“How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump declared in the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign: “I am your retribution.” He later vowed to use the Justice Department to go after his political adversaries, starting with President Biden and his… Continue reading
Former NJ Secretary of State and EAC Commissioner Soaries Calls for Fusion Voting
Here at the Messenger.
“Meta Allows Ads Claiming Rigged 2020 Election on Facebook, Instagram”
WSJ:
Meta Platforms will let political ads on Facebook and Instagram question the legitimacy of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, one of several changes the social-media company and other platforms have made to loosen constraints on campaign advertising for… Continue reading
BREAKING: Michigan judge dismisses Section 3 claim against Trump as a “political question”
Zoe Tillman has the judge’s opinion here. The judge finds that the Secretary holds no authority to exclude a candidate under state law. He goes on to find that Congress holds the power to remove the disability, which he… Continue reading
“After Trump case video leak, Georgia prosecutor seeks emergency seal for evidence”
WaPo:
The Atlanta-area prosecutor leading the criminal racketeering case against former president Donald Trump and 14 allies alleging they broke the law when they sought to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia asked the judge overseeing the case to… Continue reading
“Univision, the Spanish language news giant, shifts its approach to Trump”
WaPo:
When Donald Trump ran for reelection in 2020, his campaign called Univision, the nation’s most influential Spanish-language network, “a leftist propaganda machine and a mouthpiece of the Democrat Party.”
“We shall treat them accordingly,” top advisers promised.
Three years… Continue reading
“Democrats Plan to Spend Millions to Weaken Republican Supermajorities”
NYT:
Democrats are planning to spend millions of dollars next year on just a few state legislative elections in Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky and Wisconsin — states where they have little to no chance of winning control of a chamber.… Continue reading
“Ex-Trump allies detail efforts to overturn election in Georgia plea videos”
WaPo:
Although some of the recordings were garbled, the portions of the four statements that The Post was able to review — from Ellis, lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, and Georgia bail bondsman Scott Hall — offered many previously… Continue reading
Federal District Court Denies Summary Judgment to IRS over Whether IRS Can Require Disclosure of Donor Information in Government Reports for 501(c)(3) Organizations
Looks like this is going to trial, and (as I’ve said, Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta will have lots of ramifications for disclosure rules). From the opinion:
In sum, the remaining question is whether the Disclosure… Continue reading
“‘The boss is not going to leave’: Proffer videos show ex-Trump lawyers telling Georgia prosecutors about efforts to overturn 2020 election”
ABC News:
As part of a plea deal, one of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys has told prosecutors in Georgia that she was informed in the wake of the 2020 election that Donald Trump was “not going to leave” the… Continue reading
Nov. 16 Free Online Forum on Ann Southworth’s Terrific New Book, “Big Money Unleashed”
Very excited to participate in this event:
After WaPo Compares Trump “Vermin” Comments to Hitler, Mussolini, Trump’s Spokesperson’s Walkback Makes Things Worse
Playbook:
CLEANING UP THE CLEANUP — DONALD TRUMP’s intense comments this weekend calling his political opponents “vermin” who must be stopped prompted WaPo to run a headline likening him to ADOLF HITLER and BENITO MUSSOLINI. Trump campaign spokesman STEVEN CHEUNG … Continue reading
Great Student Notes on Moore v. Harper and Allen v. Milligan in Harvard Law Review’s Supreme Court Issue
Moore v. Harper note:
“[T]he biggest threat to US democracy since January 6.”1 “[A] theory that could upend elections.”2 “It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear.”3 These… Continue reading