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For Trump in court this week; zero wins, five losses. Coming up on Dec 6: Oral arguments before the Colorado Supreme Court regarding Trump's ineligibility on 14th Amendment grounds.

Questions Answered in Court; Week of 11/26/23 Running Total *Trump-Favorable Answers: 16 Trump-Adverse Answers: 159 Trump Win Rate: 10.06% Answered This Week: Yes, Trump can be prosecuted on Jan. 6 criminal charges. Presidential immunity does not apply. 12/1/23, Chutkan No, Trump is not...

DeSantis Call Ignored by FL GOP Chair In response to the rape accusations being leveled against FL GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, DeSantis called for Ziegler to step down. DeSantis did not talk about the presumption of innocence. He did not say he wanted to wait for the investigation to be...

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George Santos is Naming Names Santos is not going out quietly. In his Twitter (X) feed, he's threatening to file ethics complaints to expose various violations and hypocrisies of his former US House colleagues. https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY

As Sex Scandal Brews, DeSantis Says FL GOP Chair Should Resign I said nothing about this story before because the news items about it were based on unnamed sources. More details are emerging now. Not a good look for Florida Republicans and Moms for Liberty. Placing ethically challenged people...

Trump's claims of presidential immunity are faring poorly, both in civil court and criminal court. Yesterday, a three-judge panel, including one Trump appointee, on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals (the second-highest court in the land) ruled unanimously that Trump is not immune from the three...

Shrinking Majority

While it takes time, they're getting closer and closer to doing that.

This One's Big Almost every week, there are court rulings of various types regarding Donald Trump. Many are of minor consequence or about procedures. One that was announced today by the DC US Court of Appeals is "enormously consequential," as one legal expert put it (Honig). It's about the...

New York Appeals Court Reinstates Trump Gag Order Now that the appeals court has upheld the gag order (unanimous decision), Judge Engoron's hand and confidence are strengthened in enforcing it. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/appeals-court-reinstates-gag-order-160547763.html

Like when Jim Jordan refused to comply with his subpoena?

Has Hunter Biden Turned the Tables on Comer & Oversight Committee? This is the first time I have posted anything in this Hunter Biden thread and the first time I have even opened it. The topic has been of zero interest to me, but it is becoming interesting now that it seems the story is closer...

At the time, it is quite possible he believed them to be true. There is a lot about COVID-19 that many people believed to be true that they do not believe any more. And there are things they did not believe to be true that they believe now. Everyone, including politicians, gets to change their...

Is DeSantis Done? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/anti-trump-koch-endorses-nikki-haley-desantis-rcna126605

Koch Network Writes Off DeSantis, Backs Haley, Commits Millions $$$ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/anti-trump-koch-endorses-nikki-haley-desantis-rcna126605 This development prompted me to look closer at the Republican Party rules for selecting a presidential nominee, and I need...

Both Should be Expelled It is expected that Republican George Santos will be expelled from the US House this week. I see no good reason why Democratic Senator Robert Menendez should not be similarly expelled from the US Senate. There is one notable difference. It's a difference in timing, not...

Role Model Trump? "The number 1 hurdle for Donald Trump is that I’ve never met a mom, or a dad— a grandpa, or a grandma that have told me they want their son, daughter, or grandchild to grow up to be like him” Bob Vander Plaats, Iowa evangelical leader

I don't think you are accurately characterizing Roy's request. Can you answer Chip Roy's request? Can you give him at least one thing House Republicans did that he (or any Republican for that matter) can go back home and proudly present to the voters? Can you name even one thing that the House...