A DC police spokesperson didn’t know whether the arrests announced by the White House included ones by DC police, per WaPo ⬇️.

RT @sahilkapur: “Federal prosecutors in D.C. have been instructed not to seek felony charges against people who are carrying rifles or shot….

RT @emptywheel: Oh no. Trump made @USAttyPirro US Attorney and here we learn she knows that Joe Biden was fairly elected. .

RT @RonFilipkowski: Her standard response every time she gets a question she can’t answer.

Abrego's lawyers compared the 3-year gap between his traffic stop and charges to similar cases in the district. There's nothing like it, reeking of "suspicious timing," they say in a motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution. Full story @allrisenews

The videos include bodycam footage that Rep. McIver's defense says unravels the government's assault case against her and reveal the backdrop of the government's collapsed case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

NEWS. Rep. LaMonica McIver's legal team submitted several videos in court to fight her criminal case over her Delaney Hall visit in May. A judge wants to discuss those exhibits at a hearing next week. Background video here, via @AllRiseNews & @MeidasTouch

NEW. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask for his release three days from now on Aug. 22, when a pending stay on his release expires. If ICE takes him into custody in Maryland, his lawyers want an order allowing him to prepare for trial while in custody there. Doc

NEW. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers seek to dismiss the case for selective and vindictive prosecution, writing that he's being pursed to "punish him for having the audacity to fight back, rather than accept a brutal injustice.". Background

RT @AshleySchapitl: It's the opposite. Restaurant reservations are down 25%!.

RT @willsommer: Not looking good for Dan Bongino.

NEWS:. A federal judge GRANTED a request by USAID workers to certify a class action to pursue their arguments that Elon Musk made the decision to shut down the agency in violation of the Constitution's Appointments Clause. Ruling

Right after the Posse Comitatus trial, Calif. @AGRobBonta—who brought the suit—gave a 20+ minute trial debrief. We talked about Trump announcing D.C. troops on Day One of trial and extending LA deployment past Election Day. Via @AllRiseNews via @MeidasTouch

RT @ReichlinMelnick: ICE used your taxpayer dollars to trick out a bunch of trucks in new livery, all painted black with "ICE" and a logo p….

@allrisenews A recap of yesterday's final day of the Posse Comitatus trial is in the works, but here's a rundown about what happened on Day Two, in case you missed it. Via @MTLegalAF and @MeidasTouch .

The FBI's ex-Las Vegas field office director Spencer Evans, one of the targets of the Trump admin's recent purge, was set to be awarded weeks after his firing. His lawyer @MarkSZaidEsq tells me a lawsuit is coming in this @AllRiseNews / @MeidasTouch video

In the same memo refusing to release more Epstein files, Trump’s DOJ estimated there were 1,000+ victims, a larger number than ever previously reported. Epstein’s estate just disputed the stat in court. New, @AllRiseNews

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California pushes back at DOJ's lawyer saying that there are "only" 300 soldiers left: "300 soldiers is a significant number of soldiers.". "That's certainly a large enough number of soldiers to constitute a Posse Comitatus Act violation.". Trial wraps without a ruling.

Breyer recaps the history of the PCA, when the military was trying to enforce the rights of freed formerly enslaved people but was forced out of the states. "You can't forget the history. You can't just look at words— like 'Alice in Wonderland' saying, 'Words mean whatever I.