Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s delegate, backs an impeachment inquiry. Her support doesn't matter to the overall math because she doesn't get a floor vote -- but she does inside the Democratic caucus.
Wexton is from the VA district previously held by Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock. She's one of a small group of other Dem freshmen who won GOP-held districts to call for an inquiry
The others: Porter, Mike Levin, Rouda, Casten, Malinowski, Pappas, Mucarsel-Powell, Schrier.
ANOTHER BIG ONE: Rep. Engel backs an impeachment inquiry. He’s one of the six chairmen Pelosi tasked with investigating Trump. Dem #114
That means two of the six — Engel and Waters — are publicly advocating for an impeachment inquiry. And Nadler has privately advocated. The others are Schiff, Neal and Cummings.
Engel is also an outsize voice in the NY delegation, which includes a few Dems who haven’t backed an inquiry yet — including Reps. Jeffries, Lowey and Meeks.
Finally listening to Peter Navarro's speech to the RNC and boy did he wildly mischaracterize the contempt case against him and the way Judge Mehta handled it. It just doesn't even resemble what actually happened.
Navarro was prosecuted not because he refused to testify to theJa. 6 committee but because he didn't even show up to assert a privilege. If he walked into the Capitol and said 'executive priivlege' or '5th amendment,' the case wouldn't have happened.
Then, Mehta delayed Navarro's prosecution more than a year to give Navarro a chance to prove that Trump actually did assert executive privilege to block him from testifying. He gave Navarro an evidentiary hearing to present any evidence. But he had none.
NEW: When Donald Trump arrives in Milwaukee, he’ll be under conditions of pretrial release that forbid him from discussing his cases with witnesses and alleged coconspirators.
The arena will be packed full of them. The murky risk Trump faces at the RNC:
Experts we spoke to said Trump having glancing interactions with these people wouldn’t raise alarms. But prolonged discussion or remarks that delve into his cases or appear to attack cooperators/specific individuals could raise flags. politico.com/news/2024/07/1…
At the heart of the issue: Two of Trump’s criminal cases stem from his effort to subvert the 2020 election. Both feature a massive roster of witnesses / alleged coconspirators at all levels of the GOP, many of whom will be attending the RNC.
Rudy Giuliani is steaming right now as creditors urge a judge to either throw out his bankrtupcy case while he liquidates his assets or appoint a trustee to take over his finances/accounts.
Hearing is ongoing, but the judge is expected to rule today on path forward.
Ruby Freeman/Shaye Moss want the case thrown out altogether, their attorneys saying it will enable them "to hold America’s mayor accountable for the harms he’s caused." They say he's used bankruptcy to stall the consequences of his defamation ruling.
Other creditors want a financial monitor appointed to run Rudy's accounts because otherwise they think all proceeds will go to Moss/Freeman and not the many other creditors Rudy owes money to.
MORE: The court sends the case back to Chutkan to make a determination whether Trump's actions re: Pence were official or unofficial. supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…
BREAKING: Supreme Court, 5-4 with Barrett and libs dissenting, significnatly narrows obstruction statute DOJ has used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants, could upend hundreds of cases. supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…
This ruling may dramatically impact the 350-plus cases of obstrcution against Jan. 6 defendants but have relatively little effect on the obstruction charges against Donald Trump. The court held that the statute in question must include manipulation of physical documents.
Justice JACKSON, who joined the majority here, also offers a roadmap for prosecutors to sustain their cases against the vast majority of Jan. 6 defendants charged with 1512, noting that even in the narrow view, the defendants sought to impair access to electoral certificates.