JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Mark McCloskey later pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors to end the case, but was then granted a pardon. As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands. The law recognizes the difference between a conviction and guilt. He then sough the return of two firearms.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 9, 2022
It was a flagrant and premeditated violation of federal law and put national security secrets at risk. Yet, Berger was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and did not have to serve any jail time. However, critics were not particularly interested in whether Trump might have some suspended misdemeanor sentence.
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JonathanTurley
JANUARY 12, 2023
After the raid on Mar-a-Lago, experts and pundits went into a frenzy about Trump being given an “orange jumpsuit,” and some insisted that even a misdemeanor conviction should bar him from office. There indeed are obvious differences in the two cases, but the underlying danger of a misdemeanor charge still remains in both.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 23, 2023
Below is my column in the Hill on how the two criminal investigations over classified documents could create an unprecedented constitutional conflict in 2024. Yet enough similarities exist that Justice could weigh charges in both cases, even if only misdemeanors. One or both could be indicted.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 11, 2023
” Washington is in full spin control with pundits who previously said that even a misdemeanor conviction of Trump should bar him from ever running again for federal office. ” Biden seem to struggle to find words to express his revulsion : “How that could possibly happen, how one anyone could be that irresponsible.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 15, 2024
I have long been critical of the case as a clear example of the weaponization of the criminal justice system. No one seriously believes that Alvin Bragg would have spent this time and money to prosecute what is ordinarily a state misdemeanor if the defendant was anyone other than Trump. However, two prosecutors, Carey R.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 24, 2024
This law states “Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.”
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