1) IT'S REALLY NOT THAT HARD In the last few days, I've heard several reporters ask M. Johnson 'Are you refusing to swear in Grijalva because she's vote 218 on Epstein petition?' To the surprise of no one (including the questioner), he emphatically replies no, nothing could be further from his

1) Question for Trump at hearing on Comey/James vindictive prosecution motion: 'When you told Bondi to indict these two because you knew they were guilty, what was that conclusion based on? What crimes did you believe they had committed, what are the elements of those crimes that

1) Eric Trump expressly, w/o qualification or clarification, accused Jack Smith (personally, not his office, but him) of 'planting' docs during MAL search. Good defamation suit; TMK, Smith wasn't even present at search. Smith could also

How will Trump react when it dawns on him that the James indictment thoroughly stepped on his Gaza deal?

1) JAMES INDICTMENT? Trying to decide which is better: 1. Trump hand-picked lawyer (Halligan) utterly fails to get indictment, leading to devastating embarrassment for Trump/Halligan, & putting Halligan law license in even further jeopardy 2. Halligan gets indict, which

1) It seems the 2 AUSAs from NC brought in to handle the Comey case know nothing about it at this time. This is a good excuse/defense to any bar complaints about being involved in a bogus prosecution; 'I was just assigned the case by my boss, I know nothing about it.' But this excuse

1) DEFAMATION CHALLENGE Someone w/deep pockets should 1) loudly accuse Trump of lying about 2020 election fraud & his innocence of all charges Smith brought; & 2) challenge Trump to sue him for defamation if he disputes that charge of lying. Pritzker would be good, except

Protesters in Chi, Portland, etc., need to stay away from all fed facilities. Let the images be many fed troops standing around in heavy combat gear 'guarding' empty streets. Make them look silly ...

Need to start a pool, how long before Comey indictment is dismissed & on what grounds (vindictive prosecution, insufficient evidence, etc.). Like in the game Clue, 'Colonel Mustard in the library w/a candlestick' ... x.com/RichardClip/...

1) Rs need to hold public hearing where Jack Smith & all his top deputies explain in detail exactly what they were investigating (in BOTH cases), what those investigations found, why they filed the charges they did, & what evidence they believed they had to prove those charges. Trump can also

PRO TIP If you're making an argument to a court, & the court keeps reminding you 'you're an officer of the court,' the court is subtly telling you 'I don't believe you, counsel'

1) Those concerned (quite rightly) about Trump 'revenge prosecutions' should take heart in recent events, as they show that the bar-ethics guardrails are holding firm. NO career prosecutors are willing to sign indictments of Comey & James; same will be true for many other Trump enemies. Why?

This is how you end a concert Listen ALL the way to end ... youtu.be/FoMS7G2Nq7U?...

1) HALLIGAN INVALID? Halligan appointment as interim USA may be invalid. 28 USC 546 deals w/interim appointments: A person appointed as United States attorney under this section may serve until the earlier of— (c)(1)the qualification of a United States attorney ... or

1) As I understand it -- Comey told Grassley he didn't PERSONALLY leak anything -- Cruz later rephrased that as 'authorized leaks' (not the same thing) but Comey merely reiterated same (Grassley) answer --McCabe indicated Comey ... what exactly approved leak after the fact

1) COMEY Part of me almost wants to see indictment to see: 1. Do any AUSAs resign because they won't do it, leaving Harrigan to do it herself; 2. Eventual bar consequences for anyone involved in prosecution; & 3. Hearing &

For decades, experts in many fields have argued (sometimes quite acrimoniously) about causes & cures for crime. Turns out, according to Trump, all you need to do is send in National Guard to pick up trash & spread new mulch in public parks for a few weeks. Whoda thunk it (not the experts, it seems).

KIMMEL Will MAGA now boycott ABC/Disney? If so, will it succeed (not a chance)? If not, how weak does that look? Prediction: Trump/MAGA will claim ABC/Disney was inspired by Erika Kirk's 'forgiveness' speech at funeral to 'forgive' Kimmel his trespasses. 'Come by here, my lord' ...

1) KIRK SHOOTING UT is seeking death penalty. If TR is convicted of 1st degree murder (hard to see how he'd be convicted of lesser offense), this will mean there will be an extensive penalty phase hearing during which TR will present

I thought it was impossible to find an ad campaign more annoying than Limu emu. DeGeneres Kind Science has proved me wrong.

1) KIMMEL 'CHECKERS' SPEECH JK should do lengthy video explaining in detail --exactly what he said & what he intended --R/MAGA criticisms of what he said & their validity --the possible validity of R/MAGA lionization of Kirk & what kind of person he truly was -

Need website (cf. Angi's List) setting up 2 lists, CAVE (Companies Acting Very Erratically?) & HERO (Happily Energetically Resisting Outrages?). CAVE list is those who caved to Trump, HERO list is those who didn't. People can decide to boycott or engage with those on lists as them deem appropriate.

1) Is it possible that, when Tyler R 1st met his 'transitioning boyfriend,' he thought he was meeting a female & he only learned the truth sometime later, after he was already very attracted to him/her? Imagine the cognitive dissonance that would cause in someone w/his

1) How will college students (& faculty) react to being told they're not supposed to say anything critical about Kirk & they'll be punished of they do? We'll soon find out. Free-Speech Movement II? Will college administrators impose harsh discipline on, say, 30, 40, 50% of student body &

I wish there was some type of futures market where one could bet of the prospects of the terms 'pumpkin papers' & 'Zapruder film.' There's a fortune to be made there, methinks (as we Shakespeareans often say).

1) If only someone in the WH press corps would ask: 'Many farmers (esp. soybeans) are facing bankruptcy because China has stopped buying their crops in retaliation for your tariffs. Will you compensate them by using some of those billions of dollars you've collected from the

I wonder how many people are currently scouring the social feeds of Rs/MAGAs/RWers for inflammatory posts against Ds that can brought to the attention of their employers, similar to what Rs are now doing re Kirk. Need to set up a similar website. This could get hairy ...

Based on UT gov Cox's (who seems to be honest fellow) careful responses, my guess is, Kirk shooter will prove to be Fuentes follower (& thus Kirk enemy). We may know a lot more on Tues, 1st court date ...

1) IRONY Trump seems to have given up on Ukraine, leaving it to NATO & Ukr to fix the problem. NATO provides long range weapons Ukr needs to inflict serious damage on Russia. This leads to truce/ceasefire, w/Russia remaining in areas it now

1) CIVIL WAR? Expect some violence against some Ds, justified as 'righteous retribution' for what 'they' did to Kirk. Some MAGAs already calling for 'civil war,' invoking images of bold cavalry charges against booming cannon & bells tolling for brave patriots lying 'on the pine needle

1) KIRK EFFECT All rational people agree Kirk death is criminal, tragic; all sympathies to his family. But all this is irrelevant to issue of validity of his substantive ideas & his manner of expressing them. The more R/MAGAs lionize Kirk, the more Ds are justified in

1) KIRK SHOOTER The debate re shooter's motives & political leanings is in full swing & will likely continue for some time (cf. Oswald motive). But this is ultimately of little real relevance. Most important thing here is what this shooting reveals about the character of Trump & his more ardent

If MAGA is unhappy on learning actual ID of Kirk shooter, wait till they find out that FBI domestic-terror unit had shooter's group under surveillance till Trump disbanded that unit & sent all its members to ICE, to arrest dangerous nannies, landscapers & drywall installers ...

'Take it for what it's worth' is what people usually say before suggesting something that is utterly worthless ...

Since Trump letter has been released, I assume those involved w/Epstein estate (lawyers, trustees) who agreed to release it are free to publicly discuss it. Who will get 'the get' here?

1) Lawsuit against WSJ will cause problems for Trump. If he dismisses (as he should), he'll look weak & it will be seen an admission that WSJ story is true. And if WSJ has counterclaim, Trump can't dismiss that. Even if no CC, WSJ can file new suit

'I don't think this will be the last we'll be hearing about this story' Douglas Kiker, NBC News, initial report on Watergate break-in the day after it happened

Ultimate Trump defense previewed on CNN: By 2024, everyone knew Trump was Epstein's pedo-pal but they voted for him anyway. Get over it ...

1) WSJ SETUP? Why did WSJ not include copy of JE letter w/original article? Surely they saw it before publishing. & either they had a copy at the time or they were fully confident that original was in hands of someone who wouldn't destroy it after article was published That would be JE estate. Clear

1) 'THE COLONEL' I sure hope no one starts calling Trump this, as a reference to the character in the flick Boogie Nights. In BN, The Colonel is a sleazy middle-aged man who 'dates' early-teen 'Lolitas.' Thus, calling Trump The Colonel would unfairly besmirch his fine name. So again, I urge all

1) TRUMP/EPSTEIN LETTER So the defense now is, while the letter itself is 'real' in that it exists (& has existed since 2003? if not, since when?), Trump wasn't involved at all in its creation (&, presumably, didn't authorize anyone else to do it). But then who did it? & why? Why

Saying Trump was an FBI CI on Epstein clearly implies he had incriminating info on him to give. What info? How did Trump get it?

VANCE DEFENSE OF VENEZUELA BOAT KILLINGS Vance's logic applies equally to US dealers on US soil. If anything, a defense-of-others use-of-force defense, based on possible future damage/death to US drug users, is even more compelling if the drugs have already reached US soil ...

So ... Trump as FBI CI: If Trump is to Epstein what Gravano was to Gotti, what is Trump's mob name? Shammy the Fool Hammy the Tool I know some can do better ...

TARIFF CASE IN SCOTUS My gut: Majority will see this as issue of statutory construction, plain-language (in light of constitutional-avoidance & major-questions doctrines) & find Congress didn't intend to give POTUS this authority. Ct sends message to Trump, 'don't expect us to keep bailing you out'

Nobel committee should award appropriate prize to Trump for the success of Warped Speed. Seeing the reactions of Trump himself & RFK would be priceless; ensuing chaos in MAGA-land (& imagination & ingenuity of the new conspiracy theories) is just a bonus ...

1) PRO TIP Exercise great discretion before teaching doggies to 'go on the puppy pad' by rewarding them w/treats when they do. Thru the ages, doggies have developed the remarkable skill of, essentially, being able to pee

1) If, as FL now declares, 'it's your body & you can decide what you put in it,' on what basis can FL ban the consumption of drugs, food coloring & additives, etc.? If we can't ban consumption, on what basis could we ban possession, given that possession is a

1) Pritzker, Newsone, et al., should prep & submit to Trump detailed plans re: suggested partnership between states & fed re crime control. This would NOT include use of heavily armed uniformed troops & similar indications