Wall Street Journal’s Useful Scorecard of Charges
Lists number of charges against each defendant. Trump and Giuliani: 13. Eastman: 9. Meadows: 2. Chesebro: 7. Clark & Ellis: 2. Powell: 7. Etc., Etc.
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Norm Eisen on the Georgia indictment
Co-authored with Amy Lee Copeland in the N.Y. Times,, a useful comparison to Jack Smith’s federal indictment of Trump:
“The large cast of defendants populates a complete conspiracy chain of command and features the famous (Mr. Trump, his chief… Continue reading
Peter Baker on the Georgia indictment of Trump
Peter Baker’s analysis in the N.Y. Times. “The Georgia indictment, powerful as it is in its language, has been priced into the market, as the Wall Street types would put it. …
“’The accumulated indictments are kind of a white… Continue reading
The Georgia Indictments
CNN is reporting that there are ten indictments. Details to follow (in one or more subsequent posts as information becomes available).
(Update from Rick H.: At 11 pm eastern, we got the 98 page indictment. More to come.)
(Second update… Continue reading
“Lawsuit targets Wisconsin legislative districts resembling Swiss cheese”
AP reports. “Wisconsin’s nationally peculiar practice of detached districts is cited as one of several alleged violations in a recent lawsuit seeking to strike down current Assembly and Senate districts and replace them before the 2024 election. …
“Wisconsin’s… Continue reading
“Former Republican legal officials endorse special counsel’s speedy trial date proposal in Trump Jan. 6 case”
CNN reports on amicus brief filed by eleven prominent former Republican judges and government officials, including Judge Michael Luttig and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
“New Ohio redistricting ballot proposal would end lawmakers’ map-drawing power”
Cleveland.com reports on the effort to adopt in Ohio a citizens redistricting commission (like the kind in Arizona, California, or Michigan), rather than the failed political-insiders commission that Ohio adopted in the previous effort at redistricting reform in the state.
“Does Ranked Choice Voting Promote Legislative Bipartisanship? Using Maine as a Policy Laboratory”
Rachel Hutchinson of FairVote and Ben Reilly of the East-West Center have posted this new paper on SSRN. Here’s the abstract:
Political polarization in the United States has increased dramatically, hampering the functioning of American government. Some scholars attribute… Continue reading
“Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges”
Reuters. A premature preview of what’s to come? Reuters notes that the DA’s office says no charges have been filed (yet).
“Trump jabs at judge in election case, testing warning against ‘inflammatory’ statements”
Politico reports. “In a Truth Social post just before 1 a.m., Trump assailed U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan as ‘highly partisan’ and ‘very biased and unfair,’ citing as evidence a statement she made during the sentencing of a… Continue reading
“Former Tenn. state senator sentenced to 21 months in campaign finance scheme”
Washington Post reports: “a federal grand jury indicted Kelsey for conspiracy, alleging that he funneled “soft money” — or funds not subject to federal limitations or reporting regulations — to a federal campaign committee to benefit his congressional bid.”
“Why Alabama’s Congressional Maps May Need to Be Redrawn, Again”
N.Y. Times previews new federal court hearing in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling that affirmed the invalidation of the previous map under the Voting Rights Act.
“In the new map, Republicans chose to increase the percentage of Black… Continue reading
“Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Bomb Threat to Arizona Election Official”
This is serious. While this case is one individual, it’s part of a disturbing development: “Threats against election workers and officials increased after former President Donald J. Trump spread the lie that fraud had cost him the 2020 presidential election.”… Continue reading
“Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote”
While waiting for the Georgia indictment expected this week, the N.Y. Times recaps in detail the events upon which the anticipated charges are based. One detail I hadn’t seen before:
“The Raffensperger family was soon barraged with threats, leading his… Continue reading