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OA789: Trump Lawyer Defends ‘Aspirational’ Coup Attempt

Liz and Andrew break down the weekend’s developments in Trump’s criminal case in DC for conspiring to steal the 2020 election, including a rundown of the terrible arguments being made by his newest lawyer, John Lauro.

Notes
U.S. v. Trump docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

US v. Trump motion for protective order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.10.0_11.pdf

 Proposed DOJ protective order – tracks Judge Nichols order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.10.1_6.pdf

Trump motion for extension of time
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.11.0_2.pdf

DOJ opposition to Trump motion
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.12.0_1.pdf

Hammerschmidt v. US, 265 U.S. 182 (1924)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1069163203100596643

Rolling Stone, Jack Smith Has an Indictment. Trump Has a Massive Plan for Revenge  https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-jack-smith-indictment-jan6-justice-department-1234800968/

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OA788: All My Conflicts: A Discussion of Trump’s Lawyers & More (feat. Mitchell Epner)

Liz and Andrew welcome back to the show Mitchell Epner, who helps break down today’s arraignment of Donald Trump in DC, with a particular focus on the conflicts of interest surrounding Stan Woodward (in Florida) and Todd Blanche (in DC).

Notes
US v. Trump (DC) docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-v-trump/

Blanche PHV
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.7.0.pdf

US v. Trump (SDFL) Garcia motion
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654.97.0.pdf

US v. Garcia, 517 F.2d 272 (1975)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2468718350509973831

Liz’s Wonkette on “Free Speech” defense
https://www.wonkette.com/p/no-shut-up-new-york-times-the-first

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OA787: Trump Indictment 3 – Because It’s Still A Big Lie Even If You Pretend to Believe It

It’s INDICTMENT DAY! Liz and Andrew release an emergency episode one day early that tells you everything you need to know about the just-released Trump DC indictment!

Notes
TRUMP DC Indictment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_2.pdf

J6 committee report
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-REPORT/pdf/GPO-J6-REPORT.pdf

Ricky Vaughn Complaint
https://www.justice.gov/d9/press-releases/attachments/2021/01/27/mackey_complaint_0.pdf

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OA786: Can Donald Trump Really Overturn New York Times v. Sullivan?

Liz and Andrew begin by discussing the latest developments in Fulton County, Georgia. No, it’s not a Trump indictment – but it is the next best thing!

After that, the duo break down Trump’s latest LOLsuit loss in Trump v. CNN, and discuss how Trump may aim to leverage that loss into an argument to overturn the most important Supreme Court case in terms of press freedom: New York Times v. Sullivan.

Notes
OA 744
https://openargs.com/oa744-georgia-fake-electors-scheme-gets-real-feat-lawfares-anna-bower/

McBurney order denying Motion to Quash, Preclude, and Recuse
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/2057/EX-PARTE-FILING-7-31-23

Fulton County docket
http://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/Index/94?Grid-orderBy=LastModifiedDate-desc

Trump v. CNN complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.621239/gov.uscourts.flsd.621239.1.0.pdf

Order dismissing Trump v. CNN
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.621239/gov.uscourts.flsd.621239.31.0_1.pdf

State v. Lampl, 770 S.E.2d 629 (Ga. 2015)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13555564276998303856

Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 484 (1957) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14778925784015245625

Carson Holloway, “Overturn New York Times v. Sullivan”, The American Conservative, Sep. 9, 2022.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/overturn-new-york-times-v-sullivan/

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OA785: All Gerrymandering is Local (feat. Joe Dye)

Liz and Andrew welcome a very special guest expert to break down redistricting in Alabama, Miami, and elsewhere in light of Allen v. Milligan.

Notes
Grace, Inc. v. Miami https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.625372/gov.uscourts.flsd.625372.94.0.pdf

Merrill v. Milligan (2022)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a375_d18f.pdf

Allen v. Milligan (2023)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1086_1co6.pdf

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OA784: Trump Sends Goons To Destroy The Evidence: Is That Bad?

HERE IT IS! Liz and Andrew break down a rapid response to the superseding indictment of Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

As a bonus, the duo also discuss today’s DOJ filing for a protective order and what it tells us about Trump’s strategy (hint: it’s greymail).

Notes
Trump Superseding Indictment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.85.0_1.pdf

Trump Superseding indictment summary
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.86.0.pdf

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OA783: Hunter Biden Plea Goes Sideways, Fox News Goes Nuts

Liz and Andrew break down the latest developments in Hunter Biden’s plea deal and help inoculate you against the coming right-wing storm of misinformation suggesting something nefarious.

In the Patreon bonus, Andrew and Liz take a deep look at the Trump SDFL docket and discover something very interesting about Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Notes
Liz’s ATL on Giuliani
https://t.co/CN4aal5bx9

DOJ Press release
https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/tax-and-firearm-charges-filed-against-robert-hunter-biden

DOJ Information 2 – tax
https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-06/rhb_information_2.pdf

DOJ Information 1 – firearm
https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-06/rhb_information1.pdf

DOJ Agreement to produce Weiss
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23886334/doj-letter-weiss-testify.pdf

Fed R. Crim. Pro. 11
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_11

Jason Smith amicus brief
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82801/gov.uscourts.ded.82801.7.3.pdf

Email correspondence between Kittila and Biden’s counsel
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82801/gov.uscourts.ded.82801.8.1_1.pdf

Ted Kittila’s (Jason Smith’s counsel) letter to the Court
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82801/gov.uscourts.ded.82801.8.0_1.pdf

Clerk’s office email to Ted Kittila (Jason Smith’s counsel)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82801/gov.uscourts.ded.82801.13.0_1.pdf

Salerno letter in response to show cause order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82801/gov.uscourts.ded.82801.14.0_3.pdf

Affidavit of Jessica Bengels, the litigation specialist:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.82801/gov.uscourts.ded.82801.14.1_4.pdf

Unsealed Search Warrant Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.617854/gov.uscourts.flsd.617854.146.0_2.pdf

26 U.S.C. § 6531
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6531

NY Times on Hunter Biden Plea Deal Hearing
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/us/politics/hunter-biden-plea-deal-charges.html?smid=url-share

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OA782: No, Shut Up, Republicans Do Not Get To Steal Elections Because of Hawaii in 1960

Indictment Watch(TM) continues as Liz and Andrew update you as to what’s new with Bernard Kerik before debunking the false arguments being made in defense of the fake electors who plotted with Trump to try and steal the 2020 election.

If you’ve ever heard anyone dishonestly suggest that “Hawaii in 1960” justifies generating fake electoral certificates, this is the episode for you!

Notes
Judge Howell Discovery Order re Kerik Motion to Compel https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720.82.0_1.pdf

Joint Stipulation re Kerik Discovery https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720/gov.uscourts.dcd.238720.83.0_1.pdf 

Chesebro-Troupis Dec. 9, 2020 memo
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/trump-electors-memo-december/eb149df1a68cc512/full.pdf

Todd Zywicki, “The Law of Presidential Transitions and the 2000 Election,” BYU L. Rev.
https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2031&context=lawreview

Zywicki 2023 declaration
https://reason.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Todd-Zywicki-Declaration-07.11.2023.pdf

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OA781: Fulton County DA Fani Willis Rosins Up Her Bow; Maybe This Time It Really Is RICO?

As Indictment Watch(TM) continues, Liz and Andrew turn their eyes to Fulton County. Will DA Fani Willis beat Jack Smith in the race to indict Donald Trump for a third set of crimes? Will Trump’s new lawyer, John Lauro, be less of a dipshit? (No.) And what about the fake cosplay electors who helped Trump try to steal Georgia? What’s going to happen to them? Listen and find out!

In the Patreon bonus, Liz explains that yes, sometimes it is RICO, and gives us a very special Lizdive into the Georgia standardized test scandal of 2009. Trust us, it’s all a seamless web!

Notes
Lauro on Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6331632263112

3 U.S.C. § 5
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/5

3 U.S.C. § 15
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/15

SUPREME COURT Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23875842/s23o1134_-_original_petition-copy.pdf

SUPERIOR COURT Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/2046/2023CV382670

Trump Amendment to Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/2051/AMENDED-COMPLAINT

Judge Glanville order
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23883767/2023cv382670-order-of-recusal.pdf

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OA780: SCOTUS Blocked Biden From Cancelling Student Loans Because F— You Is Why

Liz and Andrew provide a brief update as we continue to wait with bated breath on Trump indictments in DC (for the January 6th insurrection) and possibly in Fulton County, Georgia (for trying to falsify Georgia’s election results).

In the main segment, Liz and Andrew break down the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Biden v. Nebraska on the so-called “major questions” doctrine as to why we can’t have nice things like student loan forgiveness.

Notes
Biden v. Nebraska
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-506_nmip.pdf

Dep’t of Education v. Brown
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-535_i3kn.pdf

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