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

JonathanTurley

6 speech for criminal charges. That speech is entirely protected under the First Amendment and governing case law, including Brandenburg v. In the past, congressional Democrats used the very same law to challenge presidential election certifications with little or no evidence. We have never criminalized such interpretations.

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Justice Department Opposes Any Special Master and Alleges That “Obstructive Conduct Occurred” at Mar-a-Lago

JonathanTurley

“the FBI, in a matter of hours, recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the ‘diligent search’ that the former President’s counsel and other representatives had weeks to perform calls into serious question the representations made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter.”