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.
Tag Archives: January 6
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
“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.
“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
“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
“Prof. Michael McConnell, Responding About the Fourteenth Amendment, ‘Insurrection,’ and Trump”
A Volokh Conspiracy post:
“Putting together my friends’ broad definitions of ‘insurrection’ and ‘engage,’ and lack of concern about enforcement procedure, I worry that this approach could empower partisans to seek disqualification every time a politician supports or speaks… Continue reading
“Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach”
CNN “exclusive” report:
“Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system… Continue reading
“The strongest part of Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment has its own weaknesses”
Jason Willick in The Washington Post:
“Legal scholar (and Post contributing columnist) Edward B. Foley argued last year on the Just Security blog that ‘there are reasons to be wary of prosecuting any claimed electoral votes sent to… Continue reading
“How Trump Benefits From an Indictment Effect”
N.Y. Times analysis: “An adviser to one of Mr. Trump’s rivals, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said Mr. Trump’s legal travails had repeatedly forced his candidate’s campaign to reschedule policy announcements and redo its calendar, describing the… Continue reading
The Coming Storm in depth on QAnon
I recently listed to this episode of the BBC’s “The Coming Storm” on the origins of QAnon and its connection to January 6. Many regular blog readers may have heard it already, but for those, who like me are not… Continue reading
“Can Stakeholders Mobilize Businesses for the Protection of Democracy? Evidence from the U.S. Capitol Insurrection”
New article by Zhao Li and Richard Disalvo in the American Political Science Review. The abstract reads:An unprecedented number of major U.S. companies announced changes to their campaign contributions following the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. We analyze the… Continue reading