The Justice Department is swapping out the lawyers who had been representing the administration in its legal battle to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census, possibly signaling career attorneys’ legal or ethical concerns over the maneuvering ordered by President Trump. “If you won’t do it, we’ll find someone who will!” The Washington … Read more
On Tuesday, the Trump administration conceded defeat on the 2020 Census, making an averment to the trial court and the parties that it was not going to pursue any further legal action in the Maryland census case. The Department of Justice and Department of Commerce both released statements consistent with this position. Then on Wednesday, the … Read more
A day after the Trump administration conceded defeat on 2020 Census, our “Dear Leader” is now contradicting his cabinet officials and threatening to defy the U.S. Supreme Court in a blind Twitter rage. Trump Vows to Move Forward With Citizenship Question on Census: President Trump said on Wednesday that the Commerce Department is “absolutely moving … Read more
Mark your calendars: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff in a joint press release announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is to testify pursuant to subpoenas on Wednesday, July 17: Washington, DC – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff … Read more
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team tried to arrange an interview of Donald Trump — who repeatedly had said he would be happy to do so — for more than a year before finally settling on Trump submitting answers to written interrogatories on certain Russia-related topics in November 2018, but no questions about obstruction of justice. Predictably, … Read more