JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A New York woman, Sarah Espinosa, 22, has been arrested for a rather odd offense after crashing her car while under the influence. Reckless endangerment in the first degree is a class D felony. Notably, this is a misdemeanor as opposed to the second endangerment provision that can be a felony. Reckless driving.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Moreover, it comes as the former president faces multiple criminal investigations over everything from his handling of classified documents, to allegations of falsifying the value of New York properties. There is also the not-so-small matter of a Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 24, 2024

Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the start of the Trump trial and much awaited explanation of District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the underlying alleged criminal conduct. It is not treated under federal law as a political contribution to yourself. As with James, Bragg saw it in Trump.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 23, 2022

Four states—Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and Montana—have eliminated the defense entirely and only an estimated one percent of all felony cases involve an insanity plea. It is fairly rare to win a case on the grounds of an insanity defense. Roughly a quarter are successful. However, the jury was only out for six hours before returning the verdict.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 20, 2023

I have been critical of the indictment, which is reportedly based on a highly dubious use of a New York misdemeanor charge to revise a long dormant federal election law charge. But the New York case would be easily dismissed outside of a jurisdiction like New York, where Bragg can count on highly motivated judges and jurors.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 27, 2024

For many of us, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has created a new school of abstract law where there is no need for objective meaning. Bragg has achieved the same effect by regenerating a dead misdemeanor on falsifying business records as 34 felony counts. Pollock was famous for his painting drips on large canvases.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on the level of joy being expressed by many over the indictment of former president Donald Trump, including former FBI Director James Comey. Bragg may try to accomplish this Frankensteinian feat by converting this into a felony. The public pressure worked. Bragg caved.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 10, 2024

.” It then accuses Biden and his counsel as outright lying to the court: “In his motion, in multiple places, the defendant falsely states that DOJ ‘inexplicably demanded Mr. Biden plead guilty to felonies with jail time.’ ” The rest of the filing is equally devastating. Motion at 13. Special Counsel Opposition

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JonathanTurley

MAY 13, 2024

Fareed Zakaria noted “I doubt the New York indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not Donald Trump” Elie Honig has observed that, if brought in a less democratic district, “I would say there’s no chance of a conviction.” It was a pressure campaign directed at Bragg.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 31, 2023

On Saturday, the Justice Department told Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York that the court should move toward ordering the incarceration of Archer. While it allowed major felonies to expire in the Hunter Biden investigation, it seems on a hair trigger for those who may accuse him or the Department of wrongdoing.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 28, 2024

Below is my column in the New York Post on the closing arguments scheduled for today in the trial of former President Donald Trump. The last crime is particularly controversial because Bragg has no authority to enforce federal law and the Justice Department declined any criminal charge.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

C-Span/YouTube Screenshot Below is my column on Fox.com on the new allegations of perjury by Michael Cohen after his testimony in the New York fraud trial of his former client Donald Trump. ” When read that answer in New York by defense counsel, Cohen admitted that he was not being “honest” with Congress.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

First, let’s look at the law. The California provision states that kidnapping involves someone who “abducts or takes by force or fraud any person contrary to the law of the place where that act is committed, and brings, sends, or conveys that person within the limits of this state.”

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The Crime Report

JULY 22, 2021

Often it’s to ensure fairer and more responsive treatment at the hands of a justice system that otherwise offers them few other options, says a Rutgers University law professor. It depends on deception to “sidestep the law without changing the law.”. Lies about facts are used by parties to manipulate evidence in a case.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on the expected indictment against former President Donald Trump. The Justice Department itself declined this prosecution and both the former chair of the Federal Election Commission and various election law experts have thrown shade on the theory. Here is the column: “It’s moving.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 22, 2023

Here is the column: If former President Donald Trump is indicted, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg would be prosecuting a case that has been widely criticized as long on politics and short on the law. Michael Cohen worked for Trump The star witness is one of the most repellent figures in New York. Department of Justice.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 5, 2023

Below is my column in Fox.com on the indictment of former President Donald Trump and how this case is a test not just for Trump but the New York legal system. ” He insists that he will prove “attempts to violate state and federal election laws.” This is where math and the law meet.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 6, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on the release of the indictment against former President Donald Trump. Yes, the man who has routinely knocked down felony crimes to misdemeanors — or dismissals — actually suggested that he had no alternative but to charge Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 27, 2022

The list of civil cases includes the ongoing investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James into whether he falsely inflated the value of his assets in annual financial statements. The former president has been a consummate escape artist when it comes to his alleged violations of the law. On Monday, Judge Arthur F.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Loki factor was evident in the press conference this week when Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked about the rising lawlessness seen in major cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles: “Does the president still think that crime is up because of the pandemic?”

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The Crime Report

APRIL 8, 2022

We also have a much higher rate of plea bargain cases than the rest of the world: almost 20 percent higher than just about any other common law country. From about the 1600s, they had a gigantic Criminal Code where everything was a felony and every felony was punishable by death. DC: The law exists to protect capital.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

District Judge Patrick Wyrick in Oklahoma City dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison for violating a federal law that makes it illegal for “unlawful users or addicts of controlled substances” to possess firearms. ” It is similar to the broad rationale used unsuccessfully before the Fifth Circuit.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 7, 2023

Given Bragg’s failure to even state the key offense allowing him to bring these 34 felonies, Merchan should have scheduled a hearing on the threshold legal questions in two weeks — not schedule all motions to be heard in December. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at The George Washington University.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 12, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on the Trump indictment and why so many citizens have little interest in its content or charges. He declared “we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone.” Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on reports that Special Counsel Robert Hur has finally interviewed President Joe Biden on allegations that he removed and retained classified material going back to his time as a United States senator. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

New York Times columnist (and my former classmate at The University of Chicago) David Brooks said this week that the corruption scandal “merits an inquiry. Here is the column: In both the law and psychology, the concept of “willful blindness” is a long-recognized pattern of human conduct.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 16, 2022

In prior interviews, Hunter insisted that he was never aware of federal law enforcement getting involved in the case and did not believe that it was true. However, in the text, he attacked his sister-in-law Hallie for throwing out the gun. That is precisely the concern for Red Flag laws. Hunter Biden acquired a.38

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NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In June 2019, Pfizer sought an OIG advisory opinion to ensure that its proposal would not run afoul of federal law. Pfizer challenged the OIG’s interpretation as contrary to law in a lawsuit brought in the Southern District of New York (SDNY). The Medicare program would pay most of the remaining $225,000 in annual cost.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on the confirmation that Hunter Biden will finally appear before Congress on December 13th. If he is found to have lied, he can be charged with a criminal felony. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell for five out of six criminal charges was heralded by many as bringing some justice for the girls abused through her actions. Epstein pleaded guilty to a Florida state charge of felony solicitation of underage girls in 2008 and served a 13-month jail sentence. However, he got the 13 month deal.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 5, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on recent interviews by Hunter Biden, which appear to incriminate him in a possible federal felony. Hunter is denying any knowledge of the laptop’s authenticity, roughly seven months after its existence was disclosed by the New York Post and even longer since it reportedly was seized by the FBI.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 7, 2022

Here is the column: The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell last week on five of six felony counts r epresented the first guilty verdict to come out of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal since his death. Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida charges of felony solicitation of underage girls in 2008 and served a 13-month jail sentence.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We recently discussed how figures like New York Times columnist Tom Friedman calling on people to move to Georgia to rig the vote in favor of a Democratic takeover of the Senate. It did not seem to matter to either the newspaper or Friedman that he was encouraging the commission of a felony. Yet, Friedman is not a lawyer.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 21, 2021

Many of us who grew up in Chicago are familiar with the Latin Kings, which is a huge criminal organization that often uses children to hold guns since they are subject to lower possible criminal penalties. This incident occurred around 3 a.m., Almost on the one-year anniversary of its condemning its own publication of a column by Sen.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 23, 2023

Below is my column in the New York Post on how the Justice Department took five years to “resolve” the long-standing problem with Hunter Biden. They even threw in a phantom felony allegation that will evaporate once Hunter completes a diversion program. After all, the 4-year-old just got her clock cleaned in court.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2023

Trump also knows that while he cannot afford to lose one felony count, Smith cannot afford to lose one juror. Trump will have a far better jury pool than he would face in New York or, potentially, Atlanta. With the trial’s transfer to Fort Pierce, Fla.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 22, 2022

Below is my column in the New York Post on the implications of the recent civil lawsuit against Steve Wynn for allegedly working as an agent for China. The decision of the Biden Administration to move away from criminal charges under FARA could prove highly advantageous for Hunter Biden.

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