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The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington

JonathanTurley

It is the type of question that Attorney General Merrick Garland should be eager to answer. So the question is whether Hur can get anything other than free drinks in Washington. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. He is literally without mass.

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Jack Smith’s War on Free Speech: Attorney General Garland Should Rein in His Special Counsel

JonathanTurley

The lack of restraint shown by Smith only magnifies the lack of leadership from Attorney General Merrick Garland. The attorney general has repeatedly said that he would give the special counsel full authority and independence. In doing so, he is fueling anger over the perception of a weaponized criminal justice system.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — With a Possible New Indictment of Donald Trump 

JonathanTurley

The basis for an indictment remains unclear but the advantage in trying a case in Washington, D.C. Here is the column: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a favorite classic movie for millions of Americans. However, the second indictment may have one irresistible element: It could be tried in Washington. is obvious. of the vote.

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“Hunter is Resolved”: Washington Celebrates the End to the Biden Corruption Scandal

JonathanTurley

Despite the release of evidence by the House Oversight Committee showing potentially millions of transfers to Biden family members from foreign sources, Attorney General Merrick Garland has blocked any appointment of a special counsel. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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Unfixable: Michael Cohen Faces a Reckoning of Biblical Proportions on Cross Examination

JonathanTurley

Thus far, however, Cohen has offered nothing new and, more importantly, nothing to make the case for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. This is the man who, according to Stormy Daniels’ attorney, Keith Davidson, expected to be Trump’s Attorney General.

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“Are You Staring Me Down?”: Judge Merchan Becomes an Oddity in his Own Courtroom

JonathanTurley

That is what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is counting on. On Monday, Judge Merchan’s orders became even more inexplicable when Cohen’s former attorney Robert Costello took the stand. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: Before the start of the Manhattan prosecution of former president Donald Trump, I characterized the case of District Attorney Alvin Bragg as based on a type of obscenity standard. New Yorkers elected a state attorney general, Letitia James, who ran on the pledge to bag Trump on something — without specifying any crime.