As he assailed the investigations into him, #Trump also heaped praise on #AileenCannon, the federal judge he appointed in Florida who dismissed the #criminal charges against him for mishandling #ClassifiedDocuments, calling her “the absolute model of what a judge should be.” [not that the 11th circuit repeatedly had to correct her judgments or anything 
]
“The case against me was bullshit,” Trump said keeping it classy, standing in the building where the charges were approved.
#DOJ probes Columbia war protests for terrorism violations
The U.S. #Justice Department is examining whether student protests at #ColumbiaUniversity over the #Gaza war violated federal terrorism laws, #Trump’s Deputy Attorney General & former #criminal defense attorney #ToddBlanche said on Friday.
#law #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #USpol #NaziState
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-dept-probes-columbia-war-protests-terrorism-violations-official-says-2025-03-14/
For decades, New Yorkers knew that Trump and the Trump family f..ked everybody over, stiffing everyone they dealt with from contractors to lawyers.
So why would anybody think he’s unwilling to continue doing the same with American businesses and allies?
Why Teddy Roosevelt’s face will remain on Mount Rushmore and Trump’s image will never be there or anywhere else
Former PH president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity.
What many Filipinos are feeling right now...
FAFO
The Philippines gets its own "fuck-around-and-find-out" moment.
Former PH president Rodrigo Duterte gets arrested for crimes against humanity. Thousands were killed (many innocent and without due process) during the drug war 2016-2022.
#Philippines #FAFO #Asian #ICC #Crime #Murder #Criminal #Davao #Manila @pinoy
A lawyer who was asked to offer *independent* arguments on the #Justice Dept’s motion to dismiss #corruption charges against #NYC Mayor #EricAdams of told a judge on Friday that he should end the prosecution.
But the lawyer, #PaulClement, said the judge should not allow the Trump admin to use the threat of #criminal charges to compel Adams’ political support.
#law #QuidProQuo #immigration #DanielleSassoon
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/nyregion/paul-clement-adams-case-dismissal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=AD05C050-FABC-4A0E-B8CF-E411402E6B46
As part of the #clemency effort, #SBF’s parents Mr. Bankman & Ms. Fried, who are #Stanford University #law professors & longtime active #Democrats [shame], are consulting w/Kory Langhofer, an AZ atty who worked for #Trump’s 2016 & 2020 presidential campaigns. Politically connected businesspeople & DC lobbyists have also received outreach from intermediaries who claim to be allies of #SamBankmanFried….
…The push appears intended to capitalize on #Trump’s #transactional approach to #clemency. Trump favors #pardon seekers w/connections to him—either personally or through lawyers & lobbyists—& claims of *prosecutorial misconduct* [perceived persecution] that echo his own #grievances about the cases against him.
Consulting with a lawyer who has ties to #Trump. Reaching out to Washington #lobbyists. And sitting for a jailhouse interview with #TuckerCarlson.
#SamBankmanFried, the disgraced #cryptocurrency mogul who was once a top #Democratic donor, has embarked on a campaign to secure a #pardon from Trump, 6 people with knowledge of the matter said.
#criminal #law #felon47 #SBF #SEC #fraud #MoneyLaundering #broligarchy #cryptobros #technocracy #CryptoSummit #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/technology/sam-bankman-fried-pardon-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=192A242F-DC90-4B09-B637-04864D8EE473
US #Senate confirms ex-Trump defense lawyer as Deputy Attorney General
The #Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed #Trump's former #criminal defense attorney #ToddBlanche to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the No. 2 role at the #Justice Department.
#law #DOJ #PublicIntegrity #corruption #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-confirms-ex-trump-defense-lawyer-deputy-attorney-general-2025-03-05/
'For the record...': Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods
"Rachel Maddow runs through an exhausting but by no means exhaustive list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his second term."
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods-233514053527 #FactCheck #ForTheRecord #Trump #SOTU #lies #DOGE #politics #fascism #impeachTrump #arrestMusk #criminal #oligarchy
#Trump is praising a bill that Sen John Thune, the majority leader, has pushed to criminalize online “#RevengePorn.” Then he says that he could make use of such a bill himself, because no one is treated worse online that he is.
He has no idea what he’s talking about.
If anything, Trump would be the #criminal offender in this scenario, not the freaking victim.
Jackass.
Note #Democrats all applauded this bill.
LIVE: Donald Trump delivers speech to Congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEygBVr1neI #SOTU #Trump #convicted #criminal #politics
#RussianAsset Trump said the US should “spend less time worrying about #Putin,” & focus on #immigrants who engage in range of alleged #criminal behavior
“We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs, drug lords, murderers, and people from mental institutions entering our country — so that we don’t end up like Europe!” (see graphic)
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-says-us-should-spend-less-time-worrying-about-putin/
In its statement, Kraken said it appreciated the “new leadership” at the #WhiteHouse & the #SEC [a formerly #independent agency] & credited them w/the case’s dismissal.
“It ends a wasteful, politically motivated campaign, lifts uncertainty that stifled innovation & investment, & clears the path toward a stable, forward-thinking regulatory regime,” the company said.
The #SEC agreed to dismiss the #Kraken case w/ prejudice — meaning it CANNOT be reopened — w/ NO imposition of penalties by the SEC & NO admission of wrongdoing by Kraken, the company said. This marks a turnaround from 2023, when the SEC charged the company w/acting as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer & clearing agency.
Staff members at the #SEC have “agreed in principle” to drop their lawsuit against the #cryptocurrency exchange #Kraken, signaling a “turning point” for US #crypto #regulation under the #Trump admin, the company announced Mon.
The financial regulator has in recent weeks dismissed or paused several cases against crypto platforms, including #Robinhood’s crypto unit, as the Trump admin has signaled its intent to take a friendlier approach to the industry.
#law #criminal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/03/sec-kraken-lawsuit-crypto-exchange/
