Leslie McAdoo Gordon 🇺🇸
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Lawyer & writer. Proud hillbilly. Best description of me ever: "You are a pain in the ass, but you are a principled pain in the ass."
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* retired from court practice; now give private advice
*Georgetown Law '96
*Licensed: DC, MD & VA; federal trials, appeals & Supreme Court
*Former DOD Special Agent -security clearance background investigations
*Criminal investigations, trials, appeals, clearances, debarments
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He did use his platform. You just don’t like the message.
Tom Brady could have used his platform to wear a mask and be a role model for responsible behavior. But nooooooo, he had to be a maskhole.
#SuperBowl
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Wow & I mean, wow. Jaw dropper. CIA analysts buying professional liability insurance for Flynn investigation is: wow.
Holding open/reopening case to go on a fishing expedition w/National Security Letters is also a stunner (& unacceptable.) Again: wow.
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“I want you [the Government] to have nothing to do with speech.”
Exactly. Bravo,
@RandPaul
! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
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Hillary Clinton was going to shatter the glass ceiling in 2016 & become the first woman President & now they can’t even tell you what a woman is. 🙄
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These are the people who want us to trust them. 🙄
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Seriously, the WH press secretary doesn’t know it’s “intents & purposes,” not “intensive purposes?” 🙄
She went to William & Mary. Good grief.
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FBI’s search warrant raid on Mar-a-Lago is the most significant political development since Appomattox/Lincoln’s assassination.
Millions of Americans now have no intention of ever trusting the govt or compromising politically w/the Democrats again. I certainly don’t.
Game over.
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Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony is an example par excellence of why we require cross examination in civil and especially criminal trials, & also why a judge is there to rule on objections to testimony being offered at all. /1
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The dossier part.
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You can’t protect women’s rights, if you can’t identify them.
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This is the full "Trump Accountability Project" enemies list before it was hidden & before the judges & donors tabs were removed. I took screen shots of every page before that happened. The list of administration officials is 1202 long so I overlapped the pics to get them all. /0
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Wow. I have never seen an appellate court direct a district court judge to file a response to a mandamus. This is extraordinary.
Flynn Appeal -
The mandamus will be heard by Judges Henderson, Wilkins, Rao.
Ordered that Judge Sullivan "file a response addressing [Flynn's] request that this court order the district judge to grant the government's motion to dismiss"
Also - "the govt is invited to respond"
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Jan6 Defendant Being Illegally Held.
You don't see this very often in federal court, but one of the Jan 6 Defendants I think is actually being held illegally. I will explain. The Defendant is Lucas Denney. His case number in DC is: 21mj686. /1
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You may have seen recently that Nancy Pelosi was campaigning in Michigan. She wasn't just doing that to support Joe Biden. The Democrats are preparing for a scenario in which the House of Representatives has to choose the President under the Constitution. /1
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Oh wow! Gorsuch went there! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
He asked if pulling a firearm to prevent a vote would subject you to this 20 year felony.
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Congrats libs! 👇🏻
Target says it's closing all six of its San Francisco stores early because of crime specifically thefts and shoplifting.
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Flynn hearing on Motion to Dismiss.
We're waiting for the hearing to begin. /1
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Actually, no, WaPo; it was not at the White House.
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Sorry to break it to you, but if you’re afraid of, or have “concerns” about, free speech, you’re one of the bad guys, & it’s likely that you’re a totalitarian. You are not fighting fascism; you are the fascism.
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If you’re a lawyer & your hair is on fire because a federal judge appointed a special master to review whether documents seized from the home of a former President of the United States may merit special handling, then you are a total hack.
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This thread explains how I got to the "Trump Accountability Project" enemies list since it's not publicly accessible anymore. /1
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Hopkins case. During the interview he was advised of his Garrity rights; this is the version of Miranda rights that applies to public employees. It was done as a "voluntary" statement, meaning the govt can use it either for criminal or "administrative" (punishment) purposes. /1
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Giuliani case: unless the govt knows *significantly* different facts from what is being & has been historically reported about Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine, I see little to no facts to support probable cause for a FARA violation & therefore to execute a search warrant. /1
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He’s calling her out for the tone of her comments, which as a trial lawyer he’s quick to recognizes influences the information she’s conveying & insist on responding to. She’s so used to doing it that she doesn’t even understand his point.
MVDV just destroyed the entire media in this clip. Absolute must-watch.
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To hit the big issue first: there is no recantation in this interview. To the contrary, even having psychological techniques used on him doesn't keep Hopkins from continuing to tell the agents that he thinks there was a significant problem with how ballots were handled. /10
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Stop lying. Al Gore retracted his concession & then refused to concede for 37 days until the Supreme Court ruled on his legal challenges in 2000.
This 👇🏻 is exactly why you get called “fake news” & “the enemy of the people”
No presidential candidate in modern history has ever refused to concede.
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I leave you for now with this observation from Elmer Davis:
"This republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it."
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It is my privilege to be the counsel for a group of distinguished amici curiae in General Flynn’s case. Last night we filed our brief in support of the Government’s motion to dismiss his case. You can read our brief here:
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No idea, folks. They have no idea what’s causing it. 🙄
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Get this: FBI was stopped from looking at WH & State Dept emails STOLEN by a foreign govt because the Obama WHC office said they may be covered by executive privilege or separation of powers. Are you kidding me?By all means let the Chinese read them tho.🙄
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So you know - immunity.
Judges and prosecutors are immune from criminal prosecution for their official & judicial acts.
The members of Congress are immune from criminal prosecution for their legislative function acts.
Ask yourself: Why wouldn’t the President also be immune?
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but:
There is no such thing as federal police power.
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Never let federal law enforcement agents into your home unless they present a warrant & never speak to them until you’ve discussed it w/a criminal defense lawyer & you have that lawyer w/you. “I’m not willing to speak to you now. Give me your card & my lawyer will contact you.”
About 10 of my friends who attended Trump’s speech but DID NOT go to Capitol building thereafter have had the FBI turn up at their door to ask them why they went to D.C
This is criminal intimidation. Our FBI is trying to scare conservatives against ever gathering in the future.
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Having read the affidavit, the meme prosecution is just a gross abuse of prosecutorial power & a revolting violation of the 1st Amendment. These prosecutors have zero judgment & no business having this kind of power. I also question how any judicial officer issues this warrant./1
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Presenting testimony that is second hand, inferential, innuendo, rumor, out of context, and basically contains little to no first-hand, in-person knowledge of the actual facts is not how you arrive at the truth.
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I don’t know who needs to know this, but federal law PROHIBITS a national gun registry.
“No such rule or regulation . . . may require. . . any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions be established.”
18 USC 926(a)(3).
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The country is perhaps about to learn what Antifa is.
It’s about time.
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I listened to Lt. Col Scheller’s entire 10 minute video earlier today before I started tweeting about him. He does not sound suicidal or threatening in He sounds clear, sad, but determined. He’s not talking about doing violence, but rather taking action to bring accountability./1
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Actually the right to travel interstate IS a constitutional right. I’d suggesting revoking her law license, but, oh that’s right, she’s not a lawyer. 🙄 Talk about misinformation.
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That’s what happens when states inexplicably stop counting overnight & then a substantial lead, w/a pretty high percent reported, in multiple states vanishes after Election Day. Whether that is fraud or not, it is destined to make people think so. This is not hard to understand.
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So if the Congress is really going to impeach DJT again, here’s the thing on an “incitement” charge. As I’ve been saying, there is no basis for “incitement” as a matter of criminal law, based on his speech or his conduct overall. It’s not a legitimately indictable case. /1
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Trump Indictment.
Reading it now. If this case goes to trial, it will be the biggest shit-show of a trial in the history of ever.
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Good morning, children. Today’s new word is “compromised.”
C-o-m-p-r-o-m-i-s-e-d.
Compromised.
Used in a sentence: “Congressman Swalwell was compromised by engaging in a romantic relationship with a Chinese spy while on the intelligence committee.”
And that’s our new word!
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So, here's my big (for me) announcement: I am retiring from the active practice of law in the courts. I will no longer be representing clients in litigation (criminal, civil, appeal, administrative) matters or defending investigations. I am done being a working litigator.
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We need now to screw up our courage and do what needs doing to preserve the Republic. No one else is going to do it for us.
It will not be easy. Nothing worth doing is.
The Republic is absolutely worth it.
And we will do it.
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People like Lt. Col. Scheller are a problem for the establishment because they are truth tellers. Various constituencies will now try to tell us that he’s mentally unhealthy, & he may or may not be, but the real problem for the powers-that-be is that he speaks with moral clarity.
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Here’s my help: I suggest you drop this idea immediately. No one sane wants this. People do not need hall monitors of their conversations on Twitter. People can already talk to one another & provide “context.” You will never get objective volunteers.This is a truly terrible idea.
🐦 Today we’re introducing
@Birdwatch
, a community-driven approach to addressing misleading information. And we want your help. (1/3)
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All kidding aside, Fani Willis has better odds of seeing the inside of a jail cell than Donald Trump does after today’s performance.
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How is it that this is the first we’re hearing that DJT was a dues paying member of a union while he was the POTUS? 🤔
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Historic vote in the House of Representatives today for Speaker: the 1st vote will not produce a winner & a 2nd vote will be needed. That hasn’t happened in over 100 years.
Some people say this is too “messy.” Newsflash: real republicanism & democracy ARE messy. So what.
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Something coordinated is happening. 👇🏻
They have obviously figured out how bad this really is.
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I'll have more to say later, but the bottom line is, after 26 years, & especially the last few, I have come to an inescapable conclusion: there is no justice to be had in our "justice" system. I am no longer willing to participate in a system that I consider to be a total farce.
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You have a constitutional right under the First Amendment to criticize the prosecutor putting you on trial for criminal offenses.
Full stop.
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My status as a practicing litigator has constrained me from speaking truth to and about the system. With that constraint removed, I will not be silent any longer.
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Nothing is stopping you from getting vaccinated or wearing a mask. Not one thing.
You're just being stopped from using the govt to make other people do things they don't want to do, otherwise known as ending tyrannical nanny-state nonsense.
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This👇🏻 is shameful cowardice. Eastman’s “involvement” in “recent events” was simply speaking at the Jan 6 rally & supporting DJT’s claims of fraud. Even if you vehemently disagree w/that - that’s still just free speech. There’s no evidence he urged any violence or criminality. /1
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It chokes me up every time I see a protest for freedom in another country & they are waving OUR FLAG. 😭
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You’re not supposed to actually defend yourself when the regime puts you on trial. 👇🏻
These people are fucking totalitarians.
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Huge congratulations to
@SidneyPowell1
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@jbinnall
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@molmccann
& others) & of course to
@GenFlynn
for the win in the Court of Appeals on the mandamus today! It’s a victory for the General, the separation of powers, & the Rule of Law. Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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This interview gets worse and worse. I'm on minute 1:22 and when I'm done listening to it, I'm going to point out a number of the serious problems with it. What they have done to this guy is really wrong. It illustrates a number of common problems with federal investigations. /7
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McCabe:
The govt’s decision today not to charge him only applies to conduct described in the IG’s referral based on its April 13, 2018 report. He can still be investigated or charged for any other conduct (that isn’t barred by the statute of limitations.) /1
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That’s because they don’t have to prove their clients’ innocence.
That rule comes from a little thing called the Constitution, which you might want to familiarize yourself with, you being a “journalist” and all.
Defense attorneys in the Trump case are spending far more time trying to discredit Fani Willis than prove their own clients’ innocence.
—> OPINION: Losing the forest for the trees in the Fulton County Trump case
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Student loan debt payoff is nothing but a massive tax on & wealth transfer from the working class to the middle & upper classes. Why should truck drivers & waitresses & plumbers pay for other people’s degrees? That isn’t even socialism; it’s just outright oppression & theft.
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Flynn case: So I was right on timing. I predicted Sullivan would act sometime between yesterday & tomorrow (July 8th to the 10th). He has filed a petition for rehearing en banc. Pretty amazing. I’ll read & do an analysis for you guys as soon as I can.
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A Black man in Arizona was found not guilty yesterday on grounds of self defense when he shot police during a swat raid on his house.
So, yeah, I believe it could happen - because it does.
It is difficult to express in words, or even via stats, how messed up the U.S. ‘justice’ system is, & how riddled with double standards it is.
Does anyone - even the most conservative person - really believe a black man or a Muslim like me would have been acquitted, too?
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Here’s the difference: a person trying to persuade you is not a totalitarian or fascist; a person pushing coercive govt measures or using the power of the state to coerce private behavior is a totalitarian or fascist, regardless of what they call themselves. Proceed accordingly.
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My latest article in
@FDRLST
explains why the judge in General Flynn’s case is not going to be able to hold him in contempt for perjury.
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The race for the House of Representatives is turning out to be a wow. 👇🏻 If these current numbers hold, the Republicans would flip the House by one seat.
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We must rededicate ourselves to the rule of law, to federalism, to free speech, to true tolerance, to the Bill of Rights, to liberty values.
We have lost our connection to these things. We must find it again. We will lose the Republic if we don't.
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You put that there was a “cabal” working “behind the scenes” to, among other things, “steer media coverage and control the flow of information” right next to “They were not rigging the election” & you didn’t see the problem with that? 🤔
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The federal govt can’t do indirectly through companies what it can’t constitutionally do itself directly. The law on this point is crystal clear.
The FBI has no business even getting close to this line.
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Jenna Ellis plea.
That plea was a farce.
State didn’t make out the elements & the defendant didn’t admit guilt. The judge should have rejected that plea.
It’s a perfect example of the completely bankrupt state of our current criminal “justice” system.
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Carter Page case.
As many of you know, I have the privilege to represent Carter, along w/a team of other lawyers, in his case against the govt & former govt officials. Although there are limits to what we can say publicly, there are some things we can share. /1
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No, it doesn’t when the feds don’t have constitutional power for the federal “law.”
That’s why the eviction moratorium didn’t override state law.
It’s preposterous that the WH Press Secretary either doesn’t know - or is prepared to lie about - how federalism works.
PSAKI: "We know that federal law overrides state law."
She goes on to say that this legal aspect is "unquestionable."
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No, they all resigned because grown-ups at DOJ told them their absurd sentencing recommendation was unjust & - like the toddlers they are - they threw temper tantrums.
All four prosecutors of Trump friend/adviser Roger Stone -- Jonathan Kravis, Michael Marando, Aaron Zelinsky and Adam C. Jed -- have now resigned in the wake of President Trump criticizing their sentencing recommendation, and DOJ acquiescing.
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Actually no, it isn’t. Sometimes knowing you are going to lose in a lower court & just getting that part over with, is what you need to do to get the higher court that you think may agree with you.
The Trump campaign's statement suggests losing in the Third Circuit is also part of the their strategy. (They can't get to the Supreme Court if they win.)
This is a weird litigation strategy.
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Finished. It's hard to convey how really problematic this interview is. There are some positive details, which I'll point those, but mostly this interview is an example of investigating in a way that is not a search for the truth & is illustrative of investigative bias & abuse./8
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Good morning! I know everyone is excited about developments. 😀 Just a reminder that there are some things “Durham” that I can comment on & some I can’t on this forum. But rest assured, we are keeping up with the latest & greatest!
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This 👇🏻is unlawful. Neither the Constitution nor the federal communicable diseases statute empowers the federal govt to require mask wearing by the general public. This is simply an authoritarian move, virtue signaling, & an anti-federalism power grab.
BIG DAY: Starting today, air travelers without a mask may be denied entry through the
@TSA
checkpoint, boarding the aircraft or continued transport. Failure to comply with the mask requirement can also result in civil penalties.
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Wow. Alito now asking a hypo that basically is asking if giving money to Iran was aiding the enemy and therefore a president who did that could be excluded from the ballot based on the other side’s arguments.
Ha! Gorsuch has no use for the argument that an “insurrectionist” is disqualified from that moment, which creates a bunch of problems.
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It was at the auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive building ginned up to look like the White House.
@washingtonpost
you’re printing literal fake news.
This is exactly why these mock-ups are dangerous.
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This is excellent news. DOJ has completely distorted the Obstruction statute (18 USC 1512) to get inappropriately higher sentencing guidelines in J6 cases. All but one judge has gone along.Hopefully, SCOTUS will put a stop to the nonsense. Case is Fischer.
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This still tickles me.
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This is the most irresponsible thing he has ever done. My God.
His answer should have been that the legal process needs to play out, so he won’t comment.
NOW - Biden: "No question" Trump supported an insurrection.
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Flynn case. J.Sullivan’s memorandum opinion on the Rule 48 motion to dismiss is completely inappropriate & he knows it. That motion was mooted by the pardon. In order to try & hide that fact, he coupled his order on that motion w/his order on the motion to dismiss for mootness.
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This 👇🏻 is essentially what I think about the election status. There is 0 possibility I’d be presenting the actual facts to media yet in this scenario. It needs to be put together tightly AF for the court first. Then filed. Then explained to media.
Horse, cart; not cart, horse.
It's entirely reasonable to say Trump's election lawyers need to produce hard evidence to back up their sweeping allegations, PDQ.
It's absurd to expect them to do it live on a talk show, as if they were carrying Marsellus Wallace's magic glowing briefcase from Pulp Fiction.
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The state of our institutions - particularly the criminal "justice" ones, but also the federal civil courts - is dire, & is unacceptable for a functioning republic. They must be radically overhauled & reformed, & a renewed emphasis on first principles restored.
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People who think the Supreme Court’s decision today is wrong because “the government” “clearly” has the power to regulate health & safety, do not have any understanding of federalism. They have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
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I am 1/2 of the way through this interview and . . . there is a lot wrong with it. I have to keep stopping it to walk a lap around my house because it is seriously problematic. /6
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No.This is what happens when people vote & their candidate is winning on Election Day & then over the course of a week the lead bleeds away due to a process that they can’t see. That’s why this is dangerous. If enough peoole lose faith in elections, we have a big ass problem.
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He making allowances for the possibility that he might be mistaken. That is a sign of someone who is telling the truth, NOT someone who is lying. Honest people concede that they could be wrong, [even] if they don't think they are.(deleted the original of this tweet for a typo)/12
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