Laurence Tribe

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Everyone knows the old mob-speak trick of cloaking threats in the guise of faux-innocent ‘predictions.’” And Trump re-sent the Graham threat on his own social media platform. https://t.co/oRg32LeuvK https://t.co/oRg32LeuvK — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This now looks like there could be at least an evidentiary if not a substantive bridge between (a) the attempted coup and 1/6 criminal investigations, and (b) the Mar-a-Lago espionage & obstruction of justice criminal investigations. The two aren’t necessarily independent! — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

The Fulton Cty DA rightly explains here why “Senator Graham’s repetition of his previous arguments does not entitle him to partial quashal,” so his motion should promptly be denied: https://t.co/FVeU9Mhy8Q — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Here’s DOJ’s filing with Judge Cannon today: https://t.co/W13cMkbgfz — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This analysis will help “people comprehend the grievous harms to national security [that would result] from any [standing declassification] order” of the kind Trump’s defenders claim he issued. That “defense” itself describes a grave federal crime. https://t.co/aMznm4kyi3 — PolitiTweet.org

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“That the Justice Department has already completed its review could render Mr. Trump’s request for a special master duplicative,” but whether Judge Cannon cares about legally dispositive points like that isn’t as clear as it should be. https://t.co/Xt0KZrbby1 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This is better than most of Trump’s other “defenses.” He should promptly retain Dr.Oz as his counsel. You say Oz isn’t a lawyer? Well, that doesn’t distinguish him from the rest of Team Trump. Their legal education must’ve come from Trump University. https://t.co/gyCLsMNSCT — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

When a defeated president refuses to admit he lost, stages a violent insurrection for which he’s impeached, and is known to have endangered human intelligence sources hauls tons of boxes from the WH, an alert FBI/CIA would have begun a criminal and counterintelligence inquiry. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“The National Archives and then DOJ gave too much deference to the former president, and for too long.” His crime spree began when he stole top secret, compartmentalized information from the White House after his coup attempt and 1/6 insurrection failed. https://t.co/v3Y4O8DidN — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“If the court stays on its current course, it risks an outright clash with Congress and would add fuel to a movement among some Democrats to offset the current conservative majority by increasing the number of justices.” https://t.co/voKioiPHPg — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

These Trumpets are threatening “riots in the streets” if Trump is prosecuted for his crimes. That fascist “defense” must be repudiated in no uncertain terms if we’re to survive as a constitutional republic. Do you hear that, Mr. Attorney General? https://t.co/gn2q6JrSbl — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Judge Cannon’s curveball“ruling left unclear how a special master would operate and who might qualify to take on such a role in a case involving classified national security secrets.” It’s as though her aim was to create legal chaos and delay. Oh, wait!! https://t.co/hI4jE5DFGh — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Calling the filings by Trump’s “lawyers” a “hodgepodge of contested legal theories” is kind. But that doesn’t mean they won’t work in front of Trump judges like Aileen Cannon of S.D. Fla. I’ve studied her and see her as a wild card untethered to the law. https://t.co/a6VsCiRy1T — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’ve seen the RESISTANCE show of Peter Sacks’ 92 awesome portraits at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, and I recommend it highly. It’d be worth a trip from anywhere on earth to see it. Breathtaking barely states it. A true MUST SEE. — Laurence Tribe — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Like his recent message to AG Garland suggesting that he could help Garland turn down the “heat” if only DOJ would back off — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Excellent analysis of all possible executive privilege claims underlying Trump’s special master request https://t.co/viys8rFFd9 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

“Jena Griswold, who chairs the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (Dass) and is running for re-election, is urging Americans to pay attention to the once-sleepy down-ballot contests for secretary of state – lest they lose their democracy.” https://t.co/udKPD5tCYD — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

My take on the redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

”Remember, Trump’s own aides tried to get this information handed over to the National Archives but Trump resisted. We now have a clearer picture of what he did not want to give back.” It was way beyond personal souvenirs! https://t.co/LRP2okuAiA — PolitiTweet.org

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Yup — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

With respect, I think @neal_katyal and @OrinKerr are assuming a lot about what Judge Cannon will do at her 9/1 hearing and what she means by demanding a “more detailed” description of the top secret documents seized. I hope they’re right, but we can’t know yet, I’m afraid 😱 — PolitiTweet.org

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“Boxes of documents even came with Trump on foreign travel, following him to hotel rooms around the world — including countries considered foreign adversaries of the United States.”  Uh-oh. Alarm bells! Shades of his Oval Office mtg w/ Lavrov and Kislyak! https://t.co/w4BMBbv8Ho — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Right. To say this is just about mishandling some “documents” is akin to saying that someone who steals the top secret designs of our latest hydrogen bomb and sells them to MBS was just mishandling paper. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I agree with @BarbMcQuade. Both 18 USC 3237 and the Article VI of the US Constitution point to that conclusion. Prosecution in either venue, at DOJ’s option, would be proper. Plus the seized materials all belong to the US Government and should be at the NAR in DC. — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Trump says FBI “had no right under the Presidential Records Act to storm Mar-a-Lago and steal everything in sight.” But his undeniable violations of the PRAct weren’t the basis for the search, which rested on 3 criminal laws & FBI never “stormed” MLA or “stole” a thing. Next? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Hypocrisy? Inconsistency? Shamelessness? What else is new? — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Yes, a very valuable thread. Highly recommended 👇🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

Exactly right — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

I’m proud to have joined this effort 👇🏼 — PolitiTweet.org

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw

This @WSJ editorial is disgracefully stupid. And that goes far beyond a difference of opinion. It had to be written by people who are dumb as bricks or totally dishonest or both. — PolitiTweet.org