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The cost of accountability for Trump

"Real and actual violence is only becoming increasingly more likely"

Salon · Sep 8, 2023

Special counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department's investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren't entirely

On June 20, 2023, Hunter Biden, the second son of President Joe Biden, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors related to tax-related charges and the illegal possession of a firearm.

The Conversation · Aug 31, 2023

Trump's drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Dangerous, mistaken GOP criticisms of Biden

Despite differences on abortion and Ukraine, most members of the large Republican presidential field have generally followed former President Donald Trump’s lead in roundly condemning President Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023

D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Bivens Claims Over Clearing of Lafayette Park

Applying settled precedent, the court bars a Bivens action, but Judge Walker suggests a possilble alternative.

Reason · Jun 25, 2023

Trump-era special counsel defends his report on Russia probe against Democrats' jabs

Former special counsel John Durham issued a report last month accusing the FBI of negligence in its Trump-Russia investigation.

WEKU · Jun 21, 2023

The Federal Case Against Trump Is 'Very Strong,' His Former Attorney General Says

By taking records that did not belong to him and refusing to return them, William Barr says, Trump "provoked this whole problem himself."

Reason · Jun 21, 2023

Roaming Polansky and the Constitutionality of Qui Tam

Three decades later, the George H.W. Bush SCOTUS strategy finally has three votes.

Reason · Jun 20, 2023

Some Republicans denounce Trump over classified documents but question DoJ’s motives

Chris Christie calls ex-president a ‘petulant child’ while Mike Pence vows to ‘clean house’ at the justice department

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2023

Trump has had a lot of lawyers but still longs for his wartime consigliere

When it comes to former President Donald Trump's legal team, it's easy to get spun in the revolving door. It seems like he's looking for a wartime consigliere — another Roy Cohn.

WEKU · Jun 17, 2023