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OA762: Trump’s Lawyers So Confident of Their Case They All Quit At Once

Liz and Andrew first discuss developments in the other Trump indictment — remember that one in New York? After that, they break down the breakdown in Trump’s legal team.

Happy Father’s Day!

Notes
NY Penal Law 175.10
https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-penal/part-3-specific-offenses/title-k-offenses-involving-fraud/article-175-offenses-involving-false-written-statements/section-17510-falsifying-business-records-in-the-first-degree

GA Code 21-2-562
https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-georgia/title-21-elections/chapter-2-elections-and-primaries-generally/article-15-miscellaneous-offenses/section-21-2-562-fraudulent-entries-unlawful-alteration-or-destruction-of-entries-unlawful-removal-of-documents-neglect-or-refusal-to-deliver-documents

Bragg Motion to Remand
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.19.0.pdf

Trump Lawyers Consider Revenge for Former Colleague https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-lawyers-consider-revenge-for-former-colleague 

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Tillman on Plagiarism in the Trump Litigation Briefs,’ New Reform Club (June 16, 2023, 13:55 PM)
https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2023/06/tillman-on-plagiarism-in-trump.html

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OA 754: Trump Drags Bragg To Federal Court; Bragg Drags Back (feat. David Lurie)

Liz and Andrew welcome NY practitioner David Lurie to the show to discuss Trump’s efforts to remove his New York indictment to federal court.

Notes
NY Crim Law 175.10
https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-penal/part-3-specific-offenses/title-k-offenses-involving-fraud/article-175-offenses-involving-false-written-statements/section-17510-falsifying-business-records-in-the-first-degree

28 USC 1442
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1442

In re Commonwealth, 790 F.3d 457 (3d Cir. 2015)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5539437264593415986

Trump notice of removal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.1.0_2.pdf

Bragg Motion to Remand
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.19.0.pdf

Morgan Lewis White Paper
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.1.1_1.pdf

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OA743: Trump Hallucinates Gag Order as DOJ Blocks Testimony in Strzok Suit

Liz and Andrew update you on the latest developments in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s criminal case against Donald Trump as well as Peter Strzok’s ongoing civil suit against the DOJ.

Notes
OA 700
https://openargs.com/oa700-rumors-of-trumps-testimony-in-strzok-suit-may-be-greatly-exaggerated/

OA 716
https://openargs.com/oa-716-jim-jordan-is-not-alvin-braggs-daddy/

Trump Protective Order
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23807787/protective-order-5-8-23.pdf

Trump notice of removal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.1.0_1.pdf

5 U.S.C. § 552a
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/552a

28 U.S.C. § 1442
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1442

28 U.S.C. § 1455
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1455

 In re Commonwealth,  790 F.3d 457 (3d Cir. 2015)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5539437264593415986

Jordan 3/20 Letter to Bragg
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-03-20-jdj-bs-jc-to-bragg-re-trump-investigation.pdf

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OA729: Bragg Loses A Round, Trump Loses Five

Today, Liz and Andrew disagree over a recent ruling from Judge Vyskocil denying Alvin Bragg’s motion for injunctive relief, and then break down recent developments in the E. Jean Carroll litigation.

Notes
OA 724
https://openargs.com/oa724-alvin-bragg-no-longer-chickensht/

Judge Vicodin’s order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.44.0.pdf

Bragg motion for stay
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.46.0_1.pdf

Bragg Reply
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.41.1.pdf

Second Circuit ruling on stay
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca2.60324/gov.uscourts.ca2.60324.7.0.pdf

Letter Memo rebuking Tacopina re jury selection https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.117.0.pdf 

Order re attendance https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.104.0.pdf

Carroll response re attendance https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.116.0.pdf 

Trump request for jury instruction re attendance
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.118.0.pdf

Carroll response to Trump requested jury instruction re attendance https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.119.0.pdf 

Judge Kaplan response re Trump jury attendance instruction
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.125.0_1.pdf

Trump response to denial of jury instruction https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.127.0.pdf 

McGrain v. Dougherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8194274097278523278

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OA724: Alvin Bragg, No Longer Chickensh*t?

After updating you on a bunch of cases, Liz and Andrew break down Alvin Bragg’s just-filed lawsuit against Jim Jordan.


In the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew break down a recent D.C. Circuit ruling with huge implications for hundreds of 1/6 defendants and possibly Trump!

Notes
OA 705
https://openargs.com/oa705-can-dominion-really-take-down-fox-news/

OA 716
https://openargs.com/oa-716-jim-jordan-is-not-alvin-braggs-daddy/

OA 718
https://openargs.com/oa718-why-fox-news-has-a-nuanced-approach-to-falsity/

Bragg v. Jordan
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015/gov.uscourts.nysd.597015.1.0.pdf

NFIB v. Sebelius
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12815172896965834886

Younger v. Harris
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2453423928277325927

Pomerantz Resignation Letter
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/nyregion/mark-pomerantz-resignation-letter.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article 

Pomerantz Subpoena Letter
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-04-06-jdj-to-pomerantz-subpoena_0.pdf

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OA721: Lock Him Up 6: Evaluating the NY Charges Against Trump

Liz and Andrew evaluate the Trump indictment and answer listener questions as well as a Just Security article critiquing their position.

The Patreon bonus contains a deep dive into an Andrew Weissman statement on MSNBC on lesser-included offenses.

Notes
INDICTMENT
https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf

STATEMENT OF FACTS
https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf

NY Crim Proc. § 30.10 (Statute of Limitations)
https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/criminal-procedure-law/cpl-sect-30-10.html

NY Crim Law § 175.05
https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-175-05.html

NY Crim Law § 175.10
https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-175-10.html

People v. Hankin
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-hankin

People v. Saporita
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-saporita-stevenson

Just Security article
https://www.justsecurity.org/85831/the-broad-scope-of-intent-to-defraud-in-the-new-york-crime-of-falsifying-business-records/

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OA720: LOCK HIM UP 5: No, Really, Just Lock Him Up Already

THIS IS IT! We finally have a copy of the 34-count indictment against Donald Trump by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, as well as the supporting Statement of Facts. Liz and Andrew break it ALL down for you, including all the stuff the rest of the media missed!

Notes
INDICTMENT
https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf

STATEMENT OF FACTS
https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf

NY Penal Law 175.10
https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-175-10.html

NY Penal Law 175.05
https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-175-05.html

Just Security article critiquing us
https://www.justsecurity.org/85831/the-broad-scope-of-intent-to-defraud-in-the-new-york-crime-of-falsifying-business-records/

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OA 716: Jim Jordan is Not Alvin Bragg’s Daddy

Liz and Andrew break down several developments in the ongoing effort to hold Trump accountable, including the back-and-forth between Jim Jordan’s “Committee on Oversight” and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Oh, and is Mike Pence going to testify to Jack Smith’s Grand Jury? Listen and find out!

Along the way we take a deep dive into Congress’s power to conduct investigations, the Tenth Amendment, how bad originalism is, and much, much more!

Notes
OA 708
https://openargs.com/oa708-stormy-daniels-strikes-back/

Politico: Manhattan Trump grand jury set to break for a month
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/29/manhattan-trump-grand-jury-set-to-break-for-a-month-00089422

AMI non-prosecution agreement
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1119501/download

Liz Wonkette
https://www.wonkette.com/new-house-committee-to-answer-burning-questions-what-did-nancy-pelosi-coup-and-when-did-she-coup-it

Jordan 3/20 Letter to Bragg
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-03-20-jdj-bs-jc-to-bragg-re-trump-investigation.pdf

Bragg Response Letter March 23, 2023
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23720988/20230323-letter-response-from-manhattan-da.pdf

Jordan Response Letter March 25
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-03-25-jdj-bs-jc-to-bragg-re-subpoena-and-response.pdf

Watkins v. US, 354 U.S. 178 (1957)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=562722361999206621

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