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9 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I want nothing less than Trump being held accountable, criminally & civilly, for so many things.

But ppl need to realize DOJ's decision is designed to protect every President from being sued for defamation for comments made while in office.

Can you not see pandora's box?
Do you really want President Biden sued for some comment he makes off the cuff that someone views as defamatory, whether it is or not?

Can you not see potential for harm & abuse?

I am all for narrowing of scope. Tell Congress.

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10 Jun
1/Today, one of the individuals - Brittan Atkinson - who threatened my life during our (@AndrewBakaj) representation of IC #whistleblower in 2019-20 was sentenced to 12 months, 1 day (felony) in jail (& 3 years probation) for his actions.

#RuleOfLaw #Justice
2/His death threat was actually one of several I received, particularly in Nov 2019, after GOP Trump operatives discovered my - gasp - 2017 "coup" tweet. I was referring to #SallyYates firing & lawful, constitutional impeachment proceedings.

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3/These death threats came in wake of President Trump personally attacking me. He called me out at political rally, called me a "scumbag" & said I should be "sued for treason" (doesn't exist, BTW, but sounds real good).

lawandcrime.com/awkward/trump-…
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19 May
Very positive #PIDB meeting. Especially helpful to hear that both PIDB & @USNatArchives (via remarks by Archivist @dferriero) are committed to ensuring greatest degree of transparency in releasing #JFKAssassination records.
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15 May
Ppl are rushing to judgment abt strike. More details needed. If IDF statement is true, longstanding accepted intl law permitted strike, esp given advance warnings to ensure evacuation. Media cannot be used as shield by Hamas for legitimate target. That wld be actual war crime.
Hopefully Israel won't hide behind claim of revealing "sources" or "methods" & will elaborate upon its evidence to legally justify strike.

This is abt to be public relations & legal battle as much as actual one.
To be very clear, all I am saying is that more facts are needed & ppl should not be rushing to judgment. Unclear yet if strike was lawful or unlawful.

Anyone who says to contrary is showing agenda & bias for one side (Israel) or another (Hamas).
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5 May
1/THREAD ON #JFKAssassination RECORDS

On Apr 26, 2021, I sent letter - w/some notable signatories - to Public Interest Declassification Board (#PIDB) to ensure compliance w/laws surrounding release of #Kennedy assassination docs.

You can read blog here:

…ing-classification.blogs.archives.gov/2021/05/05/pid…
2/Congress created #PIDB as advisory committee with official mandate of promoting fullest possible public access to thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of significant U.S. national security decisions and activities.

archives.gov/declassificati…
3/In a prior Twitter thread I outlined important legal deadlines that exist w/r/t release of additional #JFKAssassination records under President John F. Kennedy Records Collection Act of 1992.

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27 Apr
1/My colleague & old friend #AllanGerson, who led efforts to sue #Libya for bombing of #PanAm103, passed away of rare neurodegenerative disease in Dec 2019. His posthumous book "Lies that Matter" is abt to be published. Few knew his true story for years.

newacademia.com/featured-nonfi…
2/His daughter #Daniela had a great op-ed in yesterday's @nytopinion abt Allan's story. I highly recommend it.

nytimes.com/2021/04/26/opi…
3/Allan had amazing career. We met when I was 3rd year law student & started working together following year. We spent years pursuing #Libya for families of #PanAm103 victims. We filed first lawsuit in 1993 & ultimately settled case for $2.7B in 2003.

washingtonpost.com/local/obituari…
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27 Apr
1/BINGE TV OBSERVATIONS

It's been 14 months of binge w/gf. Some key conclusions. Some new, some not.

What were yours?
2/ The great nation state of #Canada 🇨🇦 has unbelievably disproportionate number of actors per its population.

I mean, seriously, everyone is Canadian!! 😆
3/I love TV shows from down under🇦🇺. Particularly enjoyed #Rake, #Offspring & #Sisters. But it's like they need to use same actors at same time! With only 12 million less ppl than Commonwealth sister country 🇨🇦, what's up with this!

Also, hope some of the actors hit US market.
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