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Tribe Argues Federal Statute Mandates Cannon Recusal from Trump Stolen Documents Case

Caselaw demands judges avoid mere 'appearance' of impropriety...

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Ernest A. Canning,
6/19/2023 -
1:02 pm PT

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Bad Days in Court for Rightwing Extremist Yutzes: ‘BradCast’ 5/25/2023

Also: Is Biden playing 3-D chess with Repubs on the Debt Ceiling?...

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Brad Friedman,
5/25/2023 -
6:55 pm PT

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A Simple Executive Order From Biden Could End the GOP-Manufactured Debt Ceiling Crisis

The President should direct the Treasury Department to honor the nation's debt with or without Congressional action. As Laurence Tribe argues, Republicans would have no legal standing to challenge such an Order...

UPDATE 5/22/23: Biden can also agree to injunction compelling Treasury to honor debt...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/15/2023 -
10:35 am PT

No Comments

It’s the Guns, Stupid!

Turning classrooms into the O.K. Corral makes no one safer...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/15/2022 -
10:35 am PT

2 Comments

Prosecute Trump or Perish

Survival of the republic may now hinge on a wide-ranging criminal probe...

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Ernest A. Canning,
2/15/2021 -
11:01 am PT

2 Comments

Exclusive: Lawrence O’Donnell is Still a Socialist: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2020

Guest-host Nicole Sandler's one-on-one with MSNBC's prime-time host; Also: Trump finally declares coronavirus a 'national emergency' but takes no responsibility...

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Nicole Sandler,
3/13/2020 -
4:55 pm PT

3 Comments

Presidential Threats and Prime Minister Madness: ‘BradCast’ 8/29/2019

Guest Hosted by Nicole Sandler with blogger Tom Sullivan and ex-pat in the UK Denis Campbell...

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Nicole Sandler,
8/29/2019 -
2:53 pm PT

No Comments

‘Paradise Lost’: At the Bottom of Wealth Disparity

Typhoid Fever, Bubonic Plague make a comeback in L.A. at the bleeding tip of the spear of epidemic U.S. homelessness, despair...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/1/2019 -
9:35 am PT

5 Comments

Laurence Tribe Predicts 9-0 SCOTUS Ruling Against Trump’s Congressional Stonewalling

Two federal courts uphold Legislative oversight of the Executive Branch...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/27/2019 -
2:37 pm PT

4 Comments

Indictment of Sitting President May Be ‘Only’ Means to Ensure ‘Equal Justice Under Law’

Legal scholars find DoJ opinion fails to consider Constitutional measure for Executive Branch continuity during a President's criminal trial...

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Ernest A. Canning,
12/17/2018 -
9:35 am PT

4 Comments

Trump’s Helsinki Remarks a Likely Betrayal, But May Not Amount To ‘Treason’

A compromised Russian asset, even if the President of the United States, cannot be guilty of treason unless we are 'at war' with Russia...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/23/2018 -
10:47 am PT

11 Comments

Taking the 25th

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Ernest A. Canning,
3/10/2017 -
9:54 am PT

9 Comments

Entire MSNBC Primetime Line-up Ignores Senate Oversight Hearing of FBI Director Nominee

Nomination of James Comey, described as a 'big, hairy deal' by Rachel Maddow in May, seemingly forgotten by her and colleagues

Controversial Bush-appointee otherwise set to head FBI for next decade...

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Brad Friedman,
7/12/2013 -
1:50 pm PT

15 Comments

Death Merchants: NRA Board Member Barrett Manufactures, Sells Sniper Rifles to Civilians

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Ernest A. Canning,
1/19/2013 -
1:55 pm PT

64 Comments

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Maine Dems Elect Platner in Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2026

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

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Trump’s Favorite Election Fraud Criminal Now Runs Free: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2026

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Did Trump and His Attorneys Conspire to Defraud the United States?

The court-ordered reopening of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS could have impacts well beyond blocking access to a $1.8 billion slush fund...

UPDATE, Midday 6/1/26: Trump announces plan to drop 'Weaponization Fund'...

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Articles in Category: Lawrence O’Donnell

Caselaw demands judges avoid mere 'appearance' of impropriety...

Also: Is Biden playing 3-D chess with Repubs on the Debt Ceiling?...

The President should direct the Treasury Department to honor the nation's debt with or without Congressional action. As Laurence Tribe argues, Republicans would have no legal standing to challenge such an Order...

UPDATE 5/22/23: Biden can also agree to injunction compelling Treasury to honor debt...

Turning classrooms into the O.K. Corral makes no one safer...

Survival of the republic may now hinge on a wide-ranging criminal probe...

Guest-host Nicole Sandler's one-on-one with MSNBC's prime-time host; Also: Trump finally declares coronavirus a 'national emergency' but takes no responsibility...

Guest Hosted by Nicole Sandler with blogger Tom Sullivan and ex-pat in the UK Denis Campbell...

Typhoid Fever, Bubonic Plague make a comeback in L.A. at the bleeding tip of the spear of epidemic U.S. homelessness, despair...

Two federal courts uphold Legislative oversight of the Executive Branch...

Legal scholars find DoJ opinion fails to consider Constitutional measure for Executive Branch continuity during a President's criminal trial...

A compromised Russian asset, even if the President of the United States, cannot be guilty of treason unless we are 'at war' with Russia...

Nomination of James Comey, described as a 'big, hairy deal' by Rachel Maddow in May, seemingly forgotten by her and colleagues

Controversial Bush-appointee otherwise set to head FBI for next decade...

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