Nonilex, to legal
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Retired #military leaders filed an #amicus brief Mon writing that #Trump’s #AbsoluteImmunity theory “has the potential to severely undermine the Commander-in-Chief’s #legal & #moral authority to lead the military forces, as it would signal that they but not he must obey the #RuleOfLaw.”

#law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #TrumpCoupAttempt #democracy #NationalSecurity #UnitedStates
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/307029/20240408130715170_No.%2023-939bsacRetiredFour-StarAdmiralsAndGenerals.pdf

Nonilex, to Georgia
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Judge is holding a hearing on several pending pretrial motions in the case, including a -related motion from Team

This is the 1st hearing since McAfee ruled on the disqualification motion, which defendants have until Mon to appeal.

It's also the 1st hearing w/o special prosecutor as lead for the DA's office.

streaming live here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgescottmcafee/streams

Nonilex, to california
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The has recommended that fmr be , a judge said in a filing on Wed
was charged w/multiple disciplinary counts by the State of on allegations that he engaged in "a course of conduct to plan, promote, & assist then-Pres Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by or , to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-state-bar-recommends-trump-attorney-john-eastman/story?id=108566036

Nonilex, (edited )
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Just a quick rundown of the fates of the various who were involved in the :

Besides & , both were in court today for disbarment proceedings, 3 other for in 2020 — , & — pleaded to charges in risking their law licenses.

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Nonilex, to Law
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Asks for Absolute on Charges

The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether fmr presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office.

Trump urged the on Tues to rule that he is absolutely from charges stemming from his attempts to subvert the .


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/us/trump-supreme-court-immunity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Nonilex, (edited )
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added that there was no reason to fear tit-for-tat prosecutions that would chill other presidents from taking decisive action.

“That dystopian vision runs contrary to the checks & balances built into our institutions & the framework of the ,” Smith wrote.

MadeyeTheCarnaptious, to random
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Trump's campaign can be summed up in one phrase.

"Gott mit uns."

Let's hear it for MAGA.

TonyStark, to random
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It’s mind blowing that the networks give so much weight to a third rate legislator like Stefanik. She hasn’t accomplished anything except groveling in front of Donald Trump. Her integrity isn’t in question. It doesn’t exist.

The Republican plan is to only certify elections where their candidate wins. It won’t stay limited to President.

Elise Stefanik pre-emptively declines to commit to accepting 2024 election results-
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/07/stefanik-declines-to-commit-to-certifying-2024-election-results-00134189

ZhiZhu,
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@Badger_AF @TonyStark

Here's a list of members of Congress (Senators and Representatives, sorted by state) who aided Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.



ZhiZhu, to Georgia
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"A grand jury has charged six who claimed to be presidential electors in 2020...

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford (D) launched an investigation earlier this fall, making his the third state after and to seek charges against the pro-Trump activists who met and cast ballots for the then-president on Dec. 14, 2020, despite Joe Biden’s victory."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/06/nevada-fake-electors-indictment-trump/

Nonilex, to random
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What Saw In The

In an exclusive excerpt from my forthcoming biography of the senator, :

A Reckoning, he reveals what drove him to .

By McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

…January 2, 2021…
It begins with a text message from , the junior senator from Maine: “Could you give me a call when you get a chance? .”


https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/

ScottLucas, to Russia
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ScottLucas,
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EA on @TimesRadio: Welcome to the Trumpist "Impeach !" Circus (Scott Lucas w Stig Abell)

https://eaworldview.com/2023/09/welcome-trumpist-impeach-biden-circus/

ScottLucas, to random
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EA on BBC: Can Disqualify from White House Return? (Scott Lucas/Greg Swenson w William Crawley)

https://eaworldview.com/2023/09/14th-amendment-disqualify-trump/

ScottLucas, to random
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EA on Monocle 24: Can Be Barred From Presidency By ? (Scott Lucas w Emma Nelson)

https://eaworldview.com/2023/09/trump-barred-14th-amendment/

heidilifeldman, to Wisconsin
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Sharing gift access to this article about Supreme Court because it conveys so well the state of the cold civil war the U.S. is undergoing.As with the last Civil War, our disagreements are not purely political. They are over deeply irreconcilable understandings of and of . https://wapo.st/44oC7q1

ZhiZhu,
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@heidilifeldman

"The conservative bloc includes one justice who occasionally votes with the liberals, such as when he joined them in a 4-3 opinion to reject Donald Trump’s request to overturn his presidential loss in the state. The other conservatives sided with Trump."
https://wapo.st/44oC7q1


JaniceOCG, to random
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Where did Senator Chuck Grassley expect Vice President Pence to be Jan. 6 when he made this early morning announcement Jan. 5? What was his role in all this and why isn't he center stage in this investigation?

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    "John Eastman, a well-connected lawyer advising former president Donald Trump, outlined a six-point plan to overturn the outcome of the election and install Trump as America’s leader...

    This appears to have been the plan that and his loyalists tried to execute on

    That is, we now have written proof of an attempt to destroy our and replace it with an ."
    https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-24-2021


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    "A person close to Meadows said he knows his relationship with Trump is permanently ruptured and has told others he does not seek to antagonize Trump and his supporters but concluded he had to cooperate with Smith’s office as required by law."

    https://wapo.st/3pQcCQs


    w7voa, to Michigan
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    ZhiZhu,
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    @w7voa

    "Maddock described what happened... “We fought to seat the electors. The Trump campaign asked us to do that,” she said, according to a recording obtained by CNN"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/18/trump-electors-michigan/

    👀 "The Trump campaign asked us to do that"👀


    Mastodon thread of article: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110737048721484649

    Nonilex, to Michigan
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    16 false electors face felony charges in

    MI Attorney General is leveling against 16 who signed a certificate falsely stating that candidate Donald Trump won MI's 2020 presidential election


    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/07/18/michigan-donald-trump-fake-electors-charged-felonies-attorney-general-dana-nessel/70427042007/

    Nonilex,
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    Each , including former Party Co-Chairwoman Meshawn Maddock & Shelby Township Clerk Stan Grot, will be charged with 8 felony counts, including & to commit election law forgery, according to an announcement from 's office.

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