Ratcheting up his attacks on mail-in voting, President Donald Trump pondered openly on Thursday about delaying the November election many polls show him destined to lose.
UPDATED. @RepRaskin told me today Americans must be vigilant against any attempts to corrupt the November election and that includes "piercing the fog of propaganda" Trump holds up as he floats the idea of moving the election - something he cannot do. courthousenews.com/trump-cant-del…
The inherent danger of Trump’s tweet also alarmed @NormEisen who served as counsel to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee when Trump was impeached last year.
He told me:
“Of course, as so often the case with Mr. Trump, the tweet is half provocation and distraction because he does not want to talk about today’s disastrous economic numbers, the Russian bounty scandal, or the John Lewis funeral," @NormEisen told me.
.@moevela, attorney and former director of administration for @JoeBiden told me Trump’s latest legally baseless assertion was indicative of a “flailing political campaign.”
"This is very much in his playbook of distraction because no one in his admin. or him wants to talk about the fact that the economy is not in a v-shaped recovery the way he was touting. The pandemic took away the only thing he had in his arsenal & now he is scrambling." @moevela
To wit - Trump’s tweet arrived, incidentally, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy contracted at its fastest rate ever on record in the second quarter of FY2020. bea.gov/news/2020/gros…
Now about the legality.
Trump does not have the constitutional authority to delay or move the election date.
And theoretically, even if Congress moved the date - there is still a catch for any president who tries to overstay his democratically elected welcome.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
The lawmaker says kids don't want lunch breaks. Hey, that's interesting how on this issue they "listen" to kids. But funny how on every other, like when kids say, hey don't destroy the planet any further, adults, I'd like to live here..ignored. via @msnbcmsnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…
It's almost like these lawmakers actually don't care about these children at all. Hm.
When i was 13, my first job was at a chocolate shop. I had to stand in the store room and spray display chocolates w/ hairspray to give them a sheen. Stood in a room with little ventilation doing this for four hours. I needed a break. Everyone working needs at least 15 mins. Foh.
Tyler Boebert is now appearing before a judge for his arraignment. Before things began, he had a hearty laugh with his co-defendants, though I could not hear what was said.
Atty has concern about names of minors being read out or being made public without redactions.
I was prepared to share a screen shot of this moment with you from the livestream I am watching from but the judge said no screen shots of the zoom are permitted.
In Oklahoma, the only time abortion is legal is when the life of the mother is at risk in an emergency. There are no exceptions for rape or incest and what constitutes an emergency is still legally hazy.
But now, if a new law continues to hurdle through the state’s legislature, any time — and every time — someone has an abortion there, their name will be put into a unique database. lawandcrime.com/high-profile/b…
So, you want to listen to oral arguments weighing whether Trump is disqualified from the presidential ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Heres a link: c-span.org/video/?532724-…
After its over, on the SCOTUS page, there will be a transcript posted if you prefer it that way, by the way. supremecourt.gov
Starts at 10am and I'd bet it will move a lot faster than you think.
Oral arguments weighing the immunity claims of Donald Trump, the twice impeached, quadruply indicted former president accused of criminally conspiring to overturn the 2020 election (and 90 other charges across four total venues), start at 9:30AM ET.
link: youtube.com/live/PEQ1aToav…
Proceedings will be underway shortly. I'm not in the courthouse today, but following along remotely. I will post updates here and then I will have a report out later for @lawcrimenews.
If you prefer, the livestream link is also available from our friends at CSPAN c-span.org/video/?532581-…
"Giuliani feebly counters concerns about him hiding assets, stating that there is no evidence in the record of any attempt by [him] to dissipate assets. This statement simply ignores the ample record in this case of Giuliani’s efforts to conceal or hide his assets..."
"Nowhere in opposition does Giuliani promise not to hide assets from plaintiffs. Nor does he contend, let alone demonstrate with documentary or other proof, that he would be unable to satisfy the judgment, in whole or in part. "
Judge reacts to Rudy's trial claim that requested damages would amount to 'civil death penalty': "Giuliani has made similar representations... that “financial difficulties” hampered his ability to immediately pay...