Charlotte Butash and Margaret Taylor have the full play-by-play color commentary, complete with an audio link, of the Oral Arguments in the DC Circuit En Banc Consideration of Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn and U.S. House of Representatives v. Mnuchin at Lawfare Blog. From the introductory portion of their analysis: On April 28, Justice … Read more
I want to follow up on David Gordon’s post, The Mad King Has a Melt Down at Today’s White House Briefing, claiming he has Total Authority to Reopen the Economy. Mad King Donald began his “Daily Trump Show” with a propaganda video put together by a White House employee and paid for with taxpayer money … Read more
Roger Stone, longtime political strategist, GOP ratfucker and personal friend to President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison. I have waited years for this day to arrive when justice finally comes for Roger Stone, who has always escaped justice for his crimes in the past because of his connections to Republican … Read more
In a series of pardons and commutations on Tuesday, President Donald Trump wielded his powers of clemency as a preview of coming attractions ahead of Roger Stone’s sentencing on Thursday. The fat lady is warming up her voice in the wings for a Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn and Roger Stone pardon. You read it here first. … Read more
During William “Bill” Barr’s first tenure as Attorney General Under Georg H.W. Bush, New York Times columnist William Safire referred to him as “Coverup-General Barr” because of his role in burying evidence of then-President George H.W. Bush’s involvement in “Iraqgate” and “Iron-Contra.” Barr’s history of cover-ups to help Republican presidents in legal crises explains why Donald Trump … Read more