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Eric Swalwell and the Politics of Contempt

JonathanTurley

All Hunter had to do was walk into the building behind him to appear in the deposition and plead the 5th Amendment to refuse to testify, as others have done. Swalwell insisted that it was the fault of the House for insisting on a closed-door deposition, which he portrayed as outrageous. 6th committee. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.)

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The Mar-a-Lago Raid: Criminal Prosecution or Political Indemnification?

JonathanTurley

While the PRA requires the preservation of documents — and Trump’s alleged removal of records likely violated the law — it is relatively weak on enforcement elements. An allegation of removing classified material can trigger other laws beyond the PRA that bar the removal without authorization and proper protections.