Lisa Rubin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Lisa Rubin

And that brings me back to the Biden Justice Department, which has -- at least until now -- argued that the case should be dismissed because Trump was a federal employee in 2019 acting within his scope of employment. DOJ historically defends the presidency, not any one POTUS. 8/

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@merrilydunn @MSNBC @maddow Nope. I'm referring to Rusty Bowers and Shaye Moss, both of whom received the Profiles in Courage award this year from the John F. Kennedy Library: https://t.co/0XVA3IJwMw.

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It’s not a bad strategy, given the cards he has to play. But I doubt it will resonate with a jury, especially if the DA’s team, as expected, bolsters Cohen with witnesses who dealt extensively with both men like David Pecker, Dylan Howard, Keith Davidson, Kellyanne, and Hope. 6/

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But as is increasingly the case with Trump, his "truths" are his tells, and this is no exception. His suit against James shares a critical feature with another suit he has filed in Florida federal district court: the same judge, Donald Middlebrooks. 3/

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If today’s SCOTUS argument sounds like a Hamilton cast list to you, you are not alone. Moore’s lawyer literally name-checked Hamilton & his father-in-law, the “loaded” Philip Schuyler, before Thomas redirected him to a “why are you here/what relief do you want” question. 1/

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And it's official: SDNY U.S. Attorney Damian Williams asks Judge Paul Oetken to end the appointment of Special Master Barbara Jones because no indictment of Rudy Giuliani is coming. https://t.co/E06YMl5CPS

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@Jordan_S_Rubin @politico That brief -- filed in opposition to then-Rep. Louie Gohmert's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of portions of the Electoral Count Act -- argues that unlike members of Congress, Pence is not a proper party to the suit. 4/ https://t.co/Y8b5EXiBg3

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