Published on August 25, 2021 by Common Dreams. The extraordinary lengths to which the Court has shown it will go to enable the rich to effectively buy elections with its blithe disregard for the rights of people should terrify all those concerned with the survival of our extremely weakened and problematic democracy. Earlier this summer in Brnovich v. …
Published on February 17, 2021 by Common Dreams. There is compelling evidence that throughout his presidency, Donald Trump criminally used his power to immunize himself from democratic accountability—and that he nearly succeeded. Several of these abuses were particularly striking. Special Counsel Mueller identified substantial evidence that Trump attempted to fire him in order to obstruct …
Failure to Prosecute Trump’s Serial Assaults on the Republic Would Be Indefensible Read More »
Many of President Trump’s associates are relying on a pardon to avoid prison. Due to the nature of their crimes, a back-up plan might be in order. Special Counsel Mueller, the Senate Intelligence Committee and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York have shown that President Trump and his associates committed crimes to advance …
Diamonds Are Forever– President Trump’s Pardons, Not Necessarily Read More »
Published on April 28, 2019 by Common Dreams. Donald Trump has fully earned impeachment and removal from office. Democratic Party leadership opposes impeachment, because they fear the Senate will not remove Trump, and as a consequence, it will undermine their prospects in 2020. There are several problems with that thesis. First, it presumes at a minimum that the …
Not Impeaching Trump Is Riskier than Impeaching Him Read More »
