Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
On Tuesday, February 6, a D.C. Circuit Court three-judge panel issued an opinion that rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity against criminal prosecution for actions he took while President. Their unanimous decision upholds our nation’s foundational principle that no one – not even a former President – is above the law. The […]
House Republicans are showing just how little interest they have in solving the nation’s problems. In 2023, the Republican-controlled House passed a meager 27 bills, the fewest since 1932. They have a dismal record in this Congress when it comes to solving important and urgent national problems. A classic example of this is playing out before […]
We are headed to crunch time on the four criminal cases pending against former President Donald Trump, including two that will determine if Trump is held accountable for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Recent polls show that the results in these cases could have a major impact on the 2024 presidential election. […]
In 2023, Congress enacted a total of just 27 bills, the fewest since 1932. There are various reasons why Congress took 724 votes in 2023 but ended with its least productive session in more than 90 years. At the heart of the problem, however, is the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the stranglehold on Republicans exercised […]
Former President Donald Trump is well known as a serial liar. He may well be the most prolific liar in American history. During his four years in office, according to The Washington Post, Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims. Politifact tracks Trump’s more recent lies, such as his false claim that Nikki Haley opposed both Trump’s border wall and his […]
Throughout his professional career, when Donald Trump has been challenged in court, his litigation strategy has invariably been “Delay. Delay. More Delay.” That apparently is his goal for the federal criminal cases pending against him in Washington, DC and Florida, and for the cases pending in Georgia and New York. If Trump can delay the […]
This has been a consequential week for both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. In the case of Biden, House Republicans on Wednesday, by a party-line vote of 221-to-212, opened a formal inquiry into whether Biden should be impeached. This inquiry is a response by House Republicans to Trump’s desire for revenge and retribution. […]
In a Town Hall this week, former President Donald Trump told Sean Hannity he wouldn’t be a dictator “except for Day One,” if he regains the presidency. Some dismissed this as Trump joking – just “Trump being Trump.” But, others believe he was signaling his future plans, broader than just one day, in the same […]
Why are so many Republican officeholders being silent as former President Donald Trump threatens to create an autocracy, if not a dictatorship, if elected again as President? Why aren’t these Republicans calling out former President Trump for his off-the-rails and dangerous political rhetoric, and for his threats to root out “vermin” groups and create “detention […]
In this week’s note, Fred examines two issues in the news — first, the growing dangerous rhetoric coming from former President Donald Trump, and second, Washington’s corrupting campaign finance system and the record-breaking growth of influence-seeking money in politics. >> Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric An adage among lawyers goes like this: “If the facts are on […]
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