I Spoke with Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance for Their Podcast on Legal Issues Surrounding the Biden Withdrawal
You can listen here. It was a great conversation.
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I Spoke with the PBS News Hour About Legal Issues Surrounding the Biden Withdrawal (Link to Video)
You can watch at this link.
“Biden and Trump Have Succeeded in Breaking Reality”
From M. Gessen in NYT, an astute commentary on where we’re at:
Biden and Trump represent entirely different values and policies…. Biden is right: Trump poses an existential threat to democracy.
But both campaigns are creating a sense of… Continue reading
“Trump asks judge to toss hush money conviction and dismiss case following Supreme Court immunity ruling”
ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump has asked a New York judge to dismiss his criminal hush money case and vacate his conviction on 34 felony counts by arguing the trial was “tainted” by evidence and testimony that the… Continue reading
“There’s Only One Reason Biden Won’t Drop Out”
The Atlantic:
Why is Joe Biden still in the presidential race? In the days since his disastrous debate performance last week, pressure on the 81-year-old incumbent to step aside has continued to mount, forcing the candidate and his defenders to… Continue reading
Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation hits $70 million in 15 months of 2023-24 election cycle, up from $45 million in 2020 (but down from $101 million in 2022)
Continuing my occasional look at fundraising earmarked for election litigation, the first 15 months of this election cycle show more than $70 million fundraised earmarked for election litigation. That’s an increase from four years ago when it was nearly… Continue reading
“Major Democratic Donors Devise Plans to Pressure Biden to Step Aside”
NYT:
After several days of quiet griping and hoping that President Biden would abandon his re-election campaign on his own, many wealthy Democratic donors are trying to take matters into their own hands.
Wielding their fortunes as both carrot and… Continue reading
“Gullible News Media Give Credence to Heritage Foundation Analysis that Says it Would be Difficult for Democrats to Nominate Someone Other than President Biden”
“Here’s how Harris could take over Biden’s campaign cash if he drops out and she runs for president”
The Tik-Tok Election
Playbook:
A new report from CredoIQ shows the viral-video peril for Biden after the debate. Among the top-performing TikToks responding to the debate — which garnered 483 million views — 39 percent of views were on negative Biden content,… Continue reading
“New Pro-Trump Super PAC Quietly Spends Millions on G.O.P. Ground Game”
NYT:
Republicans have quietly formed a new super PAC that is preparing what appears to be a significant push to persuade former President Donald J. Trump’s voters to vote early or by absentee ballot.
The group, America PAC, was created… Continue reading
How Bob Bauer Channels His Inner Trump (for Biden Debate Prep)
Q and A with Politico.
“Disappointment and ‘depression’: Biden’s biggest fundraisers watch their advantage vanish”
Politico:
Joe Biden’s campaign planned to bury Donald Trump in an avalanche of cash.
Instead, his allies are bracing for a slugfest without the benefit of a fatter wallet, as financial reports showed Trump outraising Biden in back-to-back months, hauling… Continue reading
“Trump raised so much last month he erased Biden’s cash advantage”
Politico:
Former President Donald Trump’s huge May fundraising haul erased President Joe Biden’s longstanding cash advantage as the two gear up for a rematch.
Trump’s campaign had $116.6 million in the bank at the end of May, compared to $91.6… Continue reading