OA760: Trump’s Arraignment – Judge Aileen Cannon Returns to the Scene of the Crime (feat. Mitchell Epner)

Liz and Andrew welcome back Mitchell Epner to the show to break down today’s indictment of Donald Trump & Walt Nauta… and also figure out just how much mischief Judge Aileen Cannon can cause.

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OA759: The “Socks” Case – Don’t Take Legal Advice From Judicial Watch! (feat. Kel McClanahan)

Republicans are saying that the “Clinton sock drawer case” – Judicial Watch v. NARA – means that Trump didn’t violate the Espionage Act and can just declare anything he wants to be a “personal” record.

That’s nonsense, of course.

Notes
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. National Archives and Records Administration, 845 F.Supp.2d 288 (D.D.C.2012)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15818036517066124081

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OA758: Re-Indicted And It Feels So Good!

THIS IS IT! Liz and Andrew break down the federal indictment of Donald Trump in connection with his retention of Presidential documents. This is your guide to everything so you’ll stay one step ahead of the media coverage.

Notes
Jack Smith appointment order
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1552896/download

Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 6
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_6

Trump docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490070/united-states-v-trump/

Trump Indictment
https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.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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OA742: Twitter Can’t Violate the First Amendment, But Fox Can Definitely Defame a Gov’t Official

In light of Linda Yaccarino being named CEO of Twitter, Liz and Andrew break down Trumpworld’s never-ending lawsuits against social media, and yet another defamation suit against Fox News, this one by Nina Jankowicz.

Happy Mother’s Day!

For the Patreon bonus, we discuss beer, the Superbowl, and Rule 62.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, because of course we do.

Notes
OA 551
https://openargs.com/oa551-trump-may-out-of-office-but-his-federal-judges-are-not/

Donato dismissal Trump v. Twitter
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.165.0_6.pdf

Trump v. Twitter, Motion for Indicative Ruling
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.191.0.pdf

FRCP 62.1
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_62.1

Jankowicz federal docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67365497/jankowicz-v-fox-news-network-llc/

Jankowicz complaint
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23809394-jankowicz-v-fox-complaint

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OA 733: Trump Phones A Friend As Document Indictment Looms (feat. Kel McClanahan)

Liz and Andrew take a look at a letter sent by Donald Trump’s lawyers to House Republicans and bring back expert National Security Lawyer Kel McClanahan to help answer all their questions about Trump’s dubious assertions about how the National Archives should have handled the Mar-a-Lago documents.

Notes
In re Sealed Case (Pence-Boasberg)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67164305/in-re-sealed-case/?order_by=desc

Parlatore Trump letter
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23789802/read-trump-lawyers-letter-to-congress-reveal-foreign-leader-briefings-may-be-among-classified-documents-taken-from-white-house.pdf

Less-redacted search warrant
https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Reinhart-Mar-a-Lago-less-redacted-affidavit.pdf

NARA Oct. 11, 2022 statement
https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2022/nr22-001#october-11-2022

Debra Steidel Wall 1/17/23 letter to Jim Comer
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23575130/nara-response-to-rep-james-comer.pdf

18 USC §793(e)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/793

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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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OA712: LOCK HIM UP 3: Rise of the Machines

In our third of three episodes about potential criminal charges against Donald Trump, Liz and Andrew break down recent developments in the Jack Smith grand juries, including an order by Judge Beryl Howell requiring one of Trump’s lawyers to testify against him, as well as an update on those other cases.

In the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew break down the recent Report and Recommendation by Special Master Barbara Jones in the search warrant of James O’Keefe and Project Veritas.

Notes
OA 710
https://openargs.com/oa710-lock-him-up/

OA 711
https://openargs.com/oa711-lock-him-up-2-the-secret-of-the-ooze/

NY Article 175
https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article175.php

NY CPL 30.10(2)(b)
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/30.10

Bobb certification
https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.08.30-DOJ-Exhibits.pdf

DC Circuit Notice on Preferred Typeface
https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf/Content/Announcement+-+Notice+-+Preferred+Typefaces+for+Briefs/$FILE/noticePreferredTypefacesForBriefs.pdf

FRAP 35
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frap/rule_35

Special Master Barbara Jones Report and Recommendation
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.569993/gov.uscourts.nysd.569993.52.0.pdf

NYT on Manhattan GJ
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/nyregion/trump-grand-jury-delay.html?smid=tw-share

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OA710: LOCK HIM UP (?!)

THIS IS IT! Liz and Andrew answer all your legal questions regarding the anticipated imminent indictment of Donald Trump.

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

OA 621
https://openargs.com/oa621-the-fbi-goes-to-mar-a-lago-this-is-big/

18 U.S.C. § 2071
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2071

NY Section 570 
https://ypdcrime.com/cpl/article570.php

 CPL 190.50
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/190.50

18 U.S. Code § 3056
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3056

Tekni-Plex v. Meyner & Landis, 674 NE 2d 663 (NY 1996)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10926959041167260833

Liz ATL on Tacopina
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/03/trump-lawyer-joseph-tacopina-formerly-consulted-with-stormy-daniels-whoopsie/

Rice and Nuzzi New York Magazine article
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/hunter-biden-laptop-investigation.html

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Who Can Be President of the United States?: Candidate Hillary Clinton and the Problem of Statutory Qualifications,’ 5(1) British Journal of American Legal Studies 95 (2016) (peer review)

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Secretary Clinton Can Relax Because Section 2071 Disqualification Does Not Apply to the Presidency: A Response to Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Cause of Action (with a Short Reply from Attorney General Mukasey)’ (2015)

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