@GottaLaff

Throwing all their feces at the wall and hoping something isn't cleaned off ASAP. To mix all the metaphors.

@GottaLaff

@emptywheel posted links to the motions. No analysis or commentary yet, aside from her titles for the motions:

"Trump’s claim of presidential immunity to steal documents"

"Trump’s claim that he’s too stupid to understand 18 USC 793(e)"

"Trump’s Special Counsel claim (repeating Hunter Biden’s appropriation claim)"

"Trump’s claim the Presidential Records Act says the opposite of what it says with assist from John Solomon"

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/22/stolen-documents-motions-to-dismiss/

@GottaLaff

RuhRoh! So trump is trying to set up a conflict among circuits on whether a former president has immunity for crimes committed while in office. (Is this is what sCOTUS has been waiting for by not promptly affirming DC Circuit ruling against trump immunity?)

First trump gets Loose Cannon to quickly (relatively) rule that he has immunity (her opinion is already prepared) and then Special Counsel must appeal to 11th circuit, which affirms or lets Cannon ruling stand — and BOOM! we’re in the classic two circuits in conflict—forcing sCOTUS to grant cert & necessitating a full time-consuming sCOTUS review of presidential immunity—maybe as late as next term!