Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Right. @MittRomney is the only GOP Senator with half a spine. The others are totally spineless, and not one has the full set of vertebrae — or, dare I say it, a full nutsack. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

It really looks like Trump will face time in NY State prison for tax fraud even if Pence pardons all his federal crimes on his way out of the White House. It’s far from full justice for all his offenses, but it’s not nothing either. @DavidCayJ explains: https://t.co/Gl65SUE4uA — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

That’s pretty much it. So what still blows my mind is that over 30% of the electorate — maybe 60 million people — will actually buy this shit and swallow it this November. Nothing could please me more than to learn I’m overestimating that number. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Good sign that Vance’s demand for Trump’s tax and other financial records is now on a fast track — where it clearly belongs, now that the 7-2 decision in Trump v. Vance has said Trump gets no special treatment at all in this state criminal investigation going forward. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

In case you’re wondering whether this tax filing plan for presidential candidates crafted by Bob Bauer and @jacklgoldsmith is constitutional, the answer is clear: It is. https://t.co/Q4QvU2WXwZ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“The president may have had the power to help his longtime friend. But that does not make it any less a perversion of justice — indeed, it is one of the most nauseating instances of corrupt government favoritism the United States has ever seen.” https://t.co/VuhHbpatce — PolitiTweet.org

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“A dangerously bloated view of presidential power was resoundingly rejected by a conservative court — a court that rebuffed Trump but protected presidents to come.” Exactly. https://t.co/yOZ0Xz7TaP — PolitiTweet.org

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“Trump is not funny. He is fiendish. Nationalism is not fascism but is a necessary component of it. Both seek to change the present in the name of an illusory past in order to create a future vague in all respects except its glory.” https://t.co/iEEbrIqfxm — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Dr. Fauci, chief advisor to the president on Covid-19, says he hasn’t briefed the president in two months and isn’t being allowed on TV because of his warnings about the pandemic are so dire. Just think about that. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

My thoughts and prayers to @JulianCastro and @JoaquinCastrotx. May your stepmom Rest In Peace and May your dad recover soon. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Trump just said — I heard this with my own ears — “I’m going to be signing a very major new immigration bill as an executive order.” THAT’S NOT A THING. He then added that it would “include DACA” but “might not.” He said “We’re working out the legal details.” Yeah, I’ll bet. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

A powerful and highly readable explanation by @haroldhongjukoh and his students of why the pardon power is not limitless: https://t.co/Gm7sovWCFQ — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’ve said I see this Trump commutation of Stone in exchange for Stone’s not ratting Trump out as bribery, both a federal felony by Trump and an impeachable offense, but I doubt it’s tantamount to an attempted self-pardon, which I agree with @neal_katyal would be a nullity. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Good question. And a great reminder that it’d be the NEW Senate, sworn in on January 3, 2021, that would try Trump and vote (1) whether to convict and remove him before January 20, 2021, and then, the key: (2) whether to disqualify him from ever holding any federal office. Zoom! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Sadly it’s another 194 days. You’re counting only till Election Day. He can do a world of harm in the 78 days between November 3 and January 20. — PolitiTweet.org

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This! — PolitiTweet.org

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Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

As @BarbMcQuade correctly noted on @maddow, impeaching and convicting Trump after he loses to @JoeBiden on Nov 3 could be worth doing if the Senate voted to bar Trump from ever running for federal office again. That could relieve lots of heartburn in the runup to 2024. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Good reminder about Barr’s testimony, @ALBERTTGOINS1. Commuting someone in exchange for his silence is no different. But Barr was seeking confirmation when he said that under oath. So he lied. What else is new? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Trump commuting Stone in exchange for Stone not rolling on Trump is of course a quid pro quo. Is it politically incorrect in these circumstances to remind people, maybe in a whisper, that the Constitution defines “Bribery” as a “high Crime,” automatically an impeachable offense? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Dufuss in Chief. He might ask someone to read him the First Amendment. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Bragging that the doctors who tested your cognitive capacity were amazed that you passed? An odd way to reassure people that you’re fit to serve as their president! — PolitiTweet.org

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Corruption cubed — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is a strong sign that the full DC Circuit will reverse the nutty 2-1 panel decision in Flynn’s and Barr’s favor. Shouldn’t take too long. The decision was legally indefensible, as Judge Luttig devastatingly demonstrated in his Washington Post op-ed. — PolitiTweet.org

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ROTFL! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

To @realDonaldTrump: Do you agree with your buddy @tedcruz that my critique of @PressSec for how she defended you was misogynistic or otherwise offensive? I dare you to defend Kayleigh by attacking me. I suspect you’re much too cowardly to take me on. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

You embarrass me, @tedcruz — no “young female,” though you are my former student. As does Kayleigh’s misappropriation of of Hamilton and Justices like Alito, who agreed with CJ Roberts that Trump’s absolute immunity claim was bogus, a point on which SCOTUS was 9-0. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Boy is @kaplanrobbie right, @ejeancarroll! Or should I say, “Girl is Robbie Kaplan right, E. Jean Carroll”? You’re certainly right that Trump’s status as POTUS gives him no special privilege to defame women who accuse him of sexual abuse and sue him in his private capacity. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Great to see how @ejeancarroll is being brilliantly represented by @kaplanrobbie and @JoshuaMatz8, who rightly recognize how the 9-0 SCOTUS rejection of Trump’s claim to absolute immunity and 7-2 rejection even of his claim to special solicitude helps their client sue him — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Welcome, California! https://t.co/5Qf1ncHnAd — PolitiTweet.org