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35 Retired Federal Judges Slam Trump's 'Laughable' Defense of His 'Obviously Collusive' IRS Settlement

The DOJ's unilateral abandonment of the Anti-Weaponization Fund "makes it crystal clear that these parties were never adverse," the former judges argue.

Reason

Lying Lawyers

An alarming compendium of DOJ misrepresentations and falsehoods

Reason

Our democracy crisis reaches a new stage

America’s democracy is rapidly collapsing. Examining its present state offers clues to prevent catastrophe

Salon

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A Reply to Peter Keisler and Richard Bernstein, and Michael Luttig, on Section 3

Keisler and Bernstein contradicted Luttig's position.

Reason

‘I’m more worried today than I was on January 6’: top conservative’s warning to America

Retired judge Michael Luttig is battling to stop a Trump victory – which he says would be ‘catastrophic for America’s democracy’

The Guardian - US

US supreme court likely to determine Trump’s 2024 eligibility soon – ex-judge

Former federal judge Michael Luttig says court will decide ‘sooner rather than later, and most likely before the first primaries’

The Guardian - US

Potential witness rips "spineless" GOP

Judge Michael Luttig, who served as a Jan. 6 adviser to Mike Pence, says GOP may be "beyond saving itself"

Salon

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He followed strict rules as a judge and wants Supreme Court justices to do the same

Retired federal Judge Michael Luttig says he wouldn't even accept baseball tickets in his years on the bench: "I believe that federal judges should essentially live like priests or saints or monks."

WEKU

Probing the Limits of Speech or Debate Clause Privilege for Perry and Pence

The January 6 invistigations have renewed interest in this somewhat obscure constitutional provision and the scope of its protections.

Reason

'The single-most important case on American democracy.’ Could it overturn elections?

RALEIGH, N.C. — On Jan. 5, 2021, Mike Pence had a decision to make.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy

The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond

The Independent UK

The US government wants to argue against North Carolina lawmakers at the Supreme Court

RALEIGH, N.C. — The United States government is so opposed to a theory North Carolina lawmakers plan to argue in front of the Supreme Court that it now wants to be included in oral arguments.

Tribune News Service

Was this enough for Merrick Garland?

Donald Trump led a terrorist conspiracy that aimed to overthrow democracy. What more does Merrick Garland need?

Salon

The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

WEKU

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The Independent UK

More voters heard Elon Musk voted Republican than about judge’s takedown of Trump at Jan 6 hearings: poll

Retired federal judge Michael Luttig warned former vice president Mike Pence against plans to overturn 2020 election result

Salon

Why Judge Luttig spoke so slowly

Retired judge writes: "I had an obligation ... to formulate, to measure and to meter out every single word"

The Independent UK

Jan 6 witness who warned Trump was a threat to US explains why he spoke so slowly at hearing

Retired Judge Michael Luttig’s delivery described as treating ‘every line of his testimony like he’s engraving it on a national monument’

The Guardian - US

‘System nearly failed’: US democracy was left hanging by the thread of Pence’s defiance

If the vice-president had acquiesced to Trump’s demand, the country could have plunged into an unprecedented crisis

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The Independent UK

Jan 6 hearings – latest: Cowboys for Trump founder sentenced to 14 days in jail

House panel hears testimony on ex-president’s attempts to overturn election

ABC News

The 'crazy' plan and praise for Pence: The key moments from the latest hearing into the January 6 US Capitol riots

The committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots hears Donald Trump’s closest advisers labelled his efforts to pressure vice-president Mike Pence to reject the election result as "nuts" and "crazy".

Chicago Sun-Times

9 takeaways from Jan. 6 committee hearing: Al Gore, Mike Pence met history test Trump flunked

Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence, who will travel to Chicago on Monday to deliver a major speech on the economy at the University Club of Chicago, was the focus of the Jan. 6 committee’s third hearing Thursday.

ABC News

Trump was told Pence could not overturn US election, but still pressured him, January 6 panel hears

The US House of Representatives select committee is told outgoing president Donald Trump continued his pressure campaign against his vice-president even though he knew a violent mob of his supporters was threatening the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

WEKU

A respected conservative judge is now a critic of his party — and former clerks

Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig was questioned by one of his former law clerks about the role of another in the insurrection. He has spoken out against former clerks John Eastman and Ted Cruz.

The Independent UK

Trump demands ‘equal time’ as he accuses networks of broadcasting ‘slanderous’ Jan 6 committee

Former president’s rant comes just hours before third public hearing from Jan 6 committee

WEKU

The Jan. 6 committee is meeting Thursday. Here's what to expect

The panel's third meeting this month will focus on how former President Trump pressured former Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes. The hearing starts at 1 p.m. ET.

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