,

Citing Trump's Executive Privilege Stalling, DOJ Asks for January Trial

/
/
emptywheel
In proposing a January 2024 trial date, DOJ notes that Trump has been delaying the investigation since October 2022.
,

How 9 Months of Camera Footage became 8 Years

/
/
emptywheel
Using Trump's funny math, prosecutors obtained more than ten years of video footage (counting each camera separately and adding up all the days from which camera footage was obtained). That suggests that prosecutors are interested in more than just Trump's obstruction of the investigation.
,

Shorter DJT: Mexico Will Pay for My New SCIF

/
/
emptywheel
Donald Trump says he shouldn't have to work as hard at defending himself for stealing classified information as he is willing to to run for President.
,

Beryl Howell Held Elon Musk's Xitter in Contempt

/
/
emptywheel
Judge Beryl Howell imposed a $350,000 fine on Elon Musk's Xitter to force him to comply with a warrant for Trump's account.
, ,

The Overt Investigative Steps into Trump's Co-Conspirators TV Lawyers Ignored

/
/
emptywheel
For three of the four main co-conspirators described in Trump's January 6 indictment, DOJ took investigative steps in 2021, before the January 6 Committee sent out their very first subpoena.
, , ,

Trump's DC Trial Strategies, Helsinki, and Dumb and Dumber

/
/
Peterr
From his 2018 presser in Helsinki to prepping for upcoming trials, there's a pattern to who Trump listens to: Trump lives by the words of Lloyd Christmas.
,

Trump's Means of Bullying and His Co-Conspirator Volunteer Lawyers

/
/
emptywheel
Imagine the challenge of writing a protective order that would prevent Boris Epshteyn from getting access to Trump's discovery.
,

Judge Cannon Blows Off Concerns about Walt Nauta's Conflicted Representation

/
/
emptywheel
Aileen Cannon is delaying any review of whether Stan Woodward's representation of Walt Nauta poses a conflict.
, ,

On January 19, 2022, SCOTUS Upheld Judge Tanya Chutkan's Decision Rejecting Trump's Executive Privilege Claims

/
/
emptywheel
For 463 days after the Supreme Court upheld Judge Tanya Chutkan's opinion on Executive Privilege, Donald Trump kept making such claims to stall the DOJ investigation. Trump caused at least nine months of delay in witness testimony with such frivolous Executive Privilege invocations.
, ,

Protection Racket: Donald Trump Thinks He's More Special Than Steve Bannon

/
/
emptywheel
Donald Trump thinks he is so much more special than Steve Bannon, he needs a more special protective order than his former aide.
,

The Colfax Massacre And US v. Cruikshank

/
/
Ed Walker
SCOTUS weights the lives of Black citizens against States Rights. Black citizens lose.
, ,

Protective Order: Who Is the Victim of Trump's 18 USC 241 Charge?

/
/
emptywheel
One interesting question raised by Trump's threats against those prosecuting him is whether Joe Biden is included among the victims of the 18 USC 241 count charged against Trump.
, ,

Trump's Family Is Not in His Prosecution

/
/
emptywheel
Yesterday, three arraignments in, Trump remains unattended by any family members in his criminal prosecutions. But even more striking, Trump is alone in his indictments, without any of the key roles played, including by his daughter and most trusted advisor, laid out in the overt acts.
, ,

Trump's People: The Prettyman Pardons

/
/
emptywheel
A review of the 16 men who were prosecuted in Prettyman Courthouse shows that Trump is precisely where he belongs today, being prosecuted in DC District's courthouse.
,

The Elements of Offense in the Trump January 6 Indictment

/
/
emptywheel
There's a lot of nonsense apology for Trump masquerading as journalism claiming that if he can show he believed his own lies he'll be acquitted. Those reports misunderstand the crimes with which Trump has been charged and what the government needs to prove for a jury to find Trump guilty.
, ,

The "Crazy" Kraken Conspirator

/
/
emptywheel
There's just one paragraph devoted to Sidney Powell's actions in the Trump indictment. But the implications of the paragraph are fairly remarkable.
, ,

Three of Stan Woodward's Eight Current and Former Clients Prepare to Testify against Each Other

/
/
emptywheel
In addition to his former representation of Yuscil Taveras -- the IT guy whose testimony played a key role in the superseding indictment against Trump and Walt Nauta -- Stan Woodward represents two other witnesses who may testify against his client Nauta.
,

Trump Lied and Mike Pence Almost Died

/
/
emptywheel
Lots of Trump apologists are claiming that if he can prove he really believed he won the election, he will be acquitted. Except that was not his only, or even his most important lie. He also falsely claimed that Mike Pence agreed with the scheme to reject the lawful vote ... and it almost got Pence killed.
,

"Conspiracy Shit Beamed Down from the Mothership:" The Prehistory of Trump's Ellipse Lies

/
/
emptywheel
With five states, the Trump indictment tracks how lies that showed up in his Ellipse speech had already been debunking, often by DOJ.
,

The Structure of the Donald Trump Indictment

/
/
emptywheel
Many paragraphs of the Trump indictment could -- and may well become -- entirely separate indictments by themselves.