@JoshuaGKolb
, and I explain how Trump's motion requesting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's recusal and Jack Smith's proposed gag order may very well be connected.
#TrumponTrial
#ElectionInterference
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On
@allinwithchris
last night, Chris Hayes and I discussed Mark Meadows’ newly revealed sketchy behavior (and also agreed that the term “sketchy” must be a legal term of art). It certainly raises questions for the DOJ and Special Counsel Jack Smith.
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In the
@nytimes
,
@NormEisen
,
@FredWertheimer
, and I explain the legal justification for the unprecedented criminal referrals issued by the Jan. 6 committee today.
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