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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. Trump lawyers many view this lawsuit as a greater opportunity than a liability for their client. That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law. In Brandenburg v.

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Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

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Yet, more than a month have gone by without word of an interview for Trump, let alone a charge, on criminal incitement. The reason is that while the crime is not clear, the case law is. The Supreme Court still overturned the conviction. There were a variety of lawyers present, not some backroom arm twisting. In Hess v.