Entries by emptywheel

“False in Numerous Respects:” House Democrats Package Up Liz Cheney’s Evidence of “Despicable Malice”

In arguing that Speech and Debate would protect her even if there were no evidence to support the criminal referral Barry Loudermilk made against her, Liz Cheney suggested that that same Speech and Debate protection is the one thing that protects him from a defamation claim.

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Judge Merchan’s Half Baby

Judge Merchan’s decision upholding Trump’s guilty verdict offers the President-elect a choice. He can have an unconditional discharge and a mean to appeal — replete with the judicial contempt on which SCOTUS has already upheld Merchan. Or he can have the sentence hanging over his head for his entire term.

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Leo Wise Buries Bill Barr with Six Year Sentencing Recommendation

Leo Wise argues that you should face six years in prison if you to try to frame Joe Biden. But his retelling gave a virgin birth to Alexander Smirnov’s willingness to frame Joe Biden. Wise buries all the Republicans, starting with Bill Barr, whose concerted efforts ensured that Smirnov’s effort to frame Joe Biden got aired over and over and over again.

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