Press Releases Archive
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sixteen former prosecutors, elected officials, other government officials, and constitutional lawyers, including individuals appointed in the Nixon, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Trump Administrations, submitted an amicus brief Friday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the case United States v. Donald J. Trump. The brief, led by lead counsel […]
In a new court filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith has revealed more of the evidence he proposes to introduce during the Washington, D.C. criminal Jan. 6 trial of former President Donald Trump next year. Smith’s new filing includes a significant, striking, and previously unknown revelation, according to Tom Joscelyn, Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), and Democracy 21 […]
A new deep-dive analysis published today in Just Security provides a comprehensive look at the words and known conduct of attorney Kenneth Chesebro in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In October, Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony count of “conspiracy to commit filing false documents” in the Fulton County, Georgia 2020 election subversion case. Chesebro, who […]
In October, attorney Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony count of “conspiracy to commit filing false documents” in the Fulton County, Georgia 2020 election subversion case. Chesebro, who helped devise former President Donald Trump’s fake elector scheme, reportedly agreed to assist prosecutors and provide them with documents. While the extent of Chesebro’s cooperation with Fulton County DA Fani […]
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