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In this week’s note, Fred examines two issues in the news — first, the growing dangerous rhetoric coming from former President Donald Trump, and second, Washington’s corrupting campaign finance system and the record-breaking growth of influence-seeking money in politics. >> Trumpâs Dangerous Rhetoric An adage among lawyers goes like this: âIf the facts are on […]
As recent Justice Department court filings make clear, Trumpâs repeated embrace of the January 6 rioters is a part of the federal case against him. A new analysis on Just Security examines Trumpâs connection to Jan. 6 rioters and discusses the legal implications in Special Counsel Jack Smithâs federal case against Trump. The analysis was written by Tom Joscelyn, Amb. […]
Chaos returns to Capitol Hill next week. The chaos began in January when it took House Republicans 15 floor votes to elect Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. Chaos returned last month when eight House Republicans triggered McCarthyâs ouster. It took three weeks to finally replace him with the virtually unknown Rep. Mike Johnson. Those were […]
There is nothing uplifting about American politics today. Here are just a few examples. Sen. Tubervilleâs Enormous Damage To Our Military Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) never spent a single day in military service and yet in his short career as a Senator he has done unprecedented damage to our military and national security. Tuberville has […]
Before Wednesday, when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected Speaker of the House, he was one of those âunder the radarâ Members of Congress. But Johnsonâs influence now as Speaker is a major problem for the country and a serious threat for those who choose democracy over autocracy. Speaker Johnson is an extreme right-wing MAGA […]
There may be no better example of how badly our national politics are polarized than the case of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Jordan is anything but a leader. He is an extremist and attack dog who uses hardline pressure tactics, has no track record as a consensus builder, and has failed in his 16-year congressional career […]
âIt is difficult to conceive of a more profoundly incorrect set of propositions about American law.â An amicus brief was submitted Wednesday in the case State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump, et. al. supporting Georgiaâs motions regarding the âprofound mistake of lawâ offered by defendant Kenneth Chesebro and suggesting appropriate safeguards to limit how it may be addressed […]
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the âSaturday Night Massacreâ â the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set off a firestorm and created a constitutional crisis. The Watergate scandals led to Richard Nixonâs resignation, the first and only resignation of a President, and spurred a series of historic […]
When it comes to dysfunction in our democracy, we are off the charts these days â from the Houseâs faux Biden impeachment inquiry, to the looming government shutdown, to the latest barrage of dangerous verbal attacks from former President Trump, to the gold bar influence-buying scandal engulfing Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The House Oversight Committee opened an […]
Two amicus briefs were submitted on Monday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case The State of Georgia v. Mark R. Meadows. One brief concludes that Meadowsâs case is not entitled to removal to federal court. The other brief concludes that Meadowsâs request to dismiss his case based on […]
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