2. In May, federal prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas to potential witnesses seeking their communications with “any member, employee or agent of Donald J. Trump” as well as their communications with the Trump campaign.
3. On June 7, 2022, in a civil case, a federal district court judge described the alternate electors scheme as “a critical objective” of the criminal conspiracy in which President Donald Trump and lawyer John Eastman more likely than not engaged.
5. Testimony by Mark Meadows' aide Cassidy Hutchinson makes clear:
White House Counsel's Office warned Meadows, Giuliani, "Giuliani associates," and some Republican members of Congress that the alternate slate of electors scheme was legally invalid.
6. What has also not received sufficient attention is how the Trump-Meadows-Clark effort to use the Justice Department to overturn the election relied on the false alternate slate of electors scheme.
"The scheme detailed by Mr. Eastman was based in part on the existence of fake slates of electors… The hearing will include evidence from the committee’s investigation into efforts to submit those slates." wsj.com/articles/jan-6…
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Jan 4: Eastman, Trump’s apparent legal rep (co-conspirator, per judge Carter) admitted in front of Trump that Pence would have to violate federal law to enact their plan.
"It is possible that the DOJ could elect to charge Trump with obstruction based solely on his own (and Eastman’s) efforts to pressure Pence to ignore his legal duties. A lead DOJ prosecutor verified the viability of that theory..." justsecurity.org/81597/prosecut…
3. It was thanks to @joshgerstein's reporting in this piece👇that discussed the lead Justice Dept prosecutor's verifying the viability of this theory of liability for President Trump.
2. Shortly before Sterling's remarks, "people who identified themselves to police as Oath Keepers – a far-right militia group that has supported Trump’s bid to overturn the election – were found outside the Raffenspergers’ home."
In urging Trump to defuse situation, Cipollone warned Trump he could face legal liability for having urged the march on the Capitol
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2/ When Trump considered issuing preemptive pardons for Meadows, Giuliani, and himself, Cipollone reportedly warned that could constitute obstruction of justice.
2. Rosen can provide many insights including into this scheme that went to the heart of Trump-Meadows-Clark’s attempt to use the Justice Department to overturn the election.
A key federal criminal statute: 18 USC §610, Political Coercion Act
1) They've released names of individuals in Russian brigade that committed atrocities in #Bucha
2) They report the brigade is redeploying toward Kharkiv
First, let's hope US/NATO intel is used to capture these suspected war criminals
Second, take note especially of the Russian military officers on the list. They could be held criminally liable under the doctrine of "command responsibility."