Tag Archive for: Jan. 6

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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The Silent Republicans

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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 […]

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

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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. […]

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The Democracy Legal Strike Force

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Last year, Democracy 21 Education Fund established the Democracy Legal Strike Force as a project of the organization to help hold accountable those who attacked our democracy in the 2020 presidential election, combat the still-thriving election deniers’ movement, and work to protect the integrity of our elections in 2024 and beyond. Since its launch, the […]

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Eisen/Copeland In The New York Times: Why the Fani Willis Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Indispensable

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The following op-ed, by Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) and Amy Lee Copeland, a criminal defense and appellate attorney in Savannah, Georgia, appeared in The New York Times on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Read online or below. ________________________ The New York Times  |  8/15/2023 Why the Fani Willis Prosecution of Donald Trump Is Indispensable By Norman Eisen and Amy Lee Copeland Mr. […]

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11 Prominent Judges And Attorneys Who Served As High-Level Appointees In GOP Administrations Submit Proposed Amicus Brief In Support Of Government’s Request For Speedy Trial In Trump 2020 Election Interference Case

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A group of 11 prominent judges and attorneys who served as high-level appointees by Republican Administrations submitted a proposed amicus brief today to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting the government’s proposal for a speedy trial in the election interference and January 6 case against former President Donald Trump. The proposed brief was […]

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Eisen/Perry/Stanton In Salon: Why Donald Trump’s Right To A Speedy Jan. 6 Trial Matters

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United States vs. Donald J. Trump, the case involving the former President’s alleged 2020 election interference and exploitation of the January 6 insurrection, “will be the most anticipated trial in this country’s history. But the when is as important as the what. It is essential that this case go to the head of the queue,” Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), […]

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Eisen/Kolb/Wertheimer in Slate: The Fundamental Flaws In Trump’s Expected Defense

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This week, former President Donald Trump’s co-lead defense counsel John Lauro laid out a five-part structure of what is expected to be Trump’s defense in the case brought this week by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Trump’s expected defense “is not to be taken lightly – even though, after much drama, we expect all five elements […]

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Meet “Co-Conspirator #4”

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note  |  August 3, 2023 Jeffrey Clark is presumed to be “Co-Conspirator 4” in the indictment of former President Donald Trump filed this week. Clark will go down as a footnote in history, but had Trump’s scheme to overturn the election succeeded, he might have changed history. In 2020, Clark was serving […]

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