I moved to @law-and-politicsNov 6, 2022

This week's blog post is in two parts.

https://terikanefield.com/reflections-on-the-midterms-and-more/

First, I explain what it means that Kash Patel was given limited use immunity for his appearance before the grand jury in Trump's stolen document case..

Use immunity is solid immunity for anything Patel says truthfully, but it is not blanket immunity from prosecution.

It immunizes him for his statements to the Grand jury,, which means he can’t take the 5th because he is not being compelled to be a witness against himself.

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The prosecution can still build a case against him from evidence entirely walled off from his statements. It’s hard to do, but possible. If he commits perjury, he loses his immunity and can be prosecuted for his statements.

This is a sign that the prosecutors are not interested in indicting Patel. They want his truthful testimony.

They’re going after someone else and that someone can only be Trump.

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It’s also a sign that the DOJ wants to flush out Trump’s bogus “declassified” defense now.

(A lot of headlines are making it sound like Patel entered a cooperation deal, or he got blanket immunity. This isn’t a “deal.” It was forced on him. On the other hand, the smartest thing he can do at this point is to cooperate.)

On Thursday, Kash Patel testified again before the grand jury. Of course, we don’t know what he said, but we can assume he didn’t take the Fifth.

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I spent so much of my free time the past few weeks as a volunteer voter protection lawyer helping out in Georgia, one of my blog readers suggested that I talk about how I became a voter protection lawyer.

So I do.

One story involves an actual car chase (never driving over the speed limit, of course).

I tried to add a screenshot of the story for people who don't want to click through, but it isn't uploading. . .

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So I'll just direct you to the blog post:
https://terikanefield.com/reflections-on-the-midterms-and-more/

It will take me a while to understand this website. If you are talking to me and I am not responding, I swear I'm not being rude!

Me = clueless with new platforms.

But I am so happy to see so many familiar faces !

Reflections on the Midterms (and more) - Teri Kanefield

First, some business.  Sometimes I think, “Elon Musk would not drive Twitter into a brick wall.” Other times I think, “OMG Elon Musk is driving Twitter into a brick wall.” I have therefore opened accounts at Mastodon and Counter Social: Counter Social = @Teri_Kanefield Mastodon= @[email protected] If you’re trying to decide which to join, it seems … Reflections on the Midterms (and more) Read More »

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Show threadKaren Monroy, Ph.D, Psy.D
@Teri_Kanefield enjoyed your blog post today! Car chase story was😮 a reminder of the danger of people who feel empowered by a mob mentality.
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