Harry's Hits: Week of April 17, 2022
Judge Mizelle's order striking down the mask mandate reads like an audition piece for Leonard Leo. She ignores the gov's dictionary for others, cites all the right judges, and invokes the "major questions" doctrine to bypass Chevron. But the part that is really hard to swallow
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 19, 2022
John Eastman submits for judge's inspection -- the same judge who already held Trump more likely than not committed a crime -- 37,000 pages over which he is claiming attorney-client privilege. Good luck with that.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 19, 2022
Ruling in MTG case means there’s an administrative hearing on Friday at which she can, and the plan is that she will, be called to testify. She then needs to answer any relevant question – a very liberal standard —under penalty of perjury. Think of the possibilities.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 20, 2022
11th circuit is very conservative. If they vacate the stay, it will be quite a slap down for Judge Mizelle.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 20, 2022
Where are used to taking our politicians as a bit dishonest and more than a bit ambitious. But these reports of McCarthy and McConnell today are different in kind. They know to a certainty that the president is guilty of the most toxic and dangerous dereliction of duty
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 21, 2022
Greene attorney objecting to everything, including admission of Greene's own tweets.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 22, 2022
is the nationwide injunction. She reasons that it would be impossible to extend the relief just to the plaintiffs. but why is that? It makes no sense. They can just carry around the mandate w/ them and go blissfully mask-less (though their fellow travelers wouldn't be thrilled)
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 19, 2022
Fulton county DA gives interview and says grand jury in Raffensberger/Trump case will be seated May 2 and begin to hear testimony June 1. Nice to have a timeline, but puzzling that it’s so glacial.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 20, 2022
And hard to see any outlet for MTG to try to stop the hearing. She would need to show irreparable injury. Typically having to tell the truth under oath wouldn’t qualify, although in her case…
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 20, 2022
The road not taken: McCarthy and McConnell were ready to tell Trump to resign after Jan 6 but chickened out. And speaking of Jan 6, lots happening, inc w/ Pence & Alex Jones. Looking forward to discussing on @DeadlineWH w/ @NicolleDWallace & her all star band at 4 PM ET.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 21, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hearing begins 9:30 AM eastern time Friday and will be live streamed on C-SPAN. Greene is expected to take the stand, and Ron Fein, who is the architect of the various 14th amendment section 3 lawsuits, says he’s loaded for bear. Could be high drama.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 22, 2022