In the alternative realities of MAGA the January 6 insurrectionists were “entrapped” by FBI agent provocateurs who encouraged them to assault the Capitol to make Trump (and MAGA world) look bad. …

I previously wrote on how Republicans responded to the attack on Paul Pelosi with sick conspiracy theories. Police reports and court filed documents quickly contradicted all the Republican nonsense, but that didn’t satisfy them. They demanded to see the tapes, police body-cams and security tapes, proving the Pelosi/police version of…

With great fanfare, in late March 2022 Donald Trump sued Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and 29 others for the “Russia Hoax.” The lawsuit absurdly alleged everything from RICO Act violations to defamation. The trumpeting included fund raising efforts aimed at securing donations for Trump’s political causes. Those political…

Lost in the news cycle dominated by the tragic comedy of Republicans trying (unsuccessfully) to elect a House Speaker is that Donald Trump has been sued for the wrongful death of Officer Brian Sicknick. Sicknick died from two strokes that occurred on January 6th after he defended the Capitol. …

The January 6 Committee’s release includes the full transcript of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony on September 14th. This was actually the most recent of several depositions she gave the Committee, not all of which were truthful. …

One of the criticisms leveled by Republicans is that the January 6 Committee would not investigate potential contributions by Speaker Pelosi, and her office, and of the Capitol Police, to the disaster of that day. …

Overall, I was disappointed after reading the report, which can be found HERE. We knew about the charges against Trump in advance. I thought the real revelations would be who the committee named as coconspirators. That didn’t happen. Instead the Committee named only Eastman, adding nothing new to the decision…

On Monday the House Select Committee investigating January 6th will almost certainly refer former President Trump to the DOJ, urging the Department prosecute Trump for specified crimes. This evaluation will focus on one such potential referral by the J6 Committee, that of insurrection The Insurrection Statute: 18 U.S.C. § 2383 …

It’s been a big year for legal stories, and next year portends to be a bigger one. With this year nearly over we have seen the fall of Roe v. Wade, and the political earthquakes resulting. We have seen hundreds of trials and convictions related to January 6th, to include…