When Alito applied for a senior job at the DOJ in 1985, he wrote in his cover letter that as a “life-long registered Republican,” he was “particularly proud” to have worked on cases arguing “that the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion.”
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) May 6, 2022
I've posited that the triggering event for the leak of the Alito draft might have been the circulation of a draft dissent eviscerating Alito's reasoning. What might that have looked like?
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) May 7, 2022
A really sinister counter explanation of Meadows’s being told that violence was likely is making the rounds. It’s that Secret Service was trying to get Pence to leave Capitol, at which point Grassley steps in, throws the election, and the coup succeeds.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 26, 2022
There have been occasional perjury prosecutions for false “I don’t recall” statements.Tough cases, and don’t hold your breath for one here;but bottom line is we now know that MTG almost certainly committed perjury when she said she didn’t recall asking Pres to impose martial law.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 26, 2022
From I Alone Can Fix it by @CarolLeonnig & @PhilipRucker: Pence's security adviser,Keith Kellogg, tells Tony Ornato,who oversees secret service detail: “You can’t [move the VP], Tony...He’s got a job to do. I know you guys too well. You’ll fly him to Alaska if you have a chance."
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 27, 2022
McCarthy has now shot himself to the head of the class as the member who most needs to be subpoenaed by the committee. It’s complicated,but if they’re holding back out of concern at his vindictiveness & scandalmongering If he becomes Speaker, it’s fruitless: he’ll be rabid anyway
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 28, 2022
Reading @RepRaskin ‘s “Unthinkable,” which beautifully braids together the personal and the political,and it notes his consternation at the leak of the discussion about calling Trump as a witness for impeachment II. Brings home that the leak of the Meadows emails this week doesnt
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) May 1, 2022
At heart of issue is what exactly Pence was thinking when the Secret Service, 3 different times, tells Pence to leave Capitol and Pence, with unusual spine, says “I’m not getting in that car.”
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 26, 2022
Apart from the evidence of rampant involvement, the Meadows emails display a CoS the exact opposite of what you want -- he's continually placating and sidestepping, going along w/ everyone. It was 100% his job to put all the nonsense down firmly, like squashing a cockroach.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 26, 2022
Madison Cawthorn won't let anyone outpace him for most criminal behavior by a Member of Congress. To his citation yesterday for carrying loaded gun through airport security, he adds new suspicions of an insider trading violation: https://t.co/JLbDdkeyWd
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 27, 2022
Boom there it is! Oath Keepers heavy Brian Ulrich pleads to "obstruction of an official proceeding" and seditious conspiracy--the most serious charges DOJ has brought -- and agrees to cooperate with the Department's investigation.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 29, 2022
Jury takes 2 hours to convict Thomas Webster, former NYPD, of assaulting a DC, police officer with a metal flagpole during the 1/6 riot. Webster had argued self-defense.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) May 2, 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
A federal judge is considering whether to keep Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot. @harrylitman breaks down the legal considerations and what to expect next. pic.twitter.com/U06BuVb96n
— CNN (@CNN) April 11, 2022
Biden now discussing ghost guns. This is no political rhetoric. The facts are just that harrowing. A stunning loophole, leaving criminal conduct literally untraceable.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 11, 2022
He is in fact an indispensable figure, a general who puts himself on the front lines. With all the action in the states, and inaction in Congress, the country is damn lucky to have @marceelias on the ground. https://t.co/l1WjI5OS8j
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 15, 2022
The reason we have a fed constitution is to prevent this sort of publicity stunt by Abbott,who is pretending he has power to police the border, harming his own state & US econ in the process. Per his AG: “The gov has figured out we can stop trade along the border, slow it down."
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 15, 2022
That judgment is clearly beyond the power properly entrusted to any Attorney General, lonely or otherwise. The Rule of Law admits of only one answer. https://t.co/2r4YBTXOKr
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 12, 2022
The new Meadows emails make clear that even relative GOP grownups like Lee and Roy got into the act, at least at first; and that they bailed when it was clear the White House didn't have the goods. Looking forward to discussing on @allinwithchris with @chrislhayes at 8 PM ET.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 15, 2022
"You cannot close up shop as long as there are people potentially out there. As long as they come up, [the DOJ will] keep prosecuting...if that road goes for miles and miles and miles, they will walk to the end of the road. Full stop" - @harrylitman w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/3EHMwlnn4Q
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) April 6, 2022
Dan Scavino is a “petulant, small-dick little weasel” who’s willing to put himself in legal jeopardy to save Donald Trump. Catch legal expert @HarryLitman w/@TheRickWilson and @TaraSetmayer on the latest episode of The Breakdown: https://t.co/F6csELZfnR pic.twitter.com/ZIabQKma5Y
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 8, 2022
Now available for your weekend listening pleasure and an episode you do not want to miss! Subscribe, listen, rate and tell all your friends about the latest episode of the @MeaCulpaPodcast featuring superstar attorney @harrylitman. https://t.co/AIxuIYyYHb
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) April 9, 2022
Ali Alexander says he will comply with DOJ subpoena and cooperate with investigation
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 8, 2022
No editorializing necessary: Trump tells WaPo that it's Nancy Pelosi's fault the conflagration raged on Jan. 6. “I hated seeing it. I hated seeing it. And I said, ‘It’s got to be taken care of,’ and I assumed they were taking care of it.'”
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 7, 2022
New York AG Letitia James asked a New York court to hold Trump in contempt (civil) for failing to turn over documents in violation of court order.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 7, 2022
Dems Pushing for a code of ethics for supreme court justices, which the Ginni Thomas lunacy again shows we need. If passed, it will be interesting to see whether the Court strikes it down on separation of powers grounds.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 6, 2022
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has likely committed obstruction in an effort to overturn the 2020 election. How big of a deal is this legally?@chanceseales speaks with @harrylitman for more perspective. pic.twitter.com/ec94gpzO9Z
— Newsy (@Newsy) March 29, 2022
The latest pod with the great and talented @HarryLitman. He taught me about the law of the land and I taught him about the law of soufflés. We discuss how to keep both from collapsing. @talkingfedspod @deepstateradio https://t.co/aaqfG4kCwH
— Marissa Rothkopf🌻🇺🇦🌻 (@MarissaRothkopf) April 2, 2022
So now we know, presumably from Sen Lee, that Trump called him from a White House # during the 7 1/2 stretch. Meaning it had to have been scrubbed from the log. And who could have given that order? Flagrantly illegal not to mention potentially huge new evidence of crim intent.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) March 30, 2022
Turns out Ginni Thomas liked to visit Trump w/ lists of people to hire and fire. Sez a former WH official, "a lot of them were dripping w/ paranoia & read like they were written by a disturbed person." Looking forward to discussing on @11thHour w/ @SRuhle & @swin24 at 11:35 ET.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 1, 2022
.@davidfrum "Trump’s 7.5-hour gap likewise suggests consciousness of something. And it sure smells like guilt."
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) March 29, 2022
Yes. Textbook case where judge would grant jury instruction on consciousness of guilt. https://t.co/DI9EDNavmA
Marjorie Taylor Greene files suit in Georgia alleging that the lawsuit seeking to disqualify her under the 14th Amendment from future service for having engaged in insurrection is an unconstitutional infringement of her 1st Am rights. She and Cawthorn are definitely squirming.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) April 3, 2022
Check out @harrylitman recap of day 2 of Confirmation Hearing. Learn everything that happened in 7 minutes https://t.co/PsTyZ94frK
— Ben Meiselas (@meiselasb) March 23, 2022
.@harrylitman says of the latest on the Enrique Tarrio case: "This is a true, terrorist, widespread plot to do many things at once, kind of like 9/11." #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/XxTZOygwLy
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) March 15, 2022
