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Sidney Powell and Other Trump-Aligned Lawyers Will Face Legal Penalties

Lawyers promoting false election claims face penalties for abuse of judicial process.

Supreme Court declines to take up appeal, leaving lawyers facing legal fees and potential discipline. [ more ]

The Washington Times

4 months ago

Apology letters by Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro in Georgia election case are one sentence long

Donald Trump-allied lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro wrote apology letters that were just one sentence long.

The letters do not acknowledge the legitimacy of Joe Biden's win or denounce the baseless conspiracy theories they pushed. [ more ]

HuffPost

4 months ago

Apology Letters By Sidney Powell And Kenneth Chesebro In Georgia Election Case Are One Sentence Long

Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have written one-sentence apology letters as part of their plea deals in the Georgia election interference case.

The letters do not acknowledge President Biden's win or denounce the baseless conspiracy theories they pushed. [ more ]

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Colorado discipline office moves toward ethics complaint against ex-Trump attorney for 2020 election gambits

The disciplinary office that regulates attorney conduct in Colorado is taking steps toward potentially bringing an ethics complaint against Jenna Ellis, the lawyer who played a prominent role in former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.Colorado's Attorney Regulation Counsel, an independent office in the state, indicated last week that it had been authorized to prepare and file a formal complaint against Ellis, according to a February 17 email provided to CNN by Project 65, a group of bipartisan lawyers that is asking for disciplinary action against Ellis and other pro-Trump attorneys who tried to overturn and undermine the 2020 election.

Nytimes

Jan. 6 Panel to Dissect Trump's 187 Minutes of Inaction During Riot

The House committee investigating the attack announced it would hold its next hearing on Thursday in prime time.It was not clear whether it would be the summer finale, as once expected.

emptywheel

10 months ago

Down a Mouse Hole with Bill Clinton's Cat, Socks - emptywheel

When I first read this WaPo article yesterday, I was struck by two things: first, the revelation that when Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton appeared before a Jack Smith grand jury early this year, he was asked both about his central role in convincing Donald Trump he could rely on a case he, Fitton, lost, to justify stealing thousands of government documents (that's the testimony we knew about), but also his role in January 6.

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Media industry

We Can Ignore Fox News As a Reputable Outlet After They Spread 2020 Election Fraud Lies

Some day, we will all finally tumble to the fact that the only way to survive here in the Age Of Morons is to laugh our way through whatever burlesque Armageddon comes next.And when that day comes, we are all going to look at Thursday, February 16, 2023 as a pivotal point in humanand humor'shistory.

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The J6C Transcripts: Patrick Byrne's Conduit, Garrett Ziegler - emptywheel

The other day, I noted that while I agree with Rayne that the January 6 Committee could use referrals to make important symbolic statements, the Committee's referral, in practice, was weaker than it should have been to make that symbolic impact.That made bmaz' earlier gripes about such a referral look more justified.

Nytimes

Panel members dissected the 'the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency.'

July 12, 2022, 3:48 p.m. ET

Independent

Committee to investigate how Trump's 'siren call' incited Capitol riots

The House committee is preparing to highlight the way violent far-right extremists answered Donald Trump's "siren call" to come to Washington for a big rally.

the Guardian

World news

Rudy Giuliani backs out of interview with Capitol attack committee

Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani is not expected to appear at an interview scheduled for Friday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack, throwing into jeopardy the prospect of his cooperation, say sources familiar with the matter.

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The Michael Flynn Complaint For Damages Against The US - emptywheel

As commenter David F. Snyder noted yesterday, yes Michael Flynn has filed a complaint for $50,000,000 damages against the US Government for all the perceived wrongs and grievances that he, his unhinged lawyers like Sidney Powell, and rabid MAGA Republicans have been carping about forever.A thread on this started out in Marcy's "JUDGE UNSEALS DETAILS ON COOPERATING WITNESS IN DOUGLASS MACKEY CASE", but I am going to bring it here so as to not pollute that post and give people a place to discuss Flynn.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago

Clarence Page: Can Fox News handle the truth? As long as it pleases the viewers.

An old cynical newsperson jokes about not "letting facts get in the way of a good story."In today's world, one might just as easily say, don't let facts get in the way of audience ratings or viral internet surfing clicks.Such is the newsroom scene unfolding in the case that Dominion Voting Systems filed against Fox News for what Dominion says were Fox's false claims of election fraud by the voting machine firm.

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