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The impeachment will be imperiled if Dems actually pay attention to GOP clowning

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story: This Impeachment Won’t Be a Legal or Political Battle. It Will Be an Information War]

Everything Dahlia Lithwick writes here is spot-on, but I’m reminded of the words of many coaches I’ve had through life, and that’s to clear your []

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Rudy’s latest spin on his Ukraine adventure doesn’t wash

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

Giuliani’s statement []

Gordon Sondland ‘updates’ his testimony to confirm a quid pro quo

[Gordon Sondland]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this NY Times article: Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo]

Even before EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified I pointed out that he appeared to be positioning himself to Have It Both Ways, a strategy that is almost always []

Another court rules Trump’s tax returns have no ‘immunity’ and should be turned over

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story: Trump Can’t Invoke “Presidential Immunity” To Block A Grand Jury Subpoena For His Tax Returns, A Court Ruled]

In short, the President’s claims of “presidential immunity” to a criminal investigation doesn’t extend to documents held by third parties over which []

‘Get the emails’: The stunning revelations about Trump in new Mueller probe materials

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story: ‘Get the emails’: Revealed memos suggest Mueller probe failed America. Can Congress fix it?]

Over the weekend a slew of documents were made public as a result of a FOIA request by BuzzFeed and CNN to obtain unpublished Mueller investigation []

Ukraine call: The rank dishonesty of calling for the whistleblower’s identity

[Mark Zaid, attorney for the whistleblower]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

Remember when the chief complaint about the Ukraine call whistleblower was that his letter contained hearsay? Since then a steady stream of direct, firsthand witnesses have made their way to Capitol Hill, many in defiance of a []

Trump, Rudy, and the Russian oligarch: The intertwined branches of a poisoned tree

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this CNN story: ‘I’m the best-paid interpreter in the world’: Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas touted windfall from Ukrainian oligarch]

When the House eventually drafts the articles of impeachment, those articles will likely be tailored to a narrow set of issues: Trump’s []

White House claims of ‘absolute immunity’ are going to be put to the test

[Charles Kupperman]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

There were hearings in two impeachment-related lawsuits today in the same DC courthouse, both likely to shape how the impeachment inquiry will play []

Alexander Vindman’s testimony: And now Trump has his Nixonian missing tapes moment

[Alexander Vindman]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story… White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call]

And now this impeachment has its own Nixon missing tape minutes []

House will take a vote for an impeachment inquiry that isn’t actually required

 Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

[Regarding this story in the New York Times: Democrats Move Toward Bringing Impeachment Inquiry Public]

The House announced it’s going to conduct a vote on the procedure for its ongoing impeachment inquiry, but gave no details about what they’re voting []