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Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, appearing in the federal courthouse that sits just blocks away from where his angry supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to keep him in power. (The Washington Post, August 3, 2023) I’m following up on Tuesday’s post.… Read more.
Donald Trump made history in March when he became the first sitting or former president of the United States to be indicted. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted him for paying off a porn star and covering it up. Special Counsel indicts Trump again But Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted him again in June for mishandling classified documents and obstructing justice. Yet,… Read more.
Trump-appointed judge balks at a plea deal Republicans can’t believe their luck. They’ve been hurling contempt at David Weiss, the Trump-appointed special prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden, for years. They wanted Weiss to prosecute Hunter on trumped-up charges and implicate his father, President Joe Biden. Instead, Weiss struck what Republicans denounced as “a sweetheart deal,” giving Hunter a get-out-of-jail-free card. But… Read more.
Tuberville’s hold on military promotions Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is getting his 15 minutes of fame. He’s getting it for making Congress even more partisan and dysfunctional than usual. But that’s the point. Tuberville is holding up promotions for over 250 military officers. The Pentagon subsidizes out-of-state travel for reproductive healthcare, including abortion. He’s protesting that policy. And he… Read more.
Supreme Court ends affirmative action Today, the Supreme Court ended affirmative action. It ruled that the 14th Amendment prohibits public colleges and universities from using racial preferences. And that the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits any school receiving federal funds from using race as a factor in admissions. This case was the most controversial of the term. But this decision is anticlimactic. After… Read more.
Hunter Biden plea deal Donald Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to find 11,780 votes. He needed those votes to help him steal the 2020 presidential election. He failed. But there’s an audio recording of him applying that pressure attempt. So the whole world knows about it. Trump also pressured his attorney general to investigate Hunter Biden. He wanted… Read more.
Note: This episode was originally posted in June 2022. Listen.
The Justice Department plans to arrest Donald Trump tomorrow. And media reporting on his pending arrest is redolent with hypocrisy. Even worse, they are warning about Trump and Republican leaders inciting violence. Yet their coverage is inciting that violence. Of course, Trump has given the media cause to broadcast fears about him inciting violence. That’s… Read more.
By Election Day 2024, Trump will be dead, indicted, or in prison. I predicted that in “The Fate of Democracy” on June 12, 2021. He’s not in prison yet. And he’s not dead. But prosecutors have indicted him twice. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg indicted him in April. And Special Prosecutor Jack Smith indicted him yesterday. Jack Smith indicts Donald… Read more.
