Scott Monty1 day agoJack Smith adds war crimes prosecutor — his deputy from the Hague — to special counsel teamverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Kyle CheneyThe special counsel’s office is gearing up to put Donald Trump on trial in two criminal cases next year. Special counsel Jack Smith has added a veteran war crimes prosecutor — who served as Smith’s deputy during his stint at the Hague — to his team as it prepares to put former President Donald Trump …
Scott Monty3 days agoTrump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to PrisonRolling Stone - Adam RawnsleyIn the past several months, Donald Trump has had a burning question for some of his confidants and attorneys: Would the authorities make him wear “one …
Scott MontyJustice Department asks court for ‘limited’ restrictions on Trump’s wordsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Rachel WeinerThe Justice Department is asking the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election fraud trial to impose some limitations on the former president’s public comments, saying he is seeking to undermine the criminal justice system with his incendiary rhetoric. “The defendant’s repeated, inflammatory …
Scott MontyThe Key Players in Trump’s Plot to Upend the Election, Mappedverified_publisherThe New York TimesWhile it’s tempting to downplay or dismiss these efforts as the pathetic machinations of crackpots and fringe figures, that would be a mistake.
Scott MontyJ. Michael Luttig and Laurence Tribe make the case for Trump’s disqualification from public officeMSNBCIn a new article for The Atlantic, retired former federal judge J. Michael Luttig and top legal scholar Laurence Tribe make the case that the …
Scott MontyThe Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Againverified_publisherThe Atlantic - J. Michael Luttig, Laurence H. TribeThe only question is whether American citizens today can uphold that commitment. As students of the United States Constitution for many decades—one of us as a U.S. Court of Appeals judge, the other as a professor of constitutional law, and both as constitutional advocates, scholars, and …
