The latest batch of videos released in the Jan. 6 cases are from the case of Michael Foy, who is charged with assaulting police with a hockey stick (a warning that these are violent). The videos are chaotic, here are some still from docs that the govt says show where he is
The first video is very short, in the middle of the screen there's a man swinging down with a hockey stick, that's who the govt says is Foy
Second video begins with people chanting "I can't breathe." At around the 58-second mark the confrontation escalates and the man ID'd as Foy begins swinging the hockey stick. People in the background cheer and chant "USA!"
In video #3, someone is smashing in a window to the Capitol as people in the crowd sing the Star Spangled Banner
Video #4 is from a police officer's body worn camera, providing an up close perspective on the violence and chaos at the front as police tried to stop the mob from advancing. At around the 53-second mark you can see the top of a hockey stick as rioters beat the officer
Final video is another view of the attack on police. Note that the crowd begins to cheer and get loud as the violence picks up, there's a person pumping their fist in front of the camera at around 14 seconds, someone yells "there you go!"; others chant "pull them out!"
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A DC judge said today he’ll likely order the Trump admin's government efficiency office to preserve its records; no immediate ruling on whether DOGE is subject to FOIA buff.ly/mycbsPj
The judge told the DOJ lawyer appearing today in the DOGE FOIA case to "advise your clients" ASAP about the likelihood of a preservation order. Trump admin contends the records law doesn't apply to DOGE bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The judge told the DOJ lawyer appearing today in the DOGE FOIA case to "advise your clients" ASAP about the likelihood of a preservation order. Trump admin contends the records law doesn't apply to DOGE bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
ICYMI: Trump announced a new policy requiring DOJ to demand in court that challengers suing the admin should have to post money bonds if they win orders blocking his actions. Several judges have already rejected such requests buff.ly/11JLZfZ
DC judge denied motion to restrict DOGE access at Treasury. NY judge's injunction remains in place for now.
DC judge said plaintiffs couldn't show irreparable harm re: personal data becoming public -- but they could come back if the situation changed assets.bwbx.io/documents/user…
Overnight: Washington state AG filed a contempt motion accusing the Trump administration of defying an injunction that blocked cutting off federal funds to institutions that provide gender-affirming care in the states that sued assets.bwbx.io/documents/user…
We've got ourselves an old fashioned Friday news dump. What's happened over the past few hours:
- SCOTUS declined, for now, to let Trump oust the head of a federal whistleblower protection agency, letting the official stay in the job until at least Wednesday. From Greg Stohr: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
- DOJ took the unusual step of confirming that it had filed a misconduct complaint against a DC fed judge over her handling of recent hearings in litigation over Trump's effort to bar trans troops from serving in the US military. With Erik Larson: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A Mass. federal judge set a hearing for tomorrow on whether to immediately halt the Elon Musk-affiliated "Fork in the Road" deferred resignation offer for federal workers from the Trump admin. Prev: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Meanwhile, a DC federal judge is holding a hearing now on whether to intervene re: Treasury Dept. giving info to Musk's DOGE team. Prev: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Some more court action later in the day:
- Re: Trump's bar on transgender troops, judge isn't ruling on the motion for an immediate TRO after US basically said status quo will remain pending a fight over a longer-term prelim injunction, but judge says govt must immediately alert her + plaintiffs if that'll change
- DC federal judge set a Friday hearing to consider whether to grant a TRO blocking DOGE from getting access to Dept. of Labor systems and information. See earlier from @swillmer: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Interesting hearing this evening in Missouri’s lawsuit seeking to block DOJ from sending two election observers to monitor a St. Louis polling site on Election Day. No ruling from the bench (recap below)
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/user…
DOJ oppo: assets.bwbx.io/documents/user…
Missouri argues state law spells out who can enter a polling place to observe and DOJ monitors aren’t covered. DOJ says there’s a 2021 settlement with the St. Louis board of elections for ADA violations re: disability access that allows this
But Missouri AG says it appeared it was news to state officials that this agreement was in effect, and more broadly, that the board lacked authority to enter into the monitoring term in the first place. Which raises some Qs for the judge...
Hello on this stunning September morning from the DC federal courthouse, where Judge Tanya Chutkan is holding the first hearing in the Trump case since SCOTUS kicked it back to her. Trump won't be here. Waiting to see what kind of schedule Chutkan will set for the next round of fights over the future of the indictment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump's lawyers all just entered the courtroom, and also thrilled to report that courthouse security dog Legend is here and continues to be a Very Good Dog (no pics allowed I'm afraid)