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Adam Klasfeld Profile picture
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Sep 27, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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This just in: The @nytimes obtained Trump’s tax records nytimes.com/interactive/20… Image
If you paid more than $750 in federal income taxes in 2015 and 2016, you paid more than the sitting tycoon president of the United States in those years, the Times reports.

The same reportedly would be true if you paid a penny in 10 of the 15 prior years.
Flagging for Turkey-watchers. Image
Like the Pulitzer Prize-winning story accusing Trump of fraud, this barnburner by @susannecraig and others is a long read—filled with revelations.

Reading and digesting now.
Bookmarking: The investigation on Trump’s failed hotel deal in Azerbaijan and Trump Towers Istanbul.

Background on the Azerbaijan story by @adamdavidson newyorker.com/magazine/2017/… Image
“The president’s conflicts have been most evident with Turkey, where his business community and the authoritarian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have not hesitated to leverage various Trump enterprises to their advantage.” Image
In a 2015 radio interview early in his campaign, Trump told Steve Bannon that his Trump Towers Istanbul was a “conflict of interest.”

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Jan 26
A hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) on the state of Minnesota's request to halt the ICE surge in the Twin Cities.

I'm covering the proceedings remotely.

From the state's memo:

buff.ly/ub2bHsoThe balance of the equities tips sharply in Plaintiffs’ favor. Plaintiffs seek to protect their sovereignty as well as their residents’ health, welfare, and safety. Plaintiffs also seek to retain control over local law enforcement, education, and public safety. At bottom, Plaintiffs seek to protect fundamental principles of American federalism from Defendants’ unprecedented intrusion. The public is in no way benefited from such unlawful or unconstitutional activity and there is substantial public interest in “Americans trusting their own government to follow the rule of law.” ... On the oth...
From lawyers for the state and the Twin Cities.

"We need the Court to act to stop this Surge before yet another resident dies because of Operation Metro Surge." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
"All rise."

Judge Katherine M Menendez presiding.

The lawyers enter their appearances.
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Jan 21
Reps. Khanna and Massie:

The judges presiding over the Epstein and Maxwell dockets have "inherent authority" to appoint a special master to release the files, and Trump DOJ's actions show why.

Doc buff.ly/FMAEr5t

Background buff.ly/ZFi3a36

Key passage and quick threadIn apparent conflict with its argument that no court can enforce the Act, the Government has publicly blamed the Court for its failure to comply with the Act. The Government is proverbially speaking out both sides of its mouth and, in doing so, is attempting to use the Court in a manner that brings shame and disgrace to the vaunted criminal justice system in this country.
As more survivors join the fight for courts to appoint a "special master" overseeing the release of the Epstein files, the courts confront procedural hurdles.

One of the judges asked:

Who has standing for the request?

Do judges have the authority?

The new brief answers:
The Congressmen "do not require standing," the brief says.

Khanna and Massie are *amici* advising the judges of their inherent powers, which Trump's DOJ conceded by shifting blame for delays to the court in this press release dated two days after the deadline. Image
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Read 6 tweets
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Jan 14
An emergency hearing is scheduled to begin shortly in @RepJoeNeguse v. ICE, challenging Kristi Noem reinstating a seven-day advanced notice policy for congressional visits to detention centers.

A federal judge blocked that policy last month.

Background buff.ly/r0Nr0YAImage
See for the linked article at the top of the thread for the breakdown on the legal issues.

Judge Cobb says that the issue before her today is which funds the government is using on ICE facilities: Section 527 or Trump's mammoth spending bill.
If they're using Section 527 funds, they're in violation of the judge's stay order.

Lawyers for the House Dems say it's clear that they are.
Read 6 tweets
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Dec 18, 2025
Closing arguments are about to begin in the trial of Judge Hannah Dugan. I'm reporting live from the courtroom.

Catch up with my coverage of the defense case on All Rise News.

Follow along here buff.ly/yddYCRo
As always, the government's up first:

"On this first day in this courtroom, you took an oath: Just like the defendant did."

[...]

"What happens when someone with the highest duty to uphold the law decides that it doesn't apply to her?"
Prosecutor Kelly Brown Watzka:

"It undermines the entire justice system."

"Imagine what would happen if every judge decided which law to obey or follow."
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Dec 18, 2025
Good morning from Milwaukee.

After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.

Recap, on All Rise News allrisenews.com/p/dugan-govern…Image
You can read the full defense motion for an acquittal here. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
"All rise."

The defense case is about to begin with witness testimony.

The jury is entering.
Read 27 tweets
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Dec 17, 2025
Day Three of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has begun. Stay tuned for more coverage at All Rise News.

ICYMI, yesterday, a fellow judge in Dugan’s court testified against her. buff.ly/uTfZCOl

And so did a parade of law enforcement witnesses. buff.ly/Vcdf7M0 Image
Testifying now in the government's case:

Judge Carl Ashley, the chief judge of Milwaukee County Circuit Court

District 1

That's Judge Dugan's court
Judge Ashley reads an email submitted into evidence:

"Please be aware that ICE has taken at least two people into custody" in March and April.
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