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Trump Went Judge Shopping and It Paid Off in Mar-a-Lago Case

Jose Pagliery The Daily Beast
In her decision Monday, Cannon managed to cite the lone independent “statement” in a recent Supreme Court opinion from Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wrote that a former president like Trump does retain some executive privilege.

Will Trump’s Attempted Electoral Coup Succeed?

Marjorie Cohn Jurist
Joe Biden has won states worth 306 Electoral College votes, 36 more than the 270 needed to win, and received in excess of 5 million more popular votes than Donald Trump. Yet Trump insists the election was stolen from him and he is the victor.
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