Outside the Beltway

Stunning news.

Closing arguments start today and a verdict and possible sentencing could come this week.

Eye-rolling moral equivalence that will lessen respect for international law.

Here are some special papers.

A truly bizarre spectacle.

A gross miscarriage of justice.

Heads he wins, tails you lose.

Immunity edition.

Trump is giving aid and comfort to insurrectionists.

tl;dr: Either he goes or she (and her office) go

A disturbing report.

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

An illustration of the justice system working as designed.

Really not much to add on this one

Billions for a wall plus a likely showdown with the feds.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

He faces up to 17 years in prison.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

She took a plea deal.

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

We need to do better.

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

Also: calls for his resignation.

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

A Republican lawmaker pleads guilty.

He was convicted of contempt of Congress.

A federal court has ruled, now the question is one of damages.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

A shift in the legal team in GA.

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

This makes four.

A seeming case of unequal justice.

Playing to type.

His lawyers and Democratic lawmakers are urging an exception.

And they make an argument for lawlessness.

The one we’ve all been waiting for.

Breaking news.

He is not a master criminal.

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

Yet more allegations.

Breaking news.