Jonathan Turley – For many of us in the legal community, the case of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against former president Donald Trump borders on the legally obscene: an openly political prosecution based on a theory that even some liberal pundits have dismissed. Yet, this week the prosecution seemed like they were actually making a case for obscenity.
No, it was not the gratuitous introduction of an uncharged alleged tryst with a former Playboy bunny or planned details on the relationship with a former porn star. It was the criminal theory itself that seemed crafted around the standard for obscenity famously described by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in the case of Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964): “I shall not today attempt further to define [it] … But I know it when I see it.” Continue reading
James Gilliland – Protecting democracy is the platform the Democrats are running on. They have weaponized all the agencies; mainstream and social media have censored anyone who is in opposition or disagreement with the policies of the present administration. They have been
Christopher Chantrill – Needless to say, I don’t like the indictment of Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents. Oh, I get it. The very idea that the middle class should nominate for president a guy that actually proposes to rule in the interest of the middle class! The Horror!
Mark Patricks – The Democrats in Arizona are showing us exactly how corrupt the American election system has become – using their power gained through a stolen election to stop people from questioning those very results.