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Judges denounce Trump’s January 6 pardons as based on ‘revisionist myth’

One of two federal judges says pardons ‘cannot whitewash the blood, feces, and terror that the mob left in its wake’

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025

Federal Judges In DC Push Back Against Trump's Clemency

Federal judges in Washington, DC, push back against Trump's pardons for Capitol rioters, emphasizing justice and truth of the attack.

Top News · Jan 23, 2025

D.C. federal court judges slam Trump’s blanket clemency for Jan. 6 rioters: ‘It cannot whitewash the…terror that the mob left in its wake’

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s Jan. 6, 2021 assault, showed up on Capitol Hill a day after he was released from prison.

Fortune · Jan 23, 2025

Woman Pleads Guilty for Threat Left on Voice-Mail of Judge Tanya Chutkan, Who Was Presiding Over Trump's Election Interference Trial

[UPDATE 12/26/2024, 7:36 pm: I erroneously titled this post "woman sentenced for …" (likely because I had been reviewing some… The post Woman Pleads Guilty for Threat Left on Voice-Mail of Judge Tanya Chutkan, Who Was Presiding Over Trump's Election Interference Trial appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 27, 2024

No Pseudonymity for Attempt to Get President-Elect Trump Disqualified and to Allow Him to Be Privately Prosecuted

From Doe v. Chutkan, decided today by Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.): In this pro se lawsuit, Plaintiff John Doe… The post No Pseudonymity for Attempt to Get President-Elect Trump Disqualified and to Allow Him to Be Privately Prosecuted appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 17, 2024

Jack Smith drops cases against Trump

Smith cited a DOJ policy that prohibits a sitting President from being criminally charged

Salon · Nov 25, 2024

Special Counsel Asks Judge To Dismiss Subversion Case Against Trump

Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to dismiss the case against US President-elect Donald Trump for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden.

International Business Times · Nov 25, 2024

Can Jack Smith save Trump’s election interference case?

The special counsel is signaling an end of a yearslong investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He is likely getting away with it, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024

Jack Smith plays his hand

Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues delaying the game

Salon · Oct 19, 2024

Trump calls judge ‘the most evil person’ as she releases 1,889 heavily redacted pages of evidence in Jan. 6 case

Hundreds of pages are blocked from public view, but the case against Trump has been building in public for years

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024