JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If it were intended to disrupt the congressional proceedings, it could be treated as a felony. this would more likely constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and a practicing criminal defense attorney. It could be a crime.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2023

The defense could come at a cost at trial, but it is a calculated risk for the court of public opinion. The odds are against Trump on ultimately prevailing with that argument in the courts. The bravado defense is likely to play better with the public than a court. Trump repeated that defense this week.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 17, 2022

After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., It was due to the paucity of direct evidence of a crime that would hold up in court. Indeed, such a claim would contradict controlling Supreme Court precedent. Those are plenty to start with.”.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 29, 2022

Attorney General Dana Nessel has lost the Flint case in spectacular fashion this week. In an unanimous 6-0 ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court held that her office committed a fatal and inexplicable error in prosecuting nine officials for the Flint water crisis, including former Gov. Rick Snyder. Now the cases have been tossed out.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 29, 2021

However, he has adopted broad interpretations in justifying prosecution or impeachment of Trump from issues like emoluments with the same assurance of clarity and certainty (despite opposing rulings from various courts). He later ridiculed former Attorney General Bill Barr for his Catholic faith. That includes impeachable tweets.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It did not matter that the Supreme Court has roundly rejected such sweeping interpretations of bribery, extortion and related political corruption. Others claimed Trump committed “felony bribery” by fundraising for Republican senators when he was about to be impeached. One possible reason is that it would collapse in court.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is the column: Hunter Biden returned to court today on the felony indictment for his possession of a handgun, including allegations that he lied on an Oct.12, 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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JonathanTurley

MAY 26, 2021

Critics had sought the memo as the “smoking gun” to show how former Attorney General Bill Barr scuttled any obstruction charges against Donald Trump. The issue of obstruction of justice ran throughout Barr’s second term as Attorney General. The reason is what it did not contain. Instead, the memo showed the opposite.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 26, 2023

However, the greatest case for an impeachment inquiry was made by Attorney General Merrick Garland himself. the case for an inquiry came from a most unlikely source: Attorney General Merrick Garland. Attorney David Weiss was a growing concern for many observers. For House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.),

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 7, 2020

From bribery statutes to constitutional provisions, legal experts routinely and unfailingly conclude that Trump or his family can be prosecuted or impeached for an endless array of misdeeds. Even theories denied by the Supreme Court are seen as valid when used against Trump. I held that position before Trump took office.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. Some of these questions are being addressed in the courts. And yet, it’s back.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Experts like Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe have previously declared Trump’s felonies were shown “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” That speech appears protected by the First Amendment and existing Supreme Court precedent. At 4:17 p.m., In Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 28, 2023

District Court for the District of Delaware. 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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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 11, 2024

That alone will be an historic moment for Congress to declare that the son of a sitting president may have committed a federal felony. Nevertheless, in 2013, Democrats pushed through a rule change allowing most presidential nominees (but not Supreme Court nominees) to be confirmed by a simple majority vote.

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