The Hall of Fire

Lovely red shouldered hawk!

There's a difference between something being "wrong" and something being "illegal". A government that could ban someone from voluntarily agreeing not to do something would the kind of authoritarian government that Donald Trump would like to create.

No that is not news. And the key word is "voluntarily". It would not stop him from being forced to testify pursuant to a subpoena. Why would that be illegal. Should he not have the choice to voluntarily do what he chooses to do?

Should we start a much too early 2028 thread?

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The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag

The controversial version of the U.S. flag has been hailed as a sign of police solidarity and criticized as a symbol of white supremacy.

Trump's team, of course, says it does not.

Prosecutors have asked Judge Merchan to clarify whether the gag order that he issued covers his family members.

Or more than one.

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I wonder how the amount got out? I would think that would be confidential.

Meanwhile, an attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that John Eastman be disbarred (contrary to what several commentators have reported on Twitter, Eastman has not yet been disbarred).

Definitely the wrong answer for a DoJ attorney.

Very scary.

I saw that too. My inclination is that this is an outlier, particularly as a special election, but it is hard to ignore the sheer numbers.

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Apparently, they didn't even inform McDaniel before announcing that they were cutting ties with her. Just pathetic.

I had forgotten that Shanahan was behind that ad.

RFK, Jr. has named Nicolle Shanahan has his VP pick. Shanahan has one credential for the job; she is rich and therefore will be able to help him pay for getting on as many state's ballots as possible. They have no chance of winning, but they could very easily facilitate a Trump victory.

More extraordinary is the judge's statement in his written order on Trump's motion to vacate his previous order requiring Trump's lawyers to get the court's permission before bringing any further motions. https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/press/pdfs/PeoplevDJT-Dec-on-Motion-to-Vacate.pdf This Cour...