“The Supreme Court Four”
A clear-eyed look at the performance of four conservative Justices during the Supreme Court’s oral argument in Trump v. United States last week shows a remarkable lack […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
SCOTUS Hears The Trump Immunity Case
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Supreme Court Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellWhether there is timely accountability for the only attempted presidential coup in American history now rests in the hands of nine Supreme Court Justices. The […]
Will The Trump J6 Case Be Heard Before The Election? It’s In The Supreme Court’s Hands
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Jan. 6 Supreme Court Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellTwo pending Supreme Court cases will help determine the extent to which there is criminal accountability for former President Donald Trump for his role in […]
Why The Manhattan Criminal Trial Is So Dangerous For Trump
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2016 election interference Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell“The allegations are in substance, that Donald Trump falsified business records to conceal an agreement with others to unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election.” – Judge […]
Trump’s Moment Of Truth Begins April 15
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2016 election interference Jan. 6 Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellFormer President Donald Trump is less than two weeks away from his first criminal trial – the Manhattan hush money/election interference case, scheduled to start […]
Don’t Call It “Just A Hush Money” Case
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2016 election interference Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellOn April 15, an unprecedented trial is scheduled to begin in Manhattan. It constitutes the first criminal trial of a former President in American history. […]
Speaker Johnson, The House, & Ukraine Funding
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress House Republicans Mike Johnson Ukraineby Jackie HowellA funding package focused mainly on military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and humanitarian aid, has been stymied in the House of Representatives since the […]
United States v. Donald J. Trump
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Jan. 6 Supreme Court Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellUnited States v. Donald J. Trump, the criminal case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, may be the most important criminal case in American history. […]
The SOTU: Biden Is Right – Congress Must Pass The Freedom To Vote And John R. Lewis Voting Rights Acts
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act Joe Biden John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act SOTUby Jackie Howell“A transformational moment in history happened 59 years ago today in Selma, Alabama. Hundreds of foot soldiers for justice marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge […]
The Supreme Court Takes On Trump’s Immunity Appeal
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Supreme Court Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellYesterday the Supreme Court announced it will take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, scheduling oral argument for the week of April 22. This […]
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