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Legal Experts On Supreme Court Immunity Decision: There’s Still Time To Try Trump For His Alleged Crimes, But The Court Must Move Quickly

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Eisen, Wertheimer, And Joscelyn: The American People Are “Entitled To Know If Trump Is A Convicted Felon Before The Election.” At a press briefing on Thursday, top legal experts discussed Wednesday’s Supreme Court announcement that they would grant former President Donald Trump a hearing about his “presidential immunity” claim. The experts on the panel were […]

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D21 Applauds Senate Introduction Of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the Senate introduction today of the essential John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, led by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA). A foundational principle of our democracy is that every eligible citizen has the right to vote and to have their vote […]

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Eisen, Kolb, Wertheimer On MSNBC: The Supreme Court’s Terse Immunity Order Gives Three Clues About Trump’s Claim

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The most important factor in the case, however, is timing. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced it would take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal, scheduling oral argument for the week of April 22. “The court has framed the question in such a way that it is almost certain it will reject Trump’s outlandish […]

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Four Things To Know About Trump’s Upcoming Election Interference Trial In New York

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Keep your eyes on the upcoming 2016 election interference/hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. It may be the sleeper of the four criminal cases pending against him. The case involves a 34-felony count indictment brought against Trump by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg and a grand jury of his peers. Scheduled to begin on March 25, […]

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Eisen, Kolb, McQuade In NYT: There Is Much More At Stake In Trump’s Manhattan Case Than Just Hush Money

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“With Justice Juan Merchan’s proclamation last week that jury selection in the Manhattan prosecution of Donald Trump will begin on March 25, it is time for a reappraisal of the case,” Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.), Joshua Kolb, and Barbara McQuade write in an essay published today by The New York Times.  The charges brought by Manhattan […]

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Seligman, Eisen, And Wertheimer: Why A Supreme Court Stay In The Jan. 6 Case Is So Dangerous

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In an op-ed published this morning on MSNBC, Matthew Seligman, Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.), and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer discuss why it is so important that the Supreme Court move quickly to deny former President Donald Trump’s petition to review the lower court’s decision rejecting his meritless claim of presidential immunity in the January 6/election interference […]

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A Pivotal Week For 5 Trump Cases

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This could turn out to be a pivotal week in the four criminal cases and one civil case facing former President Donald Trump. Here’s a recap of where these cases stand. The Special Counsel January 6 Case We are headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court in the most consequential case facing Trump – […]

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Legal Experts: Upcoming Criminal Cases Will Provide “Powerful” Evidence Demonstrating Trump’s “Unprecedented” Criminality

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Experts from across the political spectrum urged the courts to hold Trump accountable. A panel of legal experts updated reporters on the status of the four criminal cases against former President Donald Trump in a press briefing today. The experts on the panel were Fred Wertheimer, Barbara McQuade, John Dean, and Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.). […]

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SCOTUS Now Holds The Key On Immunity

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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 […]

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Just Security: Dissecting Trump’s “Peacefully and Patriotically” Defense Of The January 6th Attack

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A new report published today on Just Security takes a deep dive into former President Donald’s Trump intentional, deceptive, and ongoing use of the words “peacefully and patriotically” to describe the actions of the mob who took part in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. According to the report:“During a speech on the third anniversary of […]

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