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

JonathanTurley

The court dismissed the “tawdry tales” offered by the DOJ and declared that it was far more concerned with the damage that Smith was causing to the legal system with his virtually limitless interpretation of criminality. In doing so, he is fueling anger over the perception of a weaponized criminal justice system.

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Biden’s Break-The-Glass Option: Pardon Hunter and Withdraw from the 2024 Election

JonathanTurley

Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School. That is what is called a “happy ending” in Washington.

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The Constitutional Abyss: Justices Signal a Desire to Avoid Both Cliffs on Presidential Immunity

JonathanTurley

Roberts read its statement that “a former president can be prosecuted for his official acts because the fact of the prosecution means that the former president has acted in defiance of the laws” and noted it sounds like “a former president can be prosecuted because he is being prosecuted.” The jumper responds, “So far so good.”

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Trump’s Legal “Super Tuesday”: The Trump Arrest Will Start One of the Most Bizarre Presidential Elections in History

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: The 2024 presidential campaign technically began months ago with the first announced candidates. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg boasted during his 2021 campaign about being best suited to go after Trump, and he is making good on his boast with a highly dubious bootstrapped legal theory.

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Fani Willis Fights for a Mass Trial As the Georgia Defendants Scatter

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the early struggle of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to preserve her strategy of holding a mass 19-person trial over the 2020 election case involving former president Donald Trump. The hearing on the removal gave a glimpse into the case. In Washington, U.S.

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

JonathanTurley

He could wait to see if Biden does not run for reelection or loses in 2024. It is the type of question that Attorney General Merrick Garland should be eager to answer. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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“Can You Give Me The Odds?”: The Betting on Trump is Based on the Wrong Question

JonathanTurley

Thus, the odds of Trump going to prison could well be the same as the odds of him or another Republican winning the 2024 presidential election. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lawton issued the three-page memo , which was lacking both depth and support. Currently, those odds are roughly even. Pardons are no different.