Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
It represents a big legal victory for #Trump, who won the Nov 5 #US election & is set to return to office on Jan 20.

The #DOJ policy that the prosecutors cited dates back to the 1970s. It holds that a #criminal prosecution of a sitting president would violate the US #Constitution by undermining the ability of the country's *chief executive* to *function*. Courts will still have to approve both requests from prosecutors.

#law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
The prosecutors in a filing in the #ElectionSubversion case said the #DOJ’s policy requires the case to be dismissed before #Trump returns to the White House.

"This outcome is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant," prosecutors wrote in the filing.

#criminal #law #democracy#Jan6 #insurrection

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
The order from #Chutkan puts an end to the federal effort to hold #Trump criminally responsible for his attempts to hold onto #power after losing the #2020election, culminating in the #Jan6, 2021 violent #insurrection at the #US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

The move came after #SpecialCounsel#JackSmith …moved to dismiss the #ElectionInterference case & end his attempt to revive a separate case accusing Trump of illegally retaining #ClassifiedDocuments when he left office in 2021….

#law

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
It represents a big legal victory for #Trump, who won the Nov 5 #US election & is set to return to office on Jan 20.

The #DOJ policy that the prosecutors cited dates back to the 1970s. It holds that a #criminal prosecution of a sitting president would violate the US #Constitution by undermining the ability of the country's *chief executive* to *function*. Courts will still have to approve both requests from prosecutors.

#law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
Judge #Chutkan tosses #Trump 2020 #ElectionInterference case after prosecutors' request

A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal #criminal case accusing Trump of attempting to overturn his #2020election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution & a second case against the president-elect, citing #DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

#democracy#Jan6 #insurrection #law #justice
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-prosecutor-smith-asks-judge-dismiss-2020-election-subversion-case-against-2024-11-25/

Democrats Abroad
Democrats Abroad  ·  4 weeks ago
VP Kamala Harris gave a resounding speech to over 75,000 people at the Ellipses in Washington, D.C. She will be President for all Americans, and fight on your behalf,

Let’s make that happen!

@KamalaHarrisWin
@KamalaHQ
@DemocracyMattersALot

#WereNotGoingBack#HarrisWalz2024#Patriotism#Democracy#VoteBlue#BlueWave2024#DemocratsAbroad#VoteFromAbroad

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
For the 1st time ever, a plurality of swing state voters now think that a #Democrat will win the presidential #election. This month, 46% of voters think #Harris will win, compared to 39% who think it will be #Trump. That is an 11-point swing in Harris’ favor since Aug, & suggests that Harris has been successful in presenting herself as a serious candidate.

#USpol#Authoritarianism#Republicans#Autocracy#Tyranny
#democracy#ProsecutorVFelon#WeAreNotGoingBack#Freedom#HarrisWalz2024

Pachacutec
Pachacutec  ·  2 months ago
Has anyone seen any good discussion or analysis of the potential long term impact the Israeli pager explosives attack may have generally on mass consumer confidence, not only in Israeli tech, but in consumer tech generally?

How on the nose is it to demonstrate so cleanly that the tech you buy is not trustworthy, harms people, is designed to exploit you, and may even. . . kill you? cc @pluralistic

#privacy#tech #ai#Israel#Terrorism#Fascism#Democracy #labor #gaza

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
…It’s hard to believe that the members of #TenetMedia “didn’t know” anything about the scheme. In fact, you can watch Pool describe nearly exactly what he engaged in, during a podcast conversation:

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia#DOJ #law #democracy#MediaLiteracy

Pool describes nearly exactly what he engaged in
Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
The #indictment charges 2 #RussiaToday [#RT] employees w/providing nearly $10M to the #media company that often spouted #Kremlin talking points.

In response to the charges, the pundits & their allies are saying they just didn’t know any better. In fact, they’re the real victims.

🎻

[open your freaking eyes, listen to the widely available intelligence, educate your-damn-self, fools!]

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia #law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
“Should these allegations prove true, I as well as the other personalities & commentators were deceived,” Pool wrote.🙄

Johnson echoed the line, writing, “We are disturbed by the allegations in today’s indictment, which make clear that myself & other influencers were victims in this alleged scheme.”

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia#DOJ #law #democracy#MediaLiteracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#MAGA#Republicans are more than happy to excuse the #FarRight #influencers at the center of a #RussianPropaganda scheme.

#RightWing influencers like Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Lauren Southern, & Benny Johnson all worked w/ #TenetMedia, a #Tennessee-based firm that the #DOJ revealed Wed was secretly funded by #Russia#StateMedia employees in “a scheme to create & distribute content to #US audiences w/ hidden Russian govt messaging.”

#law #complicity #democracy
https://newrepublic.com/post/185647/maga-russian-propagandists-victims-pool-johnson-rubin-tenet-media

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
The #indictment charges 2 #RussiaToday [#RT] employees w/providing nearly $10M to the #media company that often spouted #Kremlin talking points.

In response to the charges, the pundits & their allies are saying they just didn’t know any better. In fact, they’re the real victims.

🎻

[open your freaking eyes, listen to the widely available intelligence, educate your-damn-self, fools!]

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia #law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
Judge: US can lay out #Trump#ElectionInterference evidence this month
Judge Tanya #Chutkan accused Trump’s lawyer of trying to stall action before the Nov. 5 #election. A federal judge called Thurs for prosecutors & defense attys to file significant legal briefs in Trump’s 2020 #ElectionSubversion case BEFORE voters head to the ballot box in Nov, rejecting Trumpt’s request to move at a slower pace.
#law #democracy#Jan6#TrumpCoupAttempt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/05/trump-jan6-election-interference-case-hearing/