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Aug 1, 2023 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Special Counsel Jack Smith just issued the first criminal indictment of alleged disinformation in my view. If you take a red pen to all of the material presumptively protected by the First Amendment, you can reduce much of the indictment to haiku...
...I felt that the Mar-a-Lago indictment was strong. This is the inverse. This is closer to the case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell where Smith was overturned by an unanimous Supreme Court...
...The press conference held by Smith only deepened the unease for some of us. Smith railed against the January 6th riot and made it sound like he was indicting Trump on incitement. He didn't. The disconnect was glaring and concerning.

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In responding to a challenge from Sen. Fetterman to prove that he did not send naked pictures to women, Graham Platner immediately raised the Jews, declaring that Fetterman is a tool of AIPAC. It appears that the tattoo may be obscured, but a certain obsession remains...
...Graham wrote that Fetterman is not disliked due to his hoodie: "It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party." Notably, it is the same narrative of his defenders.
...Graham is accused of assault, degrading women, defaming veterans, mocking rape victims, praising Hamas, and ridiculing rural people. However, the real problem is again AIPAC and the Jews?
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I strongly disagree with the push for a constitutional amendment to bar foreign-born legislators. foxnews.com/politics/mace-… While I have suggested the possible tinyurl.com/f86u4tce, I cannot think of anything more antithetical to our founding than barring foreign-born citizens from Congress. As a nation of immigrants, it is a reaffirmation of our heritage to have these citizens serve in government...
...Such an amendment would bar members ranging from Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, to Victoria Spartz, R-Ind. to Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to Young Kim, R-Calif.. Regardless of their politics or controversies, they represent inspiring achievements in their communities and a reaffirmation of our core values.
...The founders themselves were immigrants and many foreign-born citizens have served with great distinction in our military and our government.
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I recently wrote on Marc Elias responding to the Virginia Supreme Court's adverse opinion on gerrymandering by reminding citizens that they can eliminate the entire Virginia government. Elias cannot understand why I and others find his posting notable...jonathanturley.org/2026/05/13/dem…
...He notes that he is merely quoting the Constitution after all. It is like responding to an adverse trade ruling by the WTO by quoting Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 on the ability of Congress to declare war. It is a rather extreme measure to invoke...tinyurl.com/5dhz5eur
...The posting came as Democrats pushed to sack-and-pack the Virginia Supreme Court, reminding people that they could go even further in taking down part or all of the Virginia government for being denied the right to effectively eliminate all Republican representations in the purple state... jonathanturley.org/2026/05/10/gut…
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The collective primal scream session is continuing over the decision of the Virginia Supreme Court that Democrats violated the Constitution in the gerrymandering vote. Yet, Sen. Tim Kaine offered a moment of unintended levity when he questioned why the Court waited so long...
...Kaine questioned why the Court did not rule earlier. However, it was the Democrats who insisted on the Court waiting. The Court had a whole section on how the Commonwealth insisted on the delay...
...Kaine previously made headlines by denouncing those who believe in natural law and God-given rights as little better than Iranian mullahs. Here, Kaine is criticizing a court for not explaining a delay that his party demanded and the court addressed.jonathanturley.org/2025/09/08/the…
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Hi Just landed in Columbus for a speech at the Supreme Court. We have Callais! supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…
...Justice Alito (as anticipated) wrote the majority opinion, ruling that the 2024 map mandating a second majority-black district, was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."...
...From Alito: "Correctly understood, Section 2 does not impose liability at odds with the Constitution, and it should not have imposed liability on Louisiana for its 2022 map. Compliance with Section 2 thus could not justify the State's use of race-based redistricting here."
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Apr 28
Todd Blanche is speaking now and says that there are other cases similar to the Comey indictment where guilty pleas have been entered or cases are going to trial...
...Director Kash Patel just confirmed that this has been investigated for almost a year. He emphasized that career employees found this evidence and a grand jury returned this true bill. He noted that the grand jury was made aware that Comey withdrew the posting and apologized. That is an interesting fact since it will be raised in any trial, if this makes it to a trial.
...Blanche is emphasizing that this is just one example that the Justice Department will not take threats lightly. Blanche says that they will prove intent with witnesses and other conventional evidence...
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