For this, I am skipping Glenn for one day only.
PBS – Marrick Garland Briefing on Search (only 4-5 minutes – I set it to start when he enters)
Meidas Touch – Trump INVOKES THE FIFTH AMENDMENT in New York AG Deposition
The Lincoln Project – Insider
Farron Balanced – Depressed Mitch McConnell No Longer Thinks Republicans Will Win Midterms
MSNBC – Laurence Tribe On Trump Investigations And ‘The Death Of Truth’ – Deadline
Beau – Let’s talk about Garland’s statement on the Trump search….
Yesterday, I was, I’m sure, as stunned as everyone else ny Merrick Garland’s press conference. It is in today’s video Thread, which will go up about noon Pacific Time. don’t be put off by the 34 minute time – I set it to start when he comes in, which is about 30:30, so it’s actually very short. I also managed to grab Beau’s response to him, which I think is a trifle longer, but still short. Then I went out and got new tires, which took almost 3 hours door to door, but it had to be done, and now it is.
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Short Takes –
NPR – A grand jury declined to indict a woman whose accusations set off Emmett Till killing
Quote – The decision comes despite recent revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and the 87-year-old Donham’s unpublished memoir. The Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and the last living witness to Till’s Aug. 28, 1955, abduction, said Tuesday’s announcement is “unfortunate, but predictable.”
Click through for details. “Insufficient evidence.” At least they didn’t try to assert a non-existent Statue of Limitatons.
The Conversation – Why searching an ex-president’s estate is not easily done – 4 important things to know about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
Quote – 1. There are legal hurdles to getting a search warrant. The U.S. Constitution requires that all search warrants “particularly describe the place to be searched and the … things to be seized.”… This requirement can be traced in part to a famous British case from the 1760s when agents of King George III searched the house of John Wilkes, an opposition member of Parliament, for incriminating papers. The warrant they used was condemned by the courts as a “general warrant” because it did not specifically name Wilkes, his house or the seized papers.
Click through for the other three. Garland did in fact personally sign off on this warrant. He has said so.
Bonus – It’s gotten so bad that even the wildlife is trying to move to Canada.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – FBI executes search warrant at Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago
Meidas Touch – Texas Paul REACTS to Civil War Calls by Republicans after Trump Raid
The Lincoln Project – Nowhere to Hide
Stephanie Miller – Can You Imagine the Amount of Evidence the FBI Had, to Raid Trump’s Home? (Stephanie is a little high on schadenfreude today and having entirely too much fun)
MSNBC – Does Mar-a-Lago Mark The First Of Other Searches To Come? (Note: the warrant probably has nothing to to with the National Archives – for this kind of warrant, the evidence they are seeking must be “fresh.”)
Liberal Redneck – FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago
Yesterday, I got notified that the car is ready.
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Robert Reich – [Mon]day’s “assault” on Trump
Quote- To set the record straight. Trump is no longer president of the United States. He’s a normal citizen. He may believe he’s still president because he never conceded the 2020 election, but he lost that election. As a result, he is subject to the same search-and-seizure provisions, under court supervision, as is anyone else. Trump may be correct that no former president has ever before been subject to an FBI search, but, then again, nothing like Trump has ever before happened to the United States. No former president has ever attempted a coup to remain in office.
Click through for article. Yes, two-day-old news, but Robert’s take on it will be timeless.
Crooks & Liars – Giuliani Says He Can’t Fly To Testify, So Prosecutors Offer Him A Bus Ticket
Quote – Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Will Wooten offered to buy Rudy a bus or train ticket so that Trump’s former personal attorney could show up to testify before a Georgia special grand jury investigating 2020 election interference.
Click through for details. I do like this Will Wooten. As for Rudy’s motion, the judge is looking at it.
Food For Thought
