Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
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 of interest in former President Trump’s alleged efforts to steal the 2020 presidential election, which is what this case is about. The four Justices – Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil […]
Whether there is timely accountability for the only attempted presidential coup in American history now rests in the hands of nine Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court held oral argument this morning in Donald J. Trump v. the United States, a historic case involving the criminal indictment of the former President for his unprecedented attempt to […]
Two pending Supreme Court cases will help determine the extent to which there is criminal accountability for former President Donald Trump for his role in the unprecedented effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and for the mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6. This week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fischer v. […]
“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 Juan Merchan In that single sentence, Judge Juan Merchan summed up the essence of the criminal case brought against former President Donald Trump by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Judge Merchan, […]
Former President Donald Trump is less than two weeks away from his first criminal trial – the Manhattan hush money/election interference case, scheduled to start on April 15. Trump may finally have met his match in Judge Juan Merchan, who presides in this case. And, judging by Trump’s recent attacks on the judge and on […]
On April 15, an unprecedented trial is scheduled to begin in Manhattan. It constitutes the first criminal trial of a former President in American history. Last April, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a 34-count felony indictment against former President Donald Trump. This criminal case is often described simply as a “hush money” case, but that […]
A funding package focused mainly on military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and humanitarian aid, has been stymied in the House of Representatives since the Senate passed a bipartisan $95-billion package in February by a 70-to-29 vote. The legislation has been sitting in the House as Ukraine’s ammunition supply dwindles and the country becomes increasingly vulnerable […]
United 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 case deals with then-President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his inciting the violent January 6 mob attack on the Capitol. And, […]
“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 – named after the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan – to claim their fundamental right to vote. “They were beaten. They were bloodied and left for dead. Our […]
Yesterday 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 prevents the criminal trial against Trump from moving forward until the Court decides the appeal. Trump’s immunity claim that he is protected from criminal prosecution for actions taken while President […]
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