[No audio for this newsletter due to technical difficulties.] At the first hearing before the special master in the Mar-a-Lago search case, Judge Raymond Dearie reeled in the errant proceeding from Alice’s Wonderland and landed it on the terra firma of federal court. Before Judge Cannon, Trump’s nonsense arguments were adopted in nonsense orders. Before Judge Dearie, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence provide the framework for making decisions. In other words, everyone should take a deep breath and relax (a bit). The rule of law still applies in some courtrooms in America.
Silly question here, counsel. Even if Trump had the ability to declassify the files, and had done so, how does that leave them up for grabs by his sticky fingers? Wouldn't they remain government property, like Oval Office furniture, White House golden bathroom fixtures, or the copper coils in the HVAC? (And when we say "government" property, don't we mean the citizens'?)
Once again, I find it unconscionable that Democrats are in any way supporting far-right candidates in primaries in hopes that they’ll be defeated in the general election by Democrats. What if they aren’t!! Not to mention the moral and ethical ramifications.
"Trump doesn’t know what is in the classified documents because he made no effort to index or summarize them." And yet he knew enough that he wanted to steal them. Given that he's stupid (like a rabid fox), it's likely that someone pointed him in the right direction. Now who might that be? Hmmm, Comrade Putin? Mohammed bin Salman? Clearly someone with money to dangle before Trump's grasping eyes.
Will James's announcement today be the one we have been hoping for?
Will Jean's rape law suit get traction as a holiday gift to all of us who have a shred of morality and decency?
To all the people who "made the trade" - excused TFG of his criminality and immorality so you could get a tax break or a reactionary judge to hobble women's rights - now your dear leader is about to be stripped of his babble and clothes. The true beast will be revealed. And as time passes, millions of you will lie and say that you didn't vote for him.
The dam is about to burst. Perhaps we'll establish a new National Holiday: "Indictment Day"
I think all of us should ignore the polls and just take a hard look around us. Let me give you two examples. I live in NC and Cheri Beasley is running for Senator on the Democratic ticket. Her ads are focused on abortion and women’s right to choose and law and order and highlighting her experience as a NC Supreme Court Justice with endorsements from other judges even Republicans. Her opponent has publicly stated his view against any abortion at any time and his unwillingness to commit to accepting defeat and conceding the election. The second thing to watch are the headlines in the local newspaper and how the headlines define the current political environment around migrants being transported across state lines and abortion laws being passed in neighboring states. Our newspaper is a conservative newspaper and the headlines alone indicate there is polite dissatisfaction with Republican antics and candidates. Look around and read the tea leaves and you will see a slight shift that hopefully is gaining momentum.
Lindsey Graham! You can’t count on consistency or honesty from one week to the next, he is tremendously enamored of the limelight however. I wish he’d just move on to a private life of contemplation and spare South Carolinians and the rest of us his unwavering hypocrisy.
I think you hit the nail on the head that Loose Cannon is going to let Judge Dearie right her wrongs. She did what she was told/paid to do, and she can now try to wash out the stain on her reputation. But, like Lady MacBeth, this stain will be hers forever.
Thank you, as always, for your cogent explanations!
What a world we live in! On a day when the Special Master, requested by Trump himself, gave him a "Come to Jesus" talk; when Ron DeSantis appeared, for all the world, to be his very own Loony Tunes villain, complete with dynamite grease all over his face; when Vladimir Putin's female admirers yelled and screamed that the Donbas would be legally Russian after September 27-or else, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, stated publicly what we have known to be true for some time-that there is simply no viable alternative to an international, rules-based social order. Kazakhstan, lying between Russia and China, due north of Iran and Afghanistan, represents the antithesis of those nations' autocrats.
El Jefe del Merde a Loco is running out of options. At the rate Fatso is sweating (see video of his hatealong on Saturday), Fatso won't be so fatso by the time he gets fitted for his new orange jumpsuit.
I suspect the NY AG's announcement will be THE headline news today.
As for the classified documents that were stolen and taken to Mar-A-Lago, I'm most interested in what was in the empty folders, why they are empty, and where the contents are now.
Once Trump's lawyers learn that he has been lying to them, they will be ethically precluded from advocating Trump's fraudulent position to the judge. Of course, we don't know if Trump's lawyers follow the ethics rules that apply to lawyers.
Sep 21, 2022·edited Sep 21, 2022Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Graham may be panicking. His next round of public notoriety may be an indictment for election tampering in Georgia. He's trying to drum up a wave of popular support among GOP diehards. Yes, Lindsey, orange is a good color on you! Maybe you'll even sort out your sexual identity in prison. You may find it liberating.
The best Tweet about Dearie’s statements and a Twitter account that’s fun to follow because he gets Trump’s voice right.
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
NOOO! Tricksy Speshal Master ruins it, RUINS IT! Says we cant has juicy fish cakes & eats it TOO! Mustnt lets it takes sweet fish cakes! So portant! So SCRUMPTIOUS! But isnt that just turns of phrases eh precious? NEVER MINDS! We unsecrets all scrollses with wave of the PRECIOUS!
Judge Dearie restores my faith in courts that actually act according to the rule of law. Thank you Judge Dearie, and Robert for explaining so well.
Silly question here, counsel. Even if Trump had the ability to declassify the files, and had done so, how does that leave them up for grabs by his sticky fingers? Wouldn't they remain government property, like Oval Office furniture, White House golden bathroom fixtures, or the copper coils in the HVAC? (And when we say "government" property, don't we mean the citizens'?)
Once again, I find it unconscionable that Democrats are in any way supporting far-right candidates in primaries in hopes that they’ll be defeated in the general election by Democrats. What if they aren’t!! Not to mention the moral and ethical ramifications.
"Trump doesn’t know what is in the classified documents because he made no effort to index or summarize them." And yet he knew enough that he wanted to steal them. Given that he's stupid (like a rabid fox), it's likely that someone pointed him in the right direction. Now who might that be? Hmmm, Comrade Putin? Mohammed bin Salman? Clearly someone with money to dangle before Trump's grasping eyes.
Is the pendulum finally swinging to justice?
Will Dearie clear the way for DOJ to do it's job?
Will James's announcement today be the one we have been hoping for?
Will Jean's rape law suit get traction as a holiday gift to all of us who have a shred of morality and decency?
To all the people who "made the trade" - excused TFG of his criminality and immorality so you could get a tax break or a reactionary judge to hobble women's rights - now your dear leader is about to be stripped of his babble and clothes. The true beast will be revealed. And as time passes, millions of you will lie and say that you didn't vote for him.
The dam is about to burst. Perhaps we'll establish a new National Holiday: "Indictment Day"
I think all of us should ignore the polls and just take a hard look around us. Let me give you two examples. I live in NC and Cheri Beasley is running for Senator on the Democratic ticket. Her ads are focused on abortion and women’s right to choose and law and order and highlighting her experience as a NC Supreme Court Justice with endorsements from other judges even Republicans. Her opponent has publicly stated his view against any abortion at any time and his unwillingness to commit to accepting defeat and conceding the election. The second thing to watch are the headlines in the local newspaper and how the headlines define the current political environment around migrants being transported across state lines and abortion laws being passed in neighboring states. Our newspaper is a conservative newspaper and the headlines alone indicate there is polite dissatisfaction with Republican antics and candidates. Look around and read the tea leaves and you will see a slight shift that hopefully is gaining momentum.
Lindsey Graham! You can’t count on consistency or honesty from one week to the next, he is tremendously enamored of the limelight however. I wish he’d just move on to a private life of contemplation and spare South Carolinians and the rest of us his unwavering hypocrisy.
I think you hit the nail on the head that Loose Cannon is going to let Judge Dearie right her wrongs. She did what she was told/paid to do, and she can now try to wash out the stain on her reputation. But, like Lady MacBeth, this stain will be hers forever.
Thank you, as always, for your cogent explanations!
What a world we live in! On a day when the Special Master, requested by Trump himself, gave him a "Come to Jesus" talk; when Ron DeSantis appeared, for all the world, to be his very own Loony Tunes villain, complete with dynamite grease all over his face; when Vladimir Putin's female admirers yelled and screamed that the Donbas would be legally Russian after September 27-or else, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, stated publicly what we have known to be true for some time-that there is simply no viable alternative to an international, rules-based social order. Kazakhstan, lying between Russia and China, due north of Iran and Afghanistan, represents the antithesis of those nations' autocrats.
El Jefe del Merde a Loco is running out of options. At the rate Fatso is sweating (see video of his hatealong on Saturday), Fatso won't be so fatso by the time he gets fitted for his new orange jumpsuit.
Seth Hufstedler. Shirley Hufstedler. Judge Dearie. Thank you!
Attorney Trusty, Judge Dearie, and Loose Cannon...if I didn’t know better, I’d swear I was reading a comic strip.
I suspect the NY AG's announcement will be THE headline news today.
As for the classified documents that were stolen and taken to Mar-A-Lago, I'm most interested in what was in the empty folders, why they are empty, and where the contents are now.
Once Trump's lawyers learn that he has been lying to them, they will be ethically precluded from advocating Trump's fraudulent position to the judge. Of course, we don't know if Trump's lawyers follow the ethics rules that apply to lawyers.
Graham may be panicking. His next round of public notoriety may be an indictment for election tampering in Georgia. He's trying to drum up a wave of popular support among GOP diehards. Yes, Lindsey, orange is a good color on you! Maybe you'll even sort out your sexual identity in prison. You may find it liberating.
The best Tweet about Dearie’s statements and a Twitter account that’s fun to follow because he gets Trump’s voice right.
Gollum J. Trump
@realGollumTrump
NOOO! Tricksy Speshal Master ruins it, RUINS IT! Says we cant has juicy fish cakes & eats it TOO! Mustnt lets it takes sweet fish cakes! So portant! So SCRUMPTIOUS! But isnt that just turns of phrases eh precious? NEVER MINDS! We unsecrets all scrollses with wave of the PRECIOUS!