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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 the president has no credible claim of privilege.
[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 Over the weekend a slew of documents were made public as a result of a FOIA request by BuzzFeed and CNN to obtain unpublished Mueller investigation materials. It’s a grab bag of pretty revealing stuff, but there were two standout takeaways. The first (discussed deeper in story above) is that Trump instructed his campaign staff to “get the emails,” referring of course to the Russian-hacked emails belonging to the DNC. Advertisement
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 White House directive not to testify. Those witnesses have confirmed every corner of the whistleblower complaint. Continue reading Ukraine call: The rank dishonesty of calling for the whistleblower’s identity
Continue reading The real workings of the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization that is kept from members
[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 attempted extortion of Ukraine’s President Zelensky, the subsequent attempted cover-up, and the obstruction relating to the resulting investigation. Continue reading Trump, Rudy, and the Russian oligarch: The intertwined branches of a poisoned tree Advertisement
There were no surprises in yesterday’s “Curcio” hearing for the Keith Raniere case. Raniere was wearing tan prison garb, and he seemed confident, even upbeat as he entered the courtroom and approached the bench. The hearing is regarding a possible conflict of interest around defense lawyer Teny Geragos’ application to become a US attorney in the Eastern District of New York. The Eastern District is where the Raniere trial took place, and Ms. Geragos was presumably applying for the spot vacated by prosecutor Moira Penza, lead government attorney in the Raniere case.
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 out. Continue reading White House claims of ‘absolute immunity’ are going to be put to the test
Continue reading Lloyd Evans: Jehovah’s Witnesses TV is the gift that keeps on giving
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 moment. Continue reading Alexander Vindman’s testimony: And now Trump has his Nixonian missing tapes moment
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