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Don’t Call It Just A “Hush Money” Case
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2016 election interference TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellOn April 15, an unprecedented trial is scheduled to begin in Manhattan. It constitutes the first criminal trial of a former President in American history. Last April, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a 34-count felony indictment against former President Donald Trump. This criminal case is often described simply as a “hush money” case, but that […]
Speaker Johnson, The House, & Ukraine Funding
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress House Republicans Mike Johnson Ukraineby Jackie HowellA funding package focused mainly on military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and humanitarian aid, has been stymied in the House of Representatives since the Senate passed a bipartisan $95-billion package in February by a 70-to-29 vote. The legislation has been sitting in the House as Ukraine’s ammunition supply dwindles and the country becomes increasingly vulnerable […]
United States v. Donald J. Trump
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Jan. 6 Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellUnited States v. Donald J. Trump, the criminal case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, may be the most important criminal case in American history. The case deals with then-President Trump’s unprecedented attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his inciting the violent January 6 mob attack on the Capitol. And, […]
The SOTU: Biden Is Right – Congress Must Pass The Freedom To Vote And John R. Lewis Voting Rights Acts
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act Joe Biden John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act SOTUby Jackie Howell“A transformational moment in history happened 59 years ago today in Selma, Alabama. Hundreds of foot soldiers for justice marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge – named after the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan – to claim their fundamental right to vote. “They were beaten. They were bloodied and left for dead. Our […]