Tag Archive for: Election Interference

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

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 […]

Prominent Former DOJ Officials, U.S. Attorneys, Others Tell DC Appeals Court In Amicus Brief: Trump Is Not Immune From Prosecution

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 […]

Two Presidents

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. […]

The Significance Of DOJ’s New Reveal About Trump Agent’s Effort To Cause Riot To Stop 2020 Vote Count In Detroit

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 […]

Analysis: Kenneth Chesebro – A Chief Architect Of The False Elector Scheme

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 […]

New On Just Security: Dissecting Kenneth Chesebro’s Proffer Statement – What’s Hidden, What’s Revealed

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 […]

Just Security Analysis: DOJ Will Use Trump’s Continued Embrace Of Jan. 6 Rioters To Help Prove Its Case

As recent Justice Department court filings make clear, Trump’s repeated embrace of the January 6 rioters is a part of the federal case against him. A new analysis on Just Security examines Trump’s connection to Jan. 6 rioters and discusses the legal implications in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal case against Trump. The analysis was written by Tom Joscelyn, Amb. […]

Legal Experts Eisen, Weissmann, And Copeland Discuss Kenneth Chesebro Plea Deal In Georgia Case And Its Ramifications

Washington, DC — On Monday, October 23, top legal experts discussed the significance of attorney Kenneth Chesebro’s plea deal in the Fulton County 2020 Election Interference case in an online press briefing. The press briefing was hosted by Democracy 21 Education Fund. Chesebro’s plea, obtained on Friday, is the third guilty plea Fulton County DA […]

Prominent Former Judges & Justice Dept. Officials In GOP Administrations Submit Brief Supporting Georgia’s Request To Bar Consideration Of Chesebro’s “Profoundly Mistaken Legal Position” In Election Interference Case

“It is difficult to conceive of a more profoundly incorrect set of propositions about American law.” An amicus brief was submitted Wednesday in the case State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump, et. al. supporting Georgia’s motions regarding the “profound mistake of law” offered by defendant Kenneth Chesebro and suggesting appropriate safeguards to limit how it may be addressed […]

Georgia Case: Kenneth Chesebro’s False Electors Scheme Was Unlawful, According To Legal Analysis In Just Security

“There is no legal or historical basis whatsoever to support the lawfulness of that plan.” A new in-depth report in Just Security, examines the Fulton County Georgia DA’s case against attorney Kenneth Chesebro, his key role in the false electors scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia and six other states, and […]