"Here’s the oddity: Trump’s lawyers, who said they want to know more about the government’s case before they file their motion challenging it, objected to the government filing a brief telling them all about the government’s case. The government in essence was offering to give Trump even more discovery than the rules require . . . But Trump’s lawyers said they didn’t want that.

Weird."

#JudgeChutkan #Trump #law #TrumpObstruction
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/a-real-judge

A Real Judge

After months of watching Judge Aileen Cannon botch a simple, straightforward case, it was a relief to see Judge Tanya Chutkan in action today.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

 Thoughts
In reviewing the language & content changes of the #Supersceding

#IndictmentWatch what is quite basic in the #immunity ruling is that the court gives a President the ability to use the #Presidency to use the office to commit a crime free of consequence. There is no escaping this conclusion.

Let's hope that the people will turn this around. Surely there is a legal scholar with answers.

#Trump #JackSmith #Indictment #DonaldTrump #TrumpObstruction #MAGA #Jan6 #SCOTUS

Trump Facing 'Multiple Counts of Obstruction,' Former Prosecutor Predicts

"The more that we find out about this timeline, the less it matters what is in those documents," Charles F. Coleman Jr. said on Saturday.

Newsweek
Report: It Sure Sounds Like Trump’s Lawyer Gave the DOJ Evidence He Obstructed Justice!

Evan Corcoran gave special counsel Jack Smith 50 pages of handwritten notes as part of the classified documents investigation.

Vanity Fair
“The Appropriations Committee sought Dr. Anthony Fauci as a witness at next week's Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee hearing on #COVID-19 response. We have been informed by an administration official that the White House has blocked Dr. Fauci from testifying.” BLOCKED! More #TrumpObstruction #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Pandemic #COVIDiot #PowerHungryPotentate
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/politics/anthony-fauci-white-house-blocks-house-testimony/index.html

Trump Retaliates Against Another Official Who Revealed his Incompetence & Mishandling of #COVID #Pandemic Response

#TrumpCorruption #TrumpObstruction #Coronavirus #COVID19
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/us/politics/trump-health-department-watchdog.html

Trump Moves to Replace Watchdog Who Identified Critical Medical Shortages

The president announced the nomination of an inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services, who, if confirmed, would replace an acting official whose report embarrassed Mr. Trump.

The New York Times

White House said they will allow Fauci to testify at a Senate Health Committee hearing on May 12, a spokesperson for committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., told NBC news. They have BLOCKED Fauci from testifying before the House May 6th

#RepublicanCorruption #GOPCorruption #GOPObstruction #RepublicanObstruction #TrumpObstruction #TrumpCorruption
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/white-house-blocking-fauci-testifying-congress-about-coronavirus-response-n1198276

White House blocking Fauci from testifying before Congress about coronavirus response

A White House spokesman said it would be "counter-productive" for Fauci to testify now