Thread by @jentaub

Judge Naomi Rao: "What about appointing amicus for the contempt charges?"

(Rao was appointed by Trump)

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Powell said there's no basis to do that either. "It's not the judge's place to add on charges."

Rao asks about SCOTUS decision in Young. "Isn't that inconsistent?"

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Wait, What? Rao is skeptical of Flynn's lawyers argument too!

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CORRECTION. (Thanks @jgeltzer). Henderson was appointed by George H.W. Bush

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I'm noticing Sidney Powell's voice lower and her energy drain. She knows she does not have the judges on her side

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"It's a travesty of justice that this man has been dragged through this" in case she says was concocted by the FBI.

No.The murder of George Floyd is a travesty of justice. Or the fact that no one has arrested the killer of Breonna Taylor a travesty. Flynn pleaded guilty

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Wilkinson is laying into her arguments. Calm professorial voice. This is not going well for Powell.

Does not see her arguments as grounds for mandamus.

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Henderson said in Fokker, "we ourselves appointed amicus."

Powell said court of appeals can appoint amicus, but said here amicus is not related to the case.

Henderson said "we appointed someone to defend judge Leon's order." Why do you have no problem with judge's lawyer

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Judge Wilkins said you think there's authority for amicus if there is a case or controversy?

She is claiming that Gleeson is being appointed not as an amicus but as a "special prosecutor."

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https://twitter.com/jentaub/status/1271446761136099328?s=20

https://twitter.com/jentaub/status/1271441724687159297?s=20

Neomi