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Keep a close eye on Capitol Hill this week.

Congress will be focused on America's civil rights legacy, AG Barr's politicization of the Justice Department, Trump's distortion of the census, & DHS actions in Portland.

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On Monday, the body of civil rights icon John Lewis will lie in state at the US Capitol.

The arrival ceremony will be private, but then there will be a public viewing.

For background, a great @EJDionne tribute: /2 washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
On Tuesday at 10 am, the House Judiciary Committee will--finally--question Attorney General Barr.

So much to cover: Flynn, Stone, Berman & more.

For background, here are questions for Barr from @rgoodlaw @AshaRangappa_ & me via @just_security: /3 justsecurity.org/68699/three-do…
On Wed. at 10 am, the House Oversight & Reform Committee will hold a hearing on Trump's unconstitutional new census memo.

Trump's memo is in direct conflict with the Constitution, & this hearing should make clear the memo's absurdity.

Background here: /4 nytimes.com/2020/07/21/us/…
On Fri. at 10 am, the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on how "DHS Police Actions Endanger our Democracy."

It'll focus on Portland & Trump's attempt to expand his thuggery elsewhere.

Essential background by @JoyceWhiteVance: /5 time.com/5871294/donald…
Bottom line: Congress is spending the week on the issues roiling America right now.

We need this reflection & oversight--desperately.

Now it's up to Congress to use these moments to play an essential part in reining in an out-of-control President. / END
PS. One more important congressional hearing this week I missed (h/t @DavidLaufmanLaw): Tue. at 10 am, the House Natural Resources Committee will dig into unanswered questions about the Park Police role in the Lafayette Sq. assault on peaceful protesters: naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/unans…
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I hope every American watches on Wednesday at noon Eastern as the curtain begins to lift on Barr's Justice Department.

Former Roger Stone prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky & others will help us understand what the hell's going on at DOJ.

It'll be broadcast live: judiciary.house.gov/calendar/event…
Here's Zelinsky's opening statement:

"What I heard--repeatedly--was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the President."

Full statement: judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
& DOJ's John Elias:

"I was concerned enough to report certain antitrust investigations launched under Barr to the DOJ IG. I asked him to investigate whether these matters constituted an abuse of authority, a gross waste of funds, & gross mismanagement." washingtonpost.com/context/read-j…
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The argument being made by Flynn's lawyer to the DC Circuit boils down to this:

- Don't let the facts come out about why DOJ flipped.

- Don't let the trial judge ask questions.

- Don't even let him think about it.

- Just--quickly, quietly--make this all go away. NOW.
DOJ says the Flynn case threatens to harm "the integrity of" not just law enforcement but also the judiciary.

But it's not the unprecedented dropping of criminal charges, after 2 guilty pleas, for a crony of the President's.

It's...the district court's appointment of an amicus!
DOJ says it didn't even have to explain itself to the trial court--it could've simply told the court, after DOJ charged & obtained 2 guilty pleas, it now wanted the case to disappear, & the court would've HAD to obey.

Core DOJ argument: we don't even have to explain ourselves.
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On Friday at 9:30 am, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral argument in the Michael Flynn case.

I'll be tuning in to hear argument plus commentary from the dynamic duo & legal odd couple @neal_katyal & @gtconway3d.

Join us!

To prepare, here's essential reading. /1
In @nytopinion, @neal_katyal & I explain why the Barr Justice Department's abrupt move to drop Flynn's prosecution "embeds into official US policy an extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people." /2 nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opi…
In @washingtonpost, @hsu_spencer & @amarimow discuss the legal debate the Flynn case has sparked, including the brief filed in the district court by legal scholars including @tribelaw @gtconway3d @RWPUSA @thetrevorpotter @oonahathaway me & many more. /3 washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
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