Adams’s lawsuit said she “swore an oath to ‘prevent fraud, deceit, & abuse’ in Fulton County elections”—duties she says aren’t possible w/o examining the recs she demanded. Her detractors say she is seeking the #power to block a victory for Pres #Biden. #Democrats asked to intervene in the suit, claiming Adams’s actions are part of a coordinated effort by #Trump & the #GOP to sow the same kind of doubt in this year’s #election that led to the #Jan6#insurrection.
#SCOTUS is expected to hand down more rulings Wednesday. There are 10 more cases to be decided this term, including some of the court’s most politically salient ones. Those cases address topics such as whether #Trump is immune from prosecution for all acts during his presidency, whether the #Biden admin violated the #FirstAmendment in asking #SocialMedia companies to take down posts, & whether a federal #law means ER doctors can perform #abortions in states where they are restricted or banned.
There are still 9 cases left this term that #SCOTUS has yet to decide:
#Trump v. #UnitedStates — Whether Trump is immune from prosecution for his efforts to stay in #power by overturning Joe #Biden’s election victory.
2.#Fischer v. United States — Whether prosecutors properly charged hundreds of #Jan6 defendants & Trump using a #law that makes it a #crime to #obstruct or impede an official proceeding —in this case, the disruption of Congress’s certification of Biden’s #2020election victory.
Mike Johnson confirms it will soon be official legal position of House that the #Jan6 committee was improperly created, a common (losing) argument made by people who fought committee subpoenas in court
Courts typically don’t 2nd guess Congress when it comes to its own rules + they don’t like wading into disputes between the branches. It’s unclear how the DC Circuit will handle contradicting positions from this House and the previous (and DOJ will also have something to say)
@GottaLaff re: #Jan6 committee: That ship has sailed. The cats out of the bag. The train has left the station. They missed the boat. They missed the bus. The genie is out of the bottle,. etc.
The #SupremeCourt will return to the bench starting at 10 a.m. Friday to release its next round of 2024 decisions, with about a dozen major rulings expected over the next week or so. The justices do not say in advance which opinions will be released
There are about a dozen major rulings expected over the next week or so. The justices do not say in advance which opinions will be released.
Among the most anticipated #SCOTUS decisions are cases involving #Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution & whether #Jan6, 2021, #insurgents were properly charged, as well as cases on emergency #abortion care, the #opioid crisis, #homelessness, #FreeSpeech on #SocialMedia platforms & #gun rights.
Many #conservatives have sought to kill the #legal doctrine for over a decade. And within the chorus, one has sung w/notable passion: #JohnEastman.
The same John Eastman who, on #Jan6, 2021, stood at a podium in DC beside fellow #Trump lawyer #RudyGiuliani & bellowed to an angry crowd that then–VP #MikePence ought to halt the #PeacefulTransferOfPower.…t was also Eastman…who drafted the #CoupMemos, which incl a multistep plan for Pence to hand the #election to Trump….
Republican Wayne Johnson, former Trump admin official, won GOP primary runoff for House seat in #Georgia, Decision Desk HQ projects, defeating a candidate convicted of a misdemeanor related to #Jan6..
Johnson beat out Chuck Hand for the GOP nod in race for Dem Rep. Sanford Bishop’s seat in the Peach State’s 2nd Congressional District.
#BorisEpshteyn routinely surfaces as a lesser character in Trump-related indictments, court records show. Election cases in #Georgia & #Wisconsin identify him as “Individual 3” & “Individual A.” In one federal case pending against #Trump, he appears as “Person 5.” In another, his email traffic matches that of “Co-conspirator 6.”
But in #Arizona, #BorisEpshteyn is getting a featured role. His #indictment there stems from work he did behind the scenes to try to keep #Trump in power after his #2020election loss. Shepherding a small group of advisers, he helped oversee a plan to deploy #FakeElectors in 7 battleground states lost by Trump, documents show.
“Boris does two things,” said Timothy Parlatore, a lawyer who once represented #Trump but departed largely because of clashes w/ #BorisEpshteyn. “He coordinates the legal teams & he acts as an emotional support animal to the president. He’s Mr. Good News. He loves telling the president what he wants to hear. And he does that in a way so that he can maintain control over the legal teams — to the president’s detriment, in my opinion.”
A total of 51 Trump allies, & #Trump himself, are now facing charges in 5 states related to #ElectionInterference; a number of others have either pleaded guilty or reached cooperation agreements.
"Donald Trump’s return to the scene of the Jan. 6 attack that he instigated was a watershed moment in the whitewashing of his failed auto-coup.
Republicans in Congress, many of whom three years ago were running for their lives from the mob Trump unleashed, applauded and celebrated his return in ways that highlighted the party’s cultish, authoritarian turn. It marked a papering over of all the internal divisions and past animosities…."
3½ yrs ago, Trump incited a violent #insurrection at the Capitol in a bid to overturn Joe #Biden’s election victory & remain in power, a special #House cmte concluded after a lengthy investigation.
#Senate Minority Leader #MitchMcConnell, who had blamed #Trump for the #Jan6 Capitol attack, shook hands w/the fmr president & called their meeting "entirely positive."
#Garland waited TOO DAMN LONG to defang #Jan6#insurrectionists within the GOP and they have come back stronger to bite him.
By waiting until he was “jolted” into action by #Jan6Committee, he has emboldened the #treasonous bunch.
How did #Comey announce an investigation of #HillaryClinton days before elections, but Garland couldn’t do it in a timely manner on assuming his responsibility?
#House Speaker #MikeJohnson has a tendency to think that when things go bad for his party, it’s the product of gross legislative mismanagement, judicial #weaponization, & a vast executive #conspiracy. But when his party wants to do something, it’s because #justice is swift & everything is proceeding according to plan. #HouseRepublicans’ efforts to hold AG #MerrickGarland are no exception to this trend.
#Trump, seeking to show unity, to meet w/ #GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Trump plans to return to Washington on Thurs to meet w/congressional #Republicans near the #US Capitol, as the GOP tries to present a united front & coalesce around a #policy agenda [ha!] heading into the Nov #elections.
The trip will be #Trump’s 1st meeting w/ #GOP lawmakers since a jury found him #guilty on all 34 #felony counts of falsifying business records in his #NewYork#ElectionInterference case, making him the 1st fmr #POTUS convicted of a #crime. Since the historic guilty verdict, however, #Republicans have largely fallen in line behind Trump, as he & President #Biden continue to be locked in a tight race.
It will also be Trump’s 1st public visit to Capitol Hill since the #Jan6, 2021, #insurrection…
#Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, including his actions leading up to & during the #Jan6#insurrection, are at the heart of federal charges against him.
Asked Wed if he had spoken to Trump about committing to a peaceful transfer of power, #House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-LA) said “of course [Trump] respects that, & we all do.” 🤦🏼♀️
Reps #JamieRaskin, ranking member of the US #House Cmte on Oversight & Accountability, & vice ranking member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #AOC brought together fellow progressive Sen #SheldonWhitehouse w/experts & advocates for a roundtable discussion on the “#ethics crisis” facing the nation’s highest court.