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The Odor of Mendacity: 2024 Could Turn on Smell of Selective Prosecution from Georgia to New York

JonathanTurley

This came after the Justice Department had allowed the statute of limitations to run out on major felonies and scuttled efforts to conduct searches and interviews. Shapiro professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School. There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity.”

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Donald Trump’s Indictment Case has a Looming 2024 End Date

JonathanTurley

In April, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg related to hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election. Nevertheless, Comey chose this month to declare that, in the 2024 election, “it has to be Joe Biden.”

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

JonathanTurley

That is not even including potential felony charges for the original gun violation , money laundering, or other crimes. 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.

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The Trump Trial in Manhattan is an Indictment of the New York Legal System

JonathanTurley

After an absurd $450 million decision courtesy of Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will bring his equally controversial criminal prosecution over hush money paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. They’ve charged him with everything short of ripping a label off a mattress.

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

JonathanTurley

There is no question that the best course in dealing with a felonious president is to first remove the president from office through the impeachment process and then indict the former president in the wake of the Senate conviction. He could wait to see if Biden does not run for reelection or loses in 2024.

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It’s Moving, It’s Alive! Alvin Bragg Prepares the Ultimate Frankenstein Indictment

JonathanTurley

The limit is two years for a misdemeanor and, even if he can convert this into a felony, it is not clear if he can meet the longer five-year limitation. Trump were seeking a way to prove the political weaponization of the criminal justice system, Bragg just fulfilled that narrative.

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A Party of Short Sellers: Why Democrats Need to Re-Think Hunter’s Contempt

JonathanTurley

That alone will be an historic moment for Congress to declare that the son of a sitting president may have committed a federal felony. 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.