Democratic Lawyer Marc Elias Calls on DOJ to Dismiss All Pending Voting Rights Lawsuits Before Trump Administration Gains Control of DOJ
Marc Elias post at Bluesky:
Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Trump Picks Strident Supporter for Civil Rights Post at Justice Dept.”
NYT:
President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Monday that he would nominate Harmeet K. Dhillon, a California lawyer who has long championed Mr. Trump in public, in court cases and on social media, to run the Justice Department’s Civil Rights… Continue reading
Must-Read Charlie Savage: “End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear”
Charlie in the NYT:
The end of the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday left momentous, unsettled questions about constraints on criminal wrongdoing by presidents, from the scope of presidential immunity to whether the Justice… Continue reading
Very Disturbing WaPo Story: “Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election”
This does not bode well at all for the rule of law:
President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue two federal prosecutions against the former president, including career attorneys… Continue reading
Cleta Mitchell Wants Every Lawyer in the Voting Section (and Likely in the Civil Rights Division) of the Department of Justice to Be Terminated
We’ll see how much sway her argument has with Trump and the new AG.
“Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office”
NYT:
Jack Smith, the special counsel who pursued two federal prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, plans to finish his work and resign along with other members of his team before Mr. Trump takes office in January, people familiar with his… Continue reading
“Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.”
Politico:
A collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice, which drew Donald Trump’s rage like no other part of the federal government during his campaign.
Some career attorneys at DOJ are already considering heading for… Continue reading
“Special counsel Jack Smith calls for a halt in Trump prosecution”
Politico:
Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to cancel a series of deadlines in his Washington, D.C. criminal case against Donald Trump for seeking to subvert the 2020 election.
It’s the first public acknowledgment by Smith’s team that the case… Continue reading
“DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office”
NBC News:
Justice Department officials have been evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office to comply with long-standing department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, two people… Continue reading
“Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors”
WaPo:
A federal judge late Monday denied an effort by Missouri’s Republican leaders to ban Justice Department election monitors from gaining access to polling sites in St. Louis County on Election Day.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk said state officials… Continue reading
“‘There’s no white knight coming’: Federal authorities will face limits responding to 2024 election lies”
NBC News:
Four years ago, President Donald Trump used his bully pulpit to spread lies about the election, leading his supporters to act on their belief in mass voter fraud and eventually attack the U.S. Capitol.
With days to… Continue reading
“GOP leaders in some states move to block Justice Dept. election monitors”
WaPo:
The Justice Department’s ability to monitor local jurisdictions for voting rights irregularities on Election Day, already curtailed by the Supreme Court, is facing a new hurdle: opposition from Republicans who are seeking to block federal authorities from polling sites.… Continue reading
“Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC awards more $1 million prizes despite DOJ warning”
WaPo:
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s pro-Trump political group awarded two additional $1 million prizes to swing-state voters Thursday night, despite warnings from the Justice Department that the daily giveaways could violate election laws.
The day before, the Justice Department had … Continue reading
“Justice Department Announces Four Cases Brought by Election Threats Task Force”
Release:
The Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force (ETTF) announced developments this week in four cases involving interstate transmissions of threats to election personnel and other victims.
Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to threatening a Colorado… Continue reading