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The Department of Justice, in the interests of justice, should suspend any and all ongoing prosecutions of J6 defendants. ***** Several Jan. 6 defendants have used Smith’s call for a three-week breather — quickly endorsed by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan — as proof that all criminal cases connected to the Jan. 6 attack deserve a similar slowdown. “To deny this motion, in the face of the Justice Department’s official position [in the Trump case], would run contrary to the interests of justice and likely subject the defendant to criminal convictions for no purpose other than expediency,” argued William Shipley, an attorney for Jan. 6 defendant Stephen Baker, who was set to begin a trial in his case Tuesday. ***** https://lnkd.in/eEkdjgwN The American people have already rendered their verdict: J6 was NOT an insurrection. The DoJ, as well as the current President of the United States, is both morally and Constitutionally obligated to pay heed to that verdict and to moderate their conduct accordingly. All J6 prosecutions must cease NOW. All J6 investigations must cease NOW. Any DoJ official pursuing either a J6 investigation or a J6 prosecution should himself or herself be investigated at a minimum for civil rights abuses. All DoJ officials who have participated in J6 investigations and prosecutions to date should understand that their conduct renders them liable to charges of civil rights violations at a minimum. The DoJ’s handling of J6 has been a Constitutional and legal monstrosity. Common sense and common decency says end it. NOW.

There are people whose conduct is so corrupt they forfeit their affiliation into leading society. There are transgressions that are so bad that what is most common among civil people (honor, dignity, truth, respect, wholesomeness, character, treasured heritage) becomes unintelligible resulting in decaying ethical and moral values on the face of humanity. Incongruous to Humanity’s most valuable Inheritance of Spiritual Ideals. Alas, here surfaces a spurious so-called elected self-serving representative who will not treasure time and authority to be nothing more than a lawbreaker and social pariah. What a miserable life ransom indeed to forsake one's dignity instead of true purpose to serve and consolidate the unity of humanity and bring unadulterated support for good-and for all! To-wit, the uncertainty everyone speaks so homogeneously about is, "does the Congress have the right to harbor anyone who carries out injustice to others, and against the national doctrine?" 

The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, has issued an Order granting the government's emergency motion for a stay of the nationwide injunction regarding enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act. So, the normal deadlines for compliance apply, including any extensions that may apply due to the recent hurricanes in Florida.

The 5 key takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ Trump trial testimony https://lnkd.in/eDjJhyE4

So much more corruption exposure to come over the next several months.

There needs to be a wider discussion about this. The system as it stands is causing so much stress & upset to people. It is difficult to navigate, expensive to get help with & putting people in vulnerable situations. Extending the help lines is the first step but doesn’t address the core issues.

First Trump Decision from Justice Merchan--the CPL 330 (and 210.20) motion: No official acts evidence was improperly admitted in the grand jury or to support the jury's guilty verdict (also fwiw, defense didn't preserve as to Westerhout and Cohen testimony, but harmless in any event). Motion Denied. (link below) Team Trump's interest of justice motion under 210.40 still needs to be decided. In order to grant the motion Judge Merchan will have to find "as a matter of judicial discretion by the existence of some compelling factor, consideration or circumstance clearly demonstrating that conviction or prosecution of the defendant upon such indictment or count would constitute or result in injustice." (EDIT) And see comments below: although rare, one can bring such a motion post trial..prior to sentence,

In a new client alert, AGG attorneys Sherman Cohen and Garrett Brown discuss the recent developments surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the District Court's preliminary injunction, reinstating reporting requirements and prompting extended deadlines for filing beneficial ownership information reports.   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/er5Yj_y2

On January 7, 2025, the American Land Title Association published “The Docket: Arizona Appeals Court Affirms Responsibilities of Closing Agents” co-authored by Michael O'Donnell and Shelley Wu in its Title News Online publication. The article provided a review of an Arizona Appeals Court Court decision affirming the dismissal of negligence and breach of duty claims against a settlement/escrow agent. #RikerDanzigTitleInsuranceLaw https://lnkd.in/eiBrRgMp

https://lnkd.in/g9g8-5Nx In National Review, Robert Delahunty and I argue that attempting to recess appoint Matt Gaetz would set back Trump's cause to reform DOJ and the FBI: "In nominating Matt Gaetz for attorney general, President-elect Trump has signaled his support for radical change at the Justice Department. As former DOJ attorneys, we do not doubt that the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency would benefit from significant reform. But by proposing a nominee as unqualified and as troubled as Gaetz, Trump would frustrate the very forces of reform that he would unleash. The roadblocks to Trump’s agenda would grow even more difficult if the returning president were to resort to an unprecedented, untested theory of appointing Gaetz without Senate approval — a gambit that would plunge the DOJ into a political and legal quagmire."