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[Fiona Hill]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
The White House has been thuggishly waving around what it calls “executive privilege” like the sword of Damocles over the heads of testifying witnesses before Congress, such as the recently resigned Fiona […]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
[Regarding this story: Inside Trump’s Botched Attempt to Hire Trey […]
[Judge David S. Tatel]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
While the Second Circuit prepares to hear the question of whether New York can subpoena Trump’s tax returns (against Trump’s defense that he’s immune as President), the DC Circuit has just weighed in on whether Congress can subpoena Trump’s […]
[Marie Yovanovitch]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
It’s worth your time to read Marie Yovanovitch’s prepared statement before her closed testimony before the House today. She was fired because she had the integrity to stand in the way of a bad-faith investigation Trump and Giuliani wanted opened on […]
We’re big fans of attorney Scott Pilutik’s New York street photography. He posted a stunner today we thought you’d like to […]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
134 page (which I’ve only skimmed) 2-1 appellate opinion in the other case concerning Trump’s tax returns (last week’s was in a NY fed court, this one is in DC fed court). Upshot is that Congress is well within its constitutional rights […]
[Barr and Murdoch]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
Just yesterday:
— Giuliani’s cronies Parnas and Fruman arrested, entangled every which way in impeachment issue and […]
[Igor Fruman (left) and Lev Parnas]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
I’ve read the indictment of two Giuliani cronies, arrested as they were evidently attempting to flee the country, and Rick Hasen’s summary is […]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
The crux of the White House’s impeachment push-back (as expressed in yesterday’s Pat Cipollone letter) is that the House’s inquiry is illegitimate because it didn’t vote to conduct an impeachment inquiry, which robs Trump’s of his due process rights. There have been […]
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…
The White House today dropped an eight-page letter from White House counsel Pat Cipollone, announcing the White House’s refusal to cooperate with the House’s impeachment inquiry because of a series of not-at-all relevant reasons. Most lawyers will recognize the letter as the […]
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