"As former members of the commission, we are concerned that the commission is being used in this inappropriate way. The profile and clarity of the Trump/Stefanik ploy to use the commission should not be tolerated or in any way enabled."
@lawofruby
It is not improper or unusual in NYS Courts for law clerks (in NY they’re called court attorneys) to be seated at the bench next to the judge and to be in regular communication with the judge. What is unusual and improper is for attorneys to comment negatively on that practice.
Former President Trump takes stage at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of President Biden’s primetime address from WH stating his decision to drop re-election bid.
@AnnaBower
@JoyceWhiteVance
@AWeissmann_
@BarbMcQuade
Thank you. DA Willis is the first Black Female elected DA of Fulton County. She has extensive experience with the Georgia RICO statute. More than former federal prosecutors. Her office, under her direction, put this case together. Onward.
“The most important way Trump benefits from a double standard is simply his violations of democratic and civic norms are so widespread that the media have given up on holding him to anything resembling a customary standard of behavior for a presidential candidate.”
@jonathanchait
Until General Mark Milley, no chairman of the Joint Chiefs had confronted the possibility that the president might provoke a coup,
@JeffreyGoldberg
writes. Milley may have done more than any other American to protect the Constitution from Donald Trump:
“…defendant who conducts himself in so disorderly and disruptive a manner that…trial cannot be carried on…may be removed from the courtroom if, after he has been warned by the court that he will be removed …he continues to engage in such conduct.”NY CPL § 260.20
CPL§390.30…pre-sentence investigation consists of…info…with respect to…circumstances attending the commission of the offense…defendant's history of delinquency or criminality…social history, employment history, family situation, economic status, education…personal habits…
@KFAlegal
@MTLegalAF
I co-sign this comment from my former bureau mate : “…no prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.’s Office has ever been forced to bring charges they did not believe in or that they felt they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt…”
Trump asked about his involvement in the 2021 statement of financial condition. Trump says his focus at that time was on China and Russia and "keeping our country safe," …Wallace reminds him he wasn't president in 2021.
@lawofruby
JACKSON, J., dissenting
"In the meantime, because the risks (and power) the Court has now assumed are intolerable, unwarranted, and plainly antithetical to bedrock constitutional norms, I dissent."
Michael Cohen faced a grueling cross-examination this week in Donald Trump’s criminal trial. Susanne Craig and Catherine Christian join The Weekend to discuss. via
@msnbc
@TheWeekendMSNBC
In ruling almost entirely for Trump in his immunity case, the Supreme Court put the final cherry on the top of the imperial presidency, writes
@NoahRFeldman
via
@opinion
Kamala Harris said 19 words in 2018 that taught us all we need to know.Curious about what kind of candidate she’ll be? Her dismantling of Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearing is worth a rewatch.
@MonicaHesse
"The bottom line is that equal justice under law requires the equal treatment of criminal defendants; Defendant’s presidential candidacy cannot excuse statements that would otherwise intolerably jeopardize these proceedings"
-TANYA S. CHUTKAN United States District Judge
Matter of Trump v Merchan Limited gag order upheld by appellate division. “…the People's evidentiary submissions… demonstrate that threats received by District Attorney staff after the jury verdict continued to pose a significant and imminent threat.”
All rise!
Jury enters.
Judge: Ladies and gentleman, the summations are over. I'll start my legal charge and continue tomorrow. You will get free lunch and deliberate. I have had the charge handed out, I didn't use to do that
[Reading of legal charge begins]
It was an honor co-chairing this Task Force with Andy Kossover. “New York State Bar Association Calls for Eliminating Non-Lawyer Judges, Creating District Courts and Revolutionizing Sentencing”
@NYSBA
'It was a stunning acknowledgment that Mr. Trump, who is racing the clock to either secure a bond from a company or produce the full amount himself, lacks the resources to do so."
"Undisputed testimony cited by the government demonstrates that when Defendant has publicly attacked individuals, including on matters related to this case, those individuals are consequently threatened and harassed."
@rparloff
On another issue Justice Barrett wrote: “In short, a President has no legal authority — and thus no official capacity — to influence how the States appoint their electors. I see no plausible argument for barring prosecution of that alleged conduct.”
Opinion:
“One prisoner death really is too many. Having none should be the goal of a civilized, humane society, particularly in a city with a human rights legacy like ours.”
As criminal cases proceed against the former president, heated rhetoric and anger among his supporters have authorities worried about the risk of political dissent becoming deadly.
@nytimes
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NY CPL 330.30 Motion to set aside verdict;…grounds…(2)…during the trial there occurred, out of the presence of the court, improper conduct by a juror, or improper conduct by another person in relation to a juror, which may have affected a substantial right of the defendant…
WATCH: Kristen Welker asks former President Trump to clarify if he was listening to his lawyers’ advice or his own instincts after he lost the 2020 election.
Trump: “It was my decision.”