Hunter Biden's tax free holiday shopping list!

He's making a list, deducting it twice, gonna find out which stripper he likes.

Hunter Biden's coming to town!

A thread of my favorite lines from the new Hunter Biden tax fraud indictment.

(1/16) Hunter spent money on literally "everything but his taxes."

Drugs ✅
escorts ✅
girlfriends ✅
luxury hotels ✅
"items of a personal nature ✅

TAXES ❌

(2/16)

BREAKING: President Trump files motion to dismiss D.C. case

A short while ago in federal court in Washington, D.C., President Trump filed a motion to dismiss the case pending against him there for his alleged actions in the aftermath of the 2020 elections. The motion cites presidential immunity as a ground to dismiss the case in its entirety. This is a very big deal.

The motion persuasively argues that the D.C. case should be dismissed, and if past practice is any guide all proceedings could and should be stayed while this issue is litigated fully. Notably, this same reasoning should apply to the ongoing Georgia prosecution as well.

A number of legal commentators have anticipated this move, and in this thread I’m going to get into the weeds and review the core argument made—that presidential immunity is an absolute bar to the prosecution of President Trump for his alleged acts in office that underlie the federal prosecution in D.C.

1/6 (A) Presidential Immunity

At its heart, President Trump is arguing that presidents, even after their terms in office are over, are absolutely immune from criminal prosecutions arising out of their acts in office that fall within the “outer perimeter” of their official responsibilities as president, unless they have first been both impeached and convicted by the House of Representatives and Senate. And he’s arguing that all of the acts he is alleged to have committed fall within this absolute immunity.

This view, as the motion filed today makes clear, is deeply rooted in bedrock legal principles, in caselaw, in the Constitution, and in actual practice dating back centuries.

In Nixon v. Fitzgerald, the Supreme Court ruled that a president has absolute immunity from civil liability for acts within the outer perimeter of their official responsibilities. In short, you cannot sue a former president personally because his official acts harmed you. This is unquestioned Supreme Court precedent, based on very serious, core separation of powers concerns. If a president were susceptible to civil suit for his official acts, the Court held that this would “raise unique risks to the functioning of government” in light of the “singular importance of the President’s duties.” The purpose of presidential immunity, the Fitzgerald Court’s view, is to prevent concerns about being sued clouding the president’s judgment and crippling his ability to act—presidents need to be able to discharge their duties to the best of their abilities without having to worry about being haled into court when their terms expire.

This well-established immunity doctrine has never been tested in the criminal context, for the simple reason that no president has been subjected to the sort of relentless prosecutions that President Trump has now been faced with, but the motion persuasively argues that the reasoning in Fitzgerald should still apply.

2/6

I am a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, worked on two Supreme Court confirmations, and clerked for two federal appellate judges.

The indictment and case against President Trump is outrageous and shocking.

But let’s get into the details.

Here are my 6 key points on the case: (1) Interplay between the Espionage Act and the Presidential Records Act

A lot of my friends have spoken insightfully about the scope of the Presidential Records Act. I’d direct you to Mike Davis’s (@mrddmia) commentary on the subject, and also Michael Bekesha of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Today, @WesleyBell4STL announced that he was running for US Senate against @HawleyMO.

He's going to lose, and it's not going to be close.

Missourians are going to stand behind Josh Hawley.

But let's dig a little deeper on Wesley.

The receipts are telling.

1/8 Bell was first elected as St. Louis County prosecutor in 2018, unseating Bob McCulloch, whose offense in the eyes of the woke left seems to have been prosecuting violent criminals and supporting the police.

Bell was supported by some of the most radical leftists in America.

2/8

On this, the anniversary of D-Day, it's worth remembering one of the greatest stories of bravery from that day.

Ted Roosevelt Jr. landed with the first wave on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courage.

This is his story:

1/19 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was as close as we get to royalty in America.

His father was the president. He was descended from the Schuylers. He went to Groton and Harvard. He had all the privilege in the world.

And when the US entered WWI, he volunteered immediately.

2/19

There is nothing antisemitic about opposing George Soros.

Today, @josh_hammer and I are launching Jews Against Soros (JewsAgainstSoros.com), a new grassroots coalition of Jews who oppose George Soros's radical left-wing agenda.

Here's what that agenda looks like:

1/8

https://twitter.com/AntiSorosJews/status/1663916204501630977

Soros directly spent $128.5 million on left-wing campaigns in the 2022 midterm elections, making him the largest political donor in America.

The Democracy Alliance network that he co-founded publicly announced plans to spend $275 million to defeat President Trump in 2020.

2/8

Want to see what it looks like when a Soros-funded prosecutor is turned loose on a city?

When you don't prosecute crime you get more of it.

Let's examine everything that went wrong in this insane case.

THREAD

1/10

stltoday.com/news/local/cri… On Saturday, Feb 18, Tennessee volleyball player Janae Edmonson was struck by a car in downtown St. Louis driven by Daniel Riley.

@SLMPD says that Riley was speeding when he collided with another vehicle, pinning Janae.

Riley shouldn't have been on the streets that night.

2/10

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just announced that its investigation into the person who leaked the draft Dobbs opinion has "been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the evidence."

The investigation is set to continue. But let's recap some facts:

1/6 Shortly before one of the most consequential SCOTUS opinions in history was released, an individual took it upon themselves to leak a draft of that opinion.

As a direct result of that leak, conservative justices were subjected to unprecedented death threats and harassment.

2/6

On Nov. 25, 1783, George Washington marched into New York City after the British evacuated, marking the end of the Revolutionary War.

One of his first acts: meeting publicly with Hercules Mulligan, one of the greatest spies in American history.

Want to know more?

THREAD!

1/16 Hercules Mulligan was born in Ireland, and arrived in New York as a boy in 1746.

Once obscure, his star turn as an exuberant rapper in @Lin_Manuel's "Hamilton" has raised his profile.

But Mulligan was a great patriot, and he deserves far more than a cameo in our history.

2/16

Things I learned working as an Assistant US Attorney prosecuting violent crime in St Louis, America’s murder capital:

1/11 Police officers in dangerous cities deal with challenges that the rest of us can only imagine.

A detective I worked with missed taking a bullet to his head by literally an inch.

Every stop, every interaction can turn deadly in an instant.

2/11

The United Nations says that there are 193 countries in the world.

The United Nations is WRONG.

Because off the coast of England is a totally real country you've probably never heard of called the Principality of Sealand.

Are you ready for a crazy THREAD?

HERE WE GO!

1/26 In the 1960's, pirate radio was apparently huge in England. The BBC had the exclusive broadcast license, so folks would broadcast unlicensed radio from boats offshore.

One of these men was Paddy Roy Bates, a World War II veteran who was repeatedly fined by the government.

2/26

Do you like the Supreme Court?

Do you think that the independent judiciary is a key part of our constitutional system?

Well then thank AARON BURR!

Burr singlehandedly stopped Jefferson from gutting the Court in 1805.

Here's a THREAD on how Aaron Burr saved the Court:

1/17 Jefferson was elected President in 1800.

In a last act of defiance, outgoing President John Adams and his Federalist allies had stacked the federal judiciary with judges.

Most notably, Adams appointed John Marshall as Chief Justice a month before Jefferson took office.

2/17

What if I told you that we won one of the most important battles of the Revolutionary War by having most of our soldiers literally run away?

Think I'm making this up?

Well then gather round, because here's a THREAD on Daniel Morgan and the Battle of Cowpens!

1/20 By 1780, the Revolutionary War had shifted mostly to the South. Charleston surrendered to the British in May 1780, and an American army was routed by the British at Camden that August.

Washington sent Nathanael Greene, one of his most trusted deputies, to take command.

2/20

Have you heard the story of Ted Roosevelt on D-Day?

Not Teddy Roosevelt the president, his son Ted the brigadier general, who landed with the first wave at Utah Beach on June 6, 1944 and won the Medal of Honor?

If not, buckle in and read along; it’s a great one.

THREAD:

1/19 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was as close as we get to royalty in America.

His father was the president. He was descended from the Schuylers. He went to Groton and Harvard. He had all the privilege in the world.

And when the US entered WWI, he volunteered immediately.

2/19

What if I told you that during World War II, for the first time ever, carrier-launched aircraft destroyed a fleet of battleships in a harbor?

You might respond: Pearl Harbor!

You would be WRONG.

This is a way crazier story.

Here's a THREAD on the Fleet Raid at Taranto!

1/18 Over a year before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the British faced a naval dilemma in the Mediterranean.

The British controlled Gibraltar on one end and Egypt on the other.

But right in the middle was Italy. And in Italy was the Italian navy, the Regia Marina.

2/18

What would you do if a foreign soldier CHOPPED OFF YOUR EAR?

Would you file a complaint? Go to the press?

Well, if you were Welshman ROBERT JENKINS, you would demand that Britain go to WAR!

And sure enough, BRITAIN DID IT.

Here's a THREAD on the War of Jenkins' Ear:

1/17 Robert Jenkins was a Welsh mariner. He commanded a brig (ship with two masts, square rigged) named the Rebecca.

In 1731, outbound from the West Indies, the Rebecca was boarded by a Spanish privateer on suspicion of smuggling, which may or may not have been true.

2/17

What if I told you that a PIRATE saved AMERICA?!?

That the last great PIRATE KING of the Caribbean played a key role in the most important battle of the War of 1812?!?

Never heard of JEAN LAFITTE? Well then gather round for a THREAD on pirates, the British, and AMERICA!

1/22 New Orleans was an absolutely crucial port in the early 1800s. Before rail travel, to get goods out of the American interior you used the Mississippi river.

And the river was controlled by New Orleans!

The main point of the Louisiana Purchase was to control New Orleans!

2/22

A THREAD of my history threads:

1) The Battle of Chippawa, where America became a real-deal world power:

https://twitter.com/willscharf/status/1544309260288499712

2) Boy the War Poodle! The most fearsome dog in history:

https://twitter.com/willscharf/status/1544681398707142656

What if I told you that the largest bank in the US, @Chase, was founded by AARON BURR as part of the greatest political trick in history?

That this trick democratized politics in America and led to the election of President THOMAS JEFFERSON?

Are you interested? THREAD!

1/11 @Chase @Chase today owes its existence to the merger of numerous prior banks.

The earliest of these was the Bank of Manhattan, founded by Aaron Burr in 1799.

And it wasn't even founded as a bank! It was a water utility!

Why was Aaron Burr starting a water utility in 1799?

2/11

Have you ever wanted to make a sandwich, but decided against it because slicing the bread would take too long?

No?!?

Maybe that's because SLICED BREAD WAS INTRODUCED on July 7, 1928, in Chillicothe, Missouri!

Want to hear the story? Well then read on! (1/11) Our story begins with German-American Otto Frederick Rohwedder, born in Iowa in 1880.

Otto Frederick Rohwedder was an optometrist and jeweler--two great professions. He owned three jewelry stores!

But he sold them to focus on his dream: AUTOMATIC BREAD SLICING.

(2/11)

What if I told you that the most feared, terrifying, VICIOUS DOG in history was a big white fluffy POODLE?

Would you believe me? Are you interested?

Well then let’s talk about Boy the War Poodle, who died in battle at Marston Moor in England on July 2, 1644!

(1/16) The English Civil War was one of those fascinating conflicts that we don't read all that much about anymore.

On one side was the King of England, Charles I.

On the other, were the supporters of the Long Parliament, and eventually the dynamic general Oliver Cromwell. (2/16)