The defense argues that Chutkan should find Trump's conversations with Pence official as a matter of law, but Chutkan says that she risks "reversal" if she does so in light of the SCOTUS ruling. Chutkan (wryly): "I mean, I'm risking reversal no matter what I do."

2/ This related exchange is significant:⤵️ Judge Chutkan appears to interpret the SCOTUS opinion to leave it to her to still decide whether Pence communications with Trump were official at all. Not what Trump defense team wanted to hear. x.com/KlasfeldReport…

3/ Trump attorney Lauro is taking a risk here.⤵️ By focusing so much on Pence as a supposed linchpin, it sets a stronger foundation for Judge Chutkan hearing directly from Pence as a witness in a "mini trial" on the question of immunity. x.com/KlasfeldReport…

My job is to analyze policy. I can't even find a complete sentence in this

this is exactly what i mean when i accuse outlets of sane-washing Trump

“Sanewashing” is a brilliant term

.Liz Cheney knows the choice is clear: one candidate tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power, the other is Kamala Harris.

Friend who has a 2-year-old daughter weighs in

TRUMP'S LAWYER: No new evidence in his coup-attempt case should come out before the election, because otherwise it's not fair to Trump! FEDERAL JUDGE: Yeah. No. Request denied. BOTTOM LINE: Americans could learn a lot about that evidence on Sept. 26. huffpost.com/entry/federal-…

"We have a man who is manifestly incapable of being president...it’s much worse than in 2016 because nobody was sure at the time whether it was an act. It’s not an act. The media failure this time is completely inexcusable." digby on "sane-washing" digbysblog.net/2024/09/05/the…

Folks, I'm so excited to announce this Society for the Rule of Law webinar on an under-discussed issue. How do we choose prosecutors? What are their incentives? And what are the implications for liberty, order, and the rule of law? We have an incredible panel. Tune in! societyfortheruleoflaw.org/selecting-pros…

SCOOP: NPR has ID'd the two Trump campaign staffers involved in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery last week that Trump insists did not happen. One of them is a deputy campaign manager. More with Quil Lawrence+Tom Bowman: npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-…

The fact that he said this at the Economic Club of New York is next level nonsensical.  And what is most galling is that every single person there knows it.  This is not a room of low information voters.  He really truly  said to he is going to eliminate the deficit (which he

Word Salad was served at the Economic Club of New York this afternoon. Despite the audience knowing it was a plate full of empty calories that may cause food poisoning... they ate it up

But he’s quite a barkseat driver

We are all also, now, dead

The MAGA Republican tent: no room for Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney; ample space for Russian agents and Holocaust deniers.

Calling Trump's remarks at the NY Economics Club incoherent gibberish is not a biased attack. It is a completely rational observation. He did not speak in coherent or complete sentences. And when he did, proposals like (tarriffs - childcare) do not make sense.

Donald Trump Rambles Incoherently When Asked About Reducing Child Care Costs huffpost.com/entry/trump-ch…

How about sane-tizing