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Sunday on ID: A documentary with questions about four Nxivm women who died

 
A documentary film featuring blogger Frank Parlato, The Lost Women of NXIVM, will premiere on the Investigation Discovery channel tomorrow (Dec 8) at 9 pm.

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This 2014 op-ed by Jonathan Turley shows just how full of it he is now

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

In 2014 Jonathan Turley wrote this 2014 Washington Post op-ed piece that’s a pretty accurate take in response to impeachment myths that Republicans had been floating regarding Obama’s implementation of the ACA.

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Trump loses appeal to block bank records that could be more damaging than his tax returns

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

[Regarding this article: Trump loses appeal to block Deutsche Bank, Capital One from handing over his financial records to Congress]

Yet another court (Second Circuit Court of Appeals) rules against Trump’s attempt to prevent disclosure of his financial records, here Capitol One and Deutsche Bank, the latter which was the only bank willing to lend Trump money.

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Trump whines about being left out of inquiry, but then turns down chance to participate

[Trump and Nadler]

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

So Trump has declined Jerry Nadler’s invitation to participate in the next phase of the impeachment inquiry, scheduled to commence this week, which isn’t all that surprising since actually participating would undermine their argument that the inquiry was a sham for not allowing Trump to participate.

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Would Republicans stick to the ‘Garland Rule’ if Trump were on his way out?

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

[Regarding this NY Times story: Why Republicans will sidestep their Garland Rule for the Court in 2020]

If a SCOTUS vacancy opened on the morning a Democrat president-elect was to be sworn in, the outgoing Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate wouldn’t hesitate to seat whichever sober-appearing warm body the Federalist Society could manage to scare up.

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Trump begins process of under-bussing Rudy Giuliani, and other impeachment news

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

Impeachment Roundup for Tuesday

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Looking ahead to an impeachment trial and the conflict it sets up between Roberts & McConnell

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

A motion ‘in limine’ is a trial motion to limit or exclude certain testimony or evidence, and the judge, in deciding what the jury can hear, considers how relevant that evidence is to the proceeding versus the potential likelihood that the evidence will prejudice the jury.

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Beck tells Australian newspaper: ‘I’m not a Scientologist’

 
When we learned that musician Beck Hansen was splitting up with his wife, actress Marissa Ribisi of the legendary Scientologist Ribisi clan, we wondered if it meant he was also moving away from Scientology.

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Fiona Hill aims her opening statement right at the square head of Devin Nunes

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

Fiona Hill’s opening statement is aimed straight at Devin Nunes’ square head.

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Watching Ambassador Sondland provide testimony that is devastating to Trump

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

Gordon Sondland is smiling and confident looking right now but today is going to be brutal for him, I think.

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