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fromemptywheel
6 days ago

Eagle Ed Martin and George Santos Just Proved Tish James' Vindictive Prosecution Claim - emptywheel

He indicted the well-lawyered Jim Comey, thus far the shoddiest case, first, and did so in EDVA's rocket docket. That means that those who follow will benefit from the work - and possibly even precedents - Comey obtains. By the time Attorney General James is arraigned on October 24, for example, both Comey's motion to disqualify Lindsey Halligan and his motion for selective and vindictive prosecution will be public.
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fromemptywheel
6 days ago

Jim Comey Prepares to Prevail at SCOTUS - emptywheel

On Nicole's podcast today, I said that many of the criminal issues that will arise from Trump's politicization of DOJ won't be all that controversial at SCOTUS (and SCOTUS is least awful on criminal justice issues). But I said one area would likely break new ground: selective and vindictive prosecution. Jim Comey's prosecution - and that of everyone else Trump is pursuing - fits poorly in the existing precedents for selective and vindictive prosecution, even while they clearly are vindictive.
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fromThe Daily Beast
1 week ago

Why Trump's Beauty Queen Prosecutor Went Behind Bondi's Back

Lindsey Halligan, whom Trump last month appointed as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the decision to file charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James this week without letting either Attorney General Pam Bondi or Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche know ahead of time. The newspaper adds Halligan had originally wanted to indict James in Norfolk, Virginia, where some of her colleagues believed she stood a better chance of getting a conservative jury at trial.
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#letitia-james
fromMSNBC.com
1 week ago
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander slams James indictment: 'Straightforward political retribution'

fromMSNBC.com
1 week ago
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander slams James indictment: 'Straightforward political retribution'

#james-comey
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Bondi set to give testimony to Congress at first hearing since Comey indictment

Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid concerns the Justice Department is being politicized to target President Trump's perceived enemies.
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Judge Calls Out Trump Appointee For Cosplaying As Federal Prosecutor - Above the Law

A Trump-appointed interim U.S. Attorney, Sigal Chattah, unlawfully exceeded the 120-day limit, and a judge rejected the administration's attempted FVRA workaround.
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago
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Donald Trump Demands Microsoft Fire In-House Counsel Because His Petty Need For Revenge Knows No Bounds - Above the Law

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
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Trump Expected to Fire U.S. Attorney Who Was Unable to Find Evidence Letitia James Committed Mortgage Fraud: Report

fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago
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Donald Trump Demands Microsoft Fire In-House Counsel Because His Petty Need For Revenge Knows No Bounds - Above the Law

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
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Trump Expected to Fire U.S. Attorney Who Was Unable to Find Evidence Letitia James Committed Mortgage Fraud: Report

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fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The Comey Indictment Is an Embarrassment

James Comey was indicted for allegedly lying to Congress about authorizing anonymous FBI contacts with the press; critics call the politically driven case legally weak.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Confronts Ex-Trump Lawyer Over Comey Pressure Campaign

I just think everything you mentioned there doesn't mean he lied to Congress, or that they'll be able to secure a conviction. But I do want to ask, because in 2020, you warned that prosecutors should be dedicated to the truth, not looking for high-profile skins and acting out of political animus. The President made very clear here that, that he wanted this to happen. I mean, he explicitly said it, over the weekend.
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fromAxios
1 month ago

"Path to a dictatorship": Democrats flame Trump's public pressure on Bondi

Trump appointed loyalists across DOJ and agencies who pursue probes of Democrats and critics while protecting allies, prompting concerns about politicized justice.
fromFortune
1 month ago

U.S. attorney who failed to charge Trump adversary resigns under pressure from administration | Fortune

The replacement of Siebert as U.S. attorney for the prestigious Eastern District of Virginia office comes amid a push by Trump administration officials to indict James, a perceived adversary of the president who has successfully sued him for fraud. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he wanted Siebert "out" and multiple people familiar with the matter later told the AP that Siebert had informed his colleagues of his plan to resign from the position.
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fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Devlin Barrett and Mike Schmidt Mistake the Fox in the Henhouse for a Guard Puppy - emptywheel

Press reporting misrepresents a weaponized investigation, portraying perpetrators as defenders and repeating misleading claims about Kash Patel, venue choices, and Durham's findings.
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