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[Regarding this story: ‘Take her out’: Recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired] A few things to keep in mind and reasons this is significant: Continue reading The numerous reasons why the recording of Trump saying to ‘take her out’ matters Advertisement
[Regarding this story: Constitutional Crabgrass: President Trump’s Defenders Distort the Impeachment Clause] Yesterday I spent a few paragraphs deconstructing Alan Dershowitz’s argument (which he’s expected to make next week on the Senate floor) that “high crimes and misdemeanors” requires “criminal-like conduct,” whatever that’s supposed to mean it’s a term and standard Dershowitz simply made up that has no Constitutional support. Advertisement
Whatever the senate impeachment trial winds up being, it appears it will resemble a motion to dismiss more than a trial, since McConnell evidently has 51 votes for a process that won’t permit a vote on witnesses until after the two sides manage to pack 24 hours of argument into 48 hour terms. Continue reading Senate impeachment trial shaping up more to be a motion to dismiss than a trial
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… [Regarding this story: George Conway: Why Trump had to hire this legal odd couple] I was never a Van Halen fan but nevertheless found myself wincing at a video of David Lee Roth in Las Vegas from a few weeks ago. He was always more flash and bombast than talent but seeing him bumbling around on stage mumbling every third word to the song, wholly oblivious to how badly things have gotten, was sad. Continue reading Dershowitz for the defense: Only Giuliani has debased himself more zealously
“Lazarus” is the name given to an iconic specimen of giant sequoia, in the Giant Forest located in Sequoia National Park. These magnificent trees can reach 300 feet (90 meters) during a lifespan that can exceed 3,000 years, and are famously resistant to droughts and fires. Lazarus, But now, though the death of such a large creature is not an instant process, it appears to have expired.
Continue reading Peruvian idol surprisingly turns out to have escaped conquistador destruction
Judge Nicholas Garaufis has issued an order to permit victims to provide impact statements at Nxivm leader Keith Raniere’s sentencing without having to disclose their identities. This will include alleged victims who were not included in the second superseding indictment against Raniere. Continue reading NXIVM: Judge allows anonymous victims to give statements in Raniere sentencing
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… The FBI arrested six white supremacists (three who entered the country illegally from Canada) in advance of a planned gun rally in Virginia where the FBI claims that a few members planned to “open fire.”
Continue reading ‘Baby Jesus’ finds the way home to Bethlehem after 40 years
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… After Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested in October, they somehow managed to secure John Dowd as their lawyer. But Dowd was also the president’s lawyer. Because Parnas and Fruman could conceivably be in conflict with Trump, Trump would need to waive the conflict so that Dowd could represent them all (the waiver is for Dowd’s protection). Continue reading Never mind the party photos — Trump’s own lawyer proved the link to Giuliani’s pals |
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