The Washington Post reports, Graham scheduled to appear before grand jury in Ga.: After a drawn-out legal fight, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is scheduled to appear Tuesday before an Atlanta-area grand jury investigating whether attempts by former president Donald Trump and his associates to overturn the 2020 presidential election results amounted to criminal activity. … Read more
This is straight out of the Authoritarian Playbook – if my candidate wins, it’s a glorious victory; if my opponent wins, the election must be rigged and a fraud. This is Donald Trump’s MAGA/QAnon Big Lie, fully embraced by “Krazy Kari” Lake. This extremist logic leads to violence to settle elections (authoritarianism), as we saw … Read more
Update to Lawless Republicans In Cochise County Are Defying The Law To Conduct A ‘Fraudit’ Of Ballots (Updated). These shamelessly lawless Republicans need to be removed from office. The Associated Press reports, Arizona county board delays certifying election results: The [Cochise County Board of Supervisors] whose Republican leaders had hoped to recount all Election Day … Read more
Lawfare Blog reports, Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Lead Trump-Related Investigations: On Nov. 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he has issued an order to appoint John (Jack) L. Smith to serve as special counsel for the Department of Justice to conduct two ongoing investigations related to former President Trump. Smith will oversee the … Read more
10 Former federal prosecutors got together and drafted a model prosecution memorandum (or “pros memo”) to assist Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice in making the decision to prosecute Donald Trump for his theft of thousands of federal documents, some of them among the highest classification for national security reasons, and improperly … Read more