OA807: Hunter Biden Indicted, Cheese Gets Cut & Rudy… Is Still Rudy

Hunter Biden was indicted; what does it mean? Liz and Andrew bring you that, plus an extra-length linkroll today to cover all the week’s developments, all before tackling a listener question about the federal removal statute.

In the Patreon bonus, the two talk more about the social media case of Missouri v. Biden, which heads to the Supreme Court.

Notes
SCOTUS administrative stay in Missouri v. Biden
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63290154/333/missouri-v-biden/

Trump SDFL Docket
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/

Cannon order granting protective order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.150.0.pdf

Willis brief on federal removal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca11.84175/gov.uscourts.ca11.84175.20.0_4.pdf

2018 GAO gun report
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-440.pdf

 OA 778
https://openargs.com/oa778-geese-ganders-affirmative-action-are-we-overreacting-to-sffa-v-harvard-feat-guha-krishnamurthi/

OA 790
https://openargs.com/oa790-the-trump-prosecutions-a-tale-of-two-courtooms/

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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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OA777: Who is Gal Luft? (Or, How I Learned Everything Republicans Say About Hunter Biden is Nonsense)

Liz and Andrew break down Trump’s latest doomed efforts to try and suppress the Special Purpose Grand Jury Report in Fulton County, Georgia (because he’s probably going to be indicted in the next few weeks).

Then, the two tackle the supposed “whistleblower” who can link Hunter Biden to Joe Biden to piles of cocaine to China to… something. Except that’s all nonsense and the whistleblower has been indicted for the stuff they accuse Biden of doing. Neat!

Notes
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

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

Trump motion to quash
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23718113-ex-parte-fulton-county-grand-jury-03-20-2023-102331-37306996-f8b43da6-144b-4544-ab53-4095c1c5f36d

Order on briefing
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/1941/SPGJ-ORDER-ON-ADDITIONAL-BRIEFING

Trump Motion for Reconsideration
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/1953/EX-PARTE-FILING-5-24-23A

In re Floyd County Grand Jury Presentments for May Term 1996
https://casetext.com/case/in-re-floyd-county-etc

Anna Bower Lawfare explainer on SPGJs
https://www.lawfareblog.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-georgia-special-purpose-grand-juries-were-afraid-ask

Woolsey article
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/exclusive-fallout-1-billion-biofuel-scam-could-decimate-polygamist-sect/

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