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Brandi Buchman
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Writing a book. 1/6 beat is my domain+ OK, PB trial. Bylines: @lawcrimenews. @emptywheel. Former sr. staff writer @dailykos. Reporter @CourthouseNews, @27east.
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Feb 28 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
UPDATE: Garfield County Jail confirmed to me by phone that TYLER BOEBERT is still in detention today.

He has an arraignment/advisement hearing coming up this afternoon where he will hear details on the charges. Tyler Boebert is now appearing before a judge for his arraignment. Before things began, he had a hearty laugh with his co-defendants, though I could not hear what was said.
Atty has concern about names of minors being read out or being made public without redactions.
Feb 21 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Bill that would put abortion patients into ‘identifier database’ -- and a whole lot else -- gets closer to becoming reality in Oklahoma

lawandcrime.com/high-profile/b… In Oklahoma, the only time abortion is legal is when the life of the mother is at risk in an emergency. There are no exceptions for rape or incest and what constitutes an emergency is still legally hazy.
Feb 8 • 45 tweets • 7 min read
So, you want to listen to oral arguments weighing whether Trump is disqualified from the presidential ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Heres a link:
c-span.org/video/?532724-… After its over, on the SCOTUS page, there will be a transcript posted if you prefer it that way, by the way.
supremecourt.gov
Jan 9 • 59 tweets • 9 min read
Oral arguments weighing the immunity claims of Donald Trump, the twice impeached, quadruply indicted former president accused of criminally conspiring to overturn the 2020 election (and 90 other charges across four total venues), start at 9:30AM ET.
link: youtube.com/live/PEQ1aToav… Proceedings will be underway shortly. I'm not in the courthouse today, but following along remotely. I will post updates here and then I will have a report out later for @lawcrimenews.
Dec 20, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
"Giuliani feebly counters concerns about him hiding assets, stating that there is no evidence in the record of any attempt by [him] to dissipate assets. This statement simply ignores the ample record in this case of Giuliani’s efforts to conceal or hide his assets..." "Nowhere in opposition does Giuliani promise not to hide assets from plaintiffs. Nor does he contend, let alone demonstrate with documentary or other proof, that he would be unable to satisfy the judgment, in whole or in part. "
Dec 14, 2023 • 128 tweets • 18 min read
"Everything I said about them is true" - Rudy Giuliani
That was Monday.
TODAY, after 2 days of devastating testimony against him, Giuliani is expected to testify in the trial to determine damages owed to former election workers Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss for defaming them. Image I will have live coverage for @lawcrimenews. Jury returns at 10AM ET.
Dec 6, 2023 • 89 tweets • 14 min read
Colorado Supreme Court is now in session and oral arguments are underway in the 14th Amendment challenge to Donald Trump's eligibility for the 2024 state ballot. Atty for voters who seek to have Trump removed for engaging in insurrection Murray starts with Judge Wallace's ruling in lower court:
That ruling was wrong for 3 reasons. It was wrong on the text; the broad words office and officer clearly include office of presidency...
Nov 20, 2023 • 125 tweets • 19 min read
I will live tweet oral arguments in Trump's gag order appeal today at 930AM ET.
Prefer to listen in yourself?
LINK: youtube.com/live/ngUhSD35D…
A SHORT PREVIEW AHEAD OF ORAL ARGUMENTS:
lawandcrime.com/high-profile/o…
Nov 17, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
COMING UP MONDAY: I will have coverage of oral arguments in Donald Trump's gag order appeal for @lawcrimenews.
Background linked in this mini thread: From TODAY: Fresh off the gag being lifted in his civil fraud trial in New York, Trump files a motion Friday in the DC gag appeal that sets the stage for what we will likely hear his lawyers argue: Trump and his speech are special
lawandcrime.com/high-profile/c…
Oct 11, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Over in Colorado, where voters are petitioning to have Trump removed from the ballot under Sect 3 14A for his insurrectionist activities, Trump's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss with a few ..interesting.. theories around whether POTUS supports VS protects Constitution. 😕
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Image The bit above was part of Trumps reply supporting his motion to dismiss the CREW petition in CO on grounds that it violates his 1A rights. The crux of his anti-SLAPP argument below and lots of additional context in my earlier feature linked right here: lawandcrime.com/trump/trumps-f…

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Oct 10, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Special counsel tells Judge Chutkan that measures to protect prospective jurors trying Trump in D.C. are necessary for a # of reasons, but among them, Trump's "continued use of social media as a weapon of intimidation in court proceedings."
LINK:
documentcloud.org/documents/2402… In the 11-page filing, special counsel asks the court to consider using a written juror questionnaire ahead of in-person selection. This would save time, allow the judge to excuse some parties while calling others and streamline voir-dire.
documentcloud.org/documents/2402…
Sep 15, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Nothing on the recusal req from Trump for Judge Chutkan yet. But she has filed an order granting special counsel's request to unseal a record (with the proper ID redactions) that could possibly tie Donald Trump to witness intimidation efforts.
Order: documentcloud.org/documents/2397… Related: Govt asks Chutkan to set narrow limits on what Trump can say about the case due to concerns about prejudicing jury pool.
Link:
documentcloud.org/documents/2397…
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Sep 15, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Special Counsel Jack Smith responds to Donald Trump's motion to recuse Judge Chutkan: there is no "valid reason" to recuse Judge Chutkan:
"Wrong recusal standard"
Defendant "cherrypicks"
"Manufactures allegations out of bias"
Link to full reply HERE:
documentcloud.org/documents/2397… When the court's comments are taken in a way that isn't "hypersensitive, cynical and suspicious..."


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Sep 11, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Trump files a motion asking Judge Chutkan recuse from his Jan. 6 case in DC. He argues prejudice, noting her commentary in another J6 case but that is a high bar to overcome; plus it could be parsed differently with a more scrutinizing eye than Lauro's.
documentcloud.org/documents/2396…
Image Laurop points to a remark from Chutkan while sentencing a different J6 defendant. Notice the text in italic emphasized by Lauro. He argues prejudice is the "natural interpretation" of her remarks by the public but again, this is a high bar. And I don't know how strong this arg is Image
Sep 5, 2023 • 100 tweets • 15 min read
TODAY IS THE DAY.

The leader of the neofascist Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, HENRY "ENRIQUE" TARRIO, will be sentenced.

I will have live coverage for @emptywheel starting at 2pm ET. Full report to follow.

Govt seeks 33 years.
In the meantime, ICYMI: Mulroe cont:... that using force against political enemies is justified and in his words, 'fuck the law'
Tarrio is looking down briefly.
Mulroe notes Tarrio's communications with Metro PD officer Shane Lamond shows how successful his manipulation efforts are to sympathetic ears
Sep 1, 2023 • 95 tweets • 14 min read
TODAY at 10AM ET Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola, who busted open a Capitol window and allowed some of the first rioters to stream into the Capitol on Jan. 6, who ripped a police shield away from an overwhelmed officer, who called his charges phony while on the stand, is sentenced.
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Image Smith argues Nordean didn't go looking for members of congress or assault.
"if substantial means something, it means greater than avg, fair or middling.
Kelly: Agreed but it depends on what framework you're looking at
Aug 31, 2023 • 99 tweets • 13 min read
TODAY: Proud Boy and seditious conspiracist Joe Biggs, who breached the Capitol not once but twice, who said Jan. 6 was a "warning shot" to a "weak" govt, who wanted to "get radical" and find "real men" to stop the transfer of power, is sentenced today. Hearing at 10am ET. Friendly reminder: I am here for @emptywheel today. If you can and are able, I hope you may consider supporting her work and by way of her contracting me, my work too.

If you want tosupport my work directly, there's a link in my bio.emptywheel.net/support/
Aug 29, 2023 • 98 tweets • 14 min read
Hello from the Prettyman courthouse where there are a number of colorful messages chalked on the corner.


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Image As for argument that MOSD was a purely defensive entity; Kelly acknowledges it is possible jurors could have seen it that way, but they ultimately did not because of the abundance of evidence suggesting it was offensive.
Aug 28, 2023 • 97 tweets • 15 min read
TODAY, I will be reporting LIVE for @lawcrimenews from the Prettyman courthouse in Washington, D.C. where it is expected that Judge Tanya Chutkan will set a trial date for Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment. He wants April 2026, Special Counsel seeks Jan. 2024.
Join me at 10AM ET. Image There is not a broadcast from the Prettyman courthouse. No cameras/photography permitted inside.
Aug 13, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Gaetz suggesting that the things he wants can only be acquired by force seems incredibly on brand for him. I share this story often but it's because you, a member of the public, should know he's a big soft baby: I once tried interviewing him during impeachment and he let a door slam fully in my face so he could scurry into his office to hide and send his staffer to tell me to go away
Aug 11, 2023 • 100 tweets • 15 min read
TODAY: The birds and I are up early here at the Prettyman courthouse where I await a hearing before Judge Tanya Chutkan on a protective order sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith in Donald Trump's Jan. 6 indictment. Hearing starts at 10AM ET. I hope you'll join me for updates. https://t.co/iBQqOKiCbx
Image Lauro: Your honor, I think you hit the nail on the head
Judge Chutkan, joking: That may be the last time you say that
Lauro laughs, everyone laughs, and says he doubts that, your honor.