Laurence Tribe

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I've long admired @RuthMarcus but rarely more than after reading this well-deserved blast at some asshole's sexism and ageism directed at her. Glad she called it out. https://t.co/OI2sMr6Vh1 — PolitiTweet.org

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The possibility that Trump or someone acting at his behest removed "classified" material from the 43 now "empty folders" can't be overlooked. No doubt the FBI and ODNI are looking at this very moment for what those folders contained . . . — PolitiTweet.org

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On this interpretation, Trump is amplifying his threat (and Lindsay Graham's) that DOJ had better not indict or else the MAGA troops will start shooting, a threat that itself constitutes the crime of obstructing federal criminal investigation and prosecution — PolitiTweet.org

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When hecklers yelled obscenities during President Biden’s “Soul of America” speech at Independence Hall this September 1, he said, to the crowd’s applause, “They’re entitled to be outrageous. This is a democracy.” And so it seeks to be. It’s our task to keep it that way. — PolitiTweet.org

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An excellent blow-by-blow account of what went down in Judge Cannon’s courtroom on September 1, 2022: https://t.co/Sbp9USrCBN — PolitiTweet.org

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This blackout was itself an affront to democracy and a violation of the Constitution under Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia, 448 U.S.555 (1980): — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tribelaw: This was the uplifting but candid call to action that we the people needed, the presidential address that the looming threat… — PolitiTweet.org

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This moment is akin to 1860 or 1940, the two points in our past when we faced existential threats from antidemocratic forces of domination and subordination. As at those times, those who believe “we shall overcome” will prevail — if we keep the faith and work our hearts out. — PolitiTweet.org

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This was the uplifting but candid call to action that we the people needed, the presidential address that the looming threat to constitutional democracy called for. Well done, President Biden! https://t.co/PhSpRy6vOH — PolitiTweet.org

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To Judge Cannon: Very much worth reading 👇🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

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Executive. Privilege. Does. Not. Work. This. Way. — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Cannon might discover that there’s just no way for her to draft an injunction with an accompanying opinion that could possibly withstand appeal — even to the conservative Eleventh Circuit. We’ll just have to stay tuned. — PolitiTweet.org

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This speaks for itself . . . — PolitiTweet.org

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As I note in this WaPo article, the president’s debt cancellation is strongly supported by emergency authority pursuant to the HEROES Act. But it fits under the 1965 Higher Education Act too and should be defended under both laws in any court challenge https://t.co/jKYuTN4w4m — PolitiTweet.org

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— Interesting stat, via Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman ( @Redistrict ): “The amount of land mass represented by House Democrats just went up by 104%.” That’s because Sarah Palin lost, Alaska is vast, and Democrats disproportionately live in densely populated urban areas. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Mary Peltola, a former state lawmaker, becomes the first Native American and the first woman to represent the state in Congress— as well as the first Democrat to do so since 1972.” That’s terrific. And good riddance to Sarah Palin! https://t.co/y5CuOEIZTw — PolitiTweet.org

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You just can’t make this stuff up! — PolitiTweet.org

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Tonight’s Trump reply to DOJ’s devastating midnight filing is underwhelming at best. Typical is fn 1’s conclusory claim that DOJ mischaracterized the June 3, 2022 meeting at Mar-a-Lago. But there’s not a word to back up that accusation! https://t.co/EXlDPWqZHi — PolitiTweet.org

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Tonight’s Trump reply to DOJ’s devastating midnight filing is underwhelming at best. Typical is fn 1’s conclusory claim that DOJ mischaracterized the June 2, 2022 meeting at Mar-a-Lago. But there’s not a word to back up that accusation! https://t.co/EXlDPWqZHi — PolitiTweet.org

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Sue Gordon has long been THE expert in intelligence and counterintelligence systems. Her experience briefing presidents including Obama and Trump gave her a farsighted perspective. This is more than sobering about the irreparable harm Trump may have done. https://t.co/TuCcRkJ3hp — PolitiTweet.org

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The DOJ filing on 8/30/22 attached the grand jury’s May 2022 subpoena. It sought S/FRD documents. That refers to nuclear research that had been turned to military use. And that’s just one example of how deadly this breach by Trump has been. — PolitiTweet.org

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Remember this? It was two days before Trump led the 1/6 insurrection storming the Capitol and 14 months before Trump’s Espionage Act violations at Mar-a-Lago: — PolitiTweet.org

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The newest “defense”: Espionage is too “mundane” to be worth prosecuting! — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's my NYRB "Deconstructing Dobbs" essay on the fallout from the tragic turn the Supreme Court took in Dobbs and other cases in its most recent term: what brought the Court to this terrible place? https://t.co/QmFc4SUb9v — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s yet another nail in the coffin of the multiply flawed argument that Trump “declassified” all the materials he took with him when he decamped to Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/d2fgg63FFj — PolitiTweet.org

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My “Deconstructing Dobbs” essay in the latest issue of NYRB is here: https://t.co/N7eOrm8F7I — PolitiTweet.org

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18 USC §641 authorizes 10-years in prison for anyone who “knowingly converts to his use … any record of the United States.” Conversion means taking another’s property intending to use it for oneself. That’s the simplest crime to charge against Trump, and it ensures trial in DC. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Republicans are now faced with the prospect of continuing to defend the indefensible or cutting loose the leader of their cult. This is what comes from defending someone willing to betray our democracy to retain power.” https://t.co/fBAF8PfHHO — PolitiTweet.org

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“If DOJ waits much past mid-Nov 2022 to indict, even if a conviction occurs, Trump’s appeal might not be complete before this administration ends,” and the resulting wiping out of his conviction would undercut accountability. Good advice here: https://t.co/ElPCZFztw2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Yep. A grudging thank you to Trump! — PolitiTweet.org