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#PaulManafort, poised to rejoin #Trump world, aided Chinese media deal
After pleading #guilty to #MoneyLaundering & #obstruction of #justice, Paul #Manafort, the globe-trotting #political consultant & former campaign chairman for #Trump, asked for leniency in his sentencing, telling a federal judge 5 yrs ago that he was nearly 70, struggling w/health concerns & remorseful for his actions.
#law #criminal #pardon #VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/10/paul-manafort-pardon-donald-trump-china/
#Trump Was Warned to Return Records to Archives, Unsealed Documents Say
“Whatever you have, give everything back — let them come here & get everything,” the unnamed associate told Trump, acc/to an interview the person gave the FBI “Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will.”
#criminal #law #ClassifiedDocuments #obstruction #espionage
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/politics/trump-warning-classified-documents-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#SCOTUS is hearing a challenge today to a federal #law prosecutors used to charge >350 people who attacked the Capitol on #Jan6.
>100 have been convicted & sentenced under the statute for obstructing or impeding an ofcl proceeding—the joint session that convened to confirm Biden’s victory.
The case could impact #Trump’s federal trial in DC for trying to remain in power, 2 charges he faces are based on the same #obstruction statute.
#ClarenceThomas was first to ask a question, asking #JosephFischer’s attorney a very specific question about his reading of the #obstruction statute. “How do we determine what these provisions have in common. Do we look after the ‘otherwise’ or before?” he asked. Critics have said Thomas should not have any role in #Jan6-related cases because his wife, #GinniThomas, was involved in efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election & attended #Trump’s rally the morning of the Capitol attack.
#law
