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D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Today’s D.C. Court Of Appeals Unanimous Rejection Of Trump’s Immunity Claim & What’s Next

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A D.C. Circuit Court three-judge panel today sharply and unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity against criminal prosecution for actions he took while President. Democracy 21 applauds today’s unanimous court decision. Trump’s claim of absolute criminal immunity is meritless and a stark rejection of our nation’s foundational principle that no person […]

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The House GOP’s Phony Mayorkas Impeachment

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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 […]

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Eisen, Wertheimer, Matsuki On MSNBC: The GOP’s Biden And Mayorkas Debacles Subvert The Impeachment Process

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“What really concerns us is the way these impeachments will both weaponize a key constitutional remedy and undermine its sober original intent.” As Republicans continue to use impeachment as a political weapon, seen in their baseless impeachment efforts against President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, they are undermining the constitutional importance of […]

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The Latest On The Trump Criminal Cases

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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. […]

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House GOP — The Chaos & Dysfunction Party

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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 […]

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Trump’s Lies Keep Coming. Republican Officeholders Keep Staying Silent.

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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 […]

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Why Trump’s Immunity Claim Fell Flat In Court

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  The following analysis by Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen, and Taylor Redd appeared on CNN. Read on CNN or below. __________________________   CNN   |  1/10/2024 Why Trump’s immunity claim fell flat in court Opinion by Laurence Tribe, Norman Eisen and Taylor Redd On Tuesday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Donald Trump’s […]

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Top Legal Experts Refute Trump’s Immunity Claims Ahead Of Court Of Appeals Oral Argument

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On Tuesday, January 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral argument in the case United States v. Donald J. Trump. The three-judge panel will hear former President Trump’s appeal of Judge Tanya Chutkan’s recent ruling that he does not have immunity from federal prosecution for actions he took while […]

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Trump’s Frivolous Immunity Claim

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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 […]

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Jennifer Rubin In The Washington Post: Want To Know How Real Conservatives Think? Read Their Brief On Immunity.

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Last week, 16 Republicans made their argument against immunity for former President Donald Trump from a distinctly conservative perspective, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin writes in a column published on Tuesday. She is referring to the amicus brief submitted late on Friday, December 29, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the case United States […]

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