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Then-candidate Donald Trump famously remarked two weeks before the Iowa caucuses in 2016 that he could
"stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody"
and he "wouldn't lose any voters."

Last year, Trump's lawyer suggested in federal court that a president could order SEAL Team Six to assassinate a political rival and — unless he was impeached and convicted by Congress — be immune from criminal prosecution

Increasingly, Trump's violent phantasies have been playing out at home and abroad

#RenneeGood #AbregoGarcia #venezuela #greenland
https://www.axios.com/2024/01/10/trump-immunity-hearing-court-case-5th-avenue-quote

Trump's "Fifth Avenue" sequel

The D.C. appeals panel appeared deeply skeptical of the argument.

Axios

Techdirt Jan 7

Abrego Garcia Asks For Sanctions As Gov’t Officials Continue To Publicly Attack Him Ahead Of His Trial

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/07/abrego-garcia-asks-for-sanctions-as-govt-officials-continue-to-publicly-attack-him-ahead-of-his-trial/

Abrego Garcia Asks For Sanctions As Gov’t Officials Continue To Publicly Attack Him Ahead Of His Trial

Whether the Trump administration likes it or not, the right to a fair trial still exists. And even the person the government is now subjecting to what looks a whole lot like a vindictive prosecutio…

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Techdirt Jan 5

Judge Catches DOJ Lying, Tells It To Turn Over More Documents To Kilmar Abrego Garcia

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/05/judge-catches-doj-lying-tells-it-to-turn-over-more-documents-to-kilmar-abrego-garcia/

Judge Catches DOJ Lying, Tells It To Turn Over More Documents To Kilmar Abrego Garcia

It’s hilarious that a single Salvadoran migrant has made the Trump administration look so pitiful. During one of its first purge efforts, the administration deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia and …

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William Lindsey

Dec 31

5. Trump’s economic policies are politically disastrous.

6. The White House’s redistricting push is a wash at best.

7. Europe has stepped up where the U.S. has failed.

8. Trump’s corruption and narcissism are turning off voters.

9. The MAGA coalition is fracturing badly.

10. We’ve only scratched the surface of the Epstein files.

#Trump #NewYear #DOGE #AbregoGarcia #DOJ #ICE #MaskedThugs #FederalTroops #economy #inflation #prices #groceries #jobs #gerrymandering #Epstein
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William Lindsey

Dec 31

Jay Kuo provides a list of ten reasons to be hopeful that Trump and MAGA are on the ropes as a new year begins:

1. DOGE went down in disgrace.

2. Abrego Garcia was freed, with the DOJ itself now facing accountability.

3. Trump’s federal troop deployment was kneecapped.

4. Censorship and persecution of Trump’s enemies are failing.

#Trump #NewYear #DOGE #AbregoGarcia #DOJ #ICE #MaskedThugs #FederalTroops #economy #inflation #prices #groceries #jobs
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https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/maga-trumpism-is-failing-here-are

MAGA Trumpism is Failing. Here are Ten Examples.

As we close out 2025, some reasons to feel hopeful—and to press our attack in 2026.

The Status Kuo

Alaska Headline Living Dec 31

What’s next for Kilmar Abrego Garcia? ⚖️ Wrongfully deported, returned to the U.S., and now facing federal smuggling charges in Tennessee. Get the full timeline and details here: https://tinyurl.com/55y5dvt6
#AbregoGarcia #SmugglingCase #Maryland #CourtUpdate #DepartmentofHomelandSecurity #News #NewsUpdate #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Deportation #déportation

William Lindsey

Dec 31

"I’ve never seen a case where the government made representations to a judge that were refuted by its own internal communications. It’s exceptionally unusual for prosecutors to have to take the witness stand to defend their own conduct. But Abrego Garcia’s case, which has been highly irregular from the start, may well be the one where that happens."

~ Joyce Vance

#Trump #AbregoGarcia #immigrants #migrants #courts #Constitution

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/unsealed-abrego-garcia

Unsealed: Abrego Garcia

The sealed order in the Abrego Garcia case that I wrote about in Sunday night’s “The Week Ahead” column was unsealed today.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

Techdirt Dec 29

Abrego Garcia Released As Court Tells DOJ This Sure Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/29/abrego-garcia-released-as-court-tells-doj-this-sure-looks-like-vindictive-prosecution/

Abrego Garcia Released As Court Tells DOJ This Sure Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution

At long last, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from custody. Abrego Garcia was among the hundred-plus migrants rounded up by ICE and shipped to El Salvador’s infamous…

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