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commentary on the relevant, material facts that are in evidence and application of the relevant law to those facts.
He would not be allowed to introduce new evidence, "comment on irrelevant matters, or "deliver a campaign speech" or impugn the judge, his staff, the attorney general, her lawyers, or the court system, the judge wrote.
Needless to say, Christopher Kise, Trump's lawyer, balked at that.
"You are not allowing president Trump, who has been wrongfully demeaned and belittled by an out of control, politically motivated attorney general, to speak about the things that must be spoken about," the attorney wrote.
So, what's the wondering on this one, you're wondering? Not a whole lot, really, other than how amazing it is that Trump can always find attorneys to make fools of themselves, knowing (as they must) that there's a risk they won't be paid their full billable amount, and that they may face legal action themselves for the things they say and the acts they commit on his behalf.
If you don't believe me, look no further than Alina Habba who offered bizarre, and potentially threatening remarks about Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, one of Trump's SCOTUS nominees. The Supremes will hear arguments about the 14th Amendment decisions in Colorado and Maine.
I think it should be a slam dunk in the Supreme Court. I have faith in them. You know, people like Kavanaugh, who the president fought for, who the president went through hell to get into place, he'll step up.
And that makes me wonder what argument Kavanaugh will use, since his answer is pre-ordained.
Oh - one more thing, speaking of 'ordained' - if you haven't yet seen the "God gave us Trump" video, you can see it, and an edited script, in this morning's post. I can't help wondering what religious folks think of all of this.
What's on your wondering mind tonight?
December 28, 2022
Wondering on Wednesday 12/28/22
September 22, 2022
Wondering on Wednesday (9/21/22)
What's flowing from the wondering tap tonight? Random stuff, like an article in the Daily Star that Google traffic in Russia shows a spike in searches for "how to break your own arm," as folks scramble to avoid conscription into the fight against Ukraine. Those who aren't trying to hurt themselves are "leaving the country in droves," causing massive traffic jams at the Russia/Finland border.
This comes on the heels of reports from several months ago that Russian were shooting themselves in the leg to get evacuated from the front lines. I'm not wondering a whole lot about why they are (or were) doing this kind of thing; rather, I'm wondering what will happen to them when the Putineers find out how hard they're working to avoid the war.
Let's see, what else? Oh - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in the news again, but not for migrants this time. Rather, he's signed an executive order declaring Mexican drug cartels 'terrorists' in the Lone Star State.
Texans are victimized by Mexican cartels that produce and import (fentanyl). So, cartels are terrorists. And it's time that we started treating them that way.
His order directs law enforcement to "identify gangs that are supporting Mexican cartels and work to seize assets as well as disrupt cartel networks." And, he's
also directed Texas agencies to alert the public about the fentanyl crisis, including schools and workplaces through mediums like social media and public service announcements to make clear, that truly one pill can kill."
I don't have a problem with anything he did, including asking the White House to make a similar federal declaration; it's reasonable, and certainly defensible, which some of his recent antics aren't. But here's where the wondering comes in: fentanyl's been killing Americans, including Texans, for years, in rapidly increasing numbers. Abbott said that in Texas last year, nearly 1700 fentanyl-related deaths were reported. So, why did it take him so long to order his government to get the word out?
We can finally stop wondering if the January 6th Committee will have a chat with G-G-G-Ginni-and-the-texts Thomas, wife of SCOTUS scoundrel Clarence. Reuters reported that a deal has been struck that'll allow them to chat "in the coming weeks." In fact, her lawyer says, Thomas is
eager to answer the Committee's questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election.
I like that - "her work" relating to the election - how cute!
Speaking of "cute," I think that about sums up the Trump team's court filing in response to the DOJ's appeal of the stay ordered by Judge Aileen Cannon. Here's how the NY Times reported on today's decision in the case.
In a strongly worded 29-page decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit blocked part of an order by a federal judge that had temporarily barred the department from using the classified materials in its inquiry into whether Mr. Trump illegally retained national defense documents and obstructed the government’s repeated efforts to recover them.
The decision has many tasty comments, if you're interested. Yay for us, yay for justice, and yay for not having to wonder if anyone was going to fall for Judge Cannon's overly generous treatment of Trump.
And finally, let's talk about NY AG Tish James and her $250 million civil suit against Donald, Donny, Ivanka, and Eric. Fraud, she says, when the Trumps overvalued their properties by the tens and hundreds of millions, making themselves look more loan-worthy, avoiding taxes, and so on. Two examples? His gold-plated Trump Tower penthouse was allegedly worth over $300 million (and he declared it three times bigger than it is); and he claimed Mar-a-Lago, his Florida document storage facility, was allegedly worth over $700 million, if you built houses on it, which you cannot.
She got in a dig or two during her announcement, which is to be expected, even if she appeared much less gleeful taking him down than she did in campaign videos when she ran for election in 2018. The deplorable Donald Trump, Jr. posted a montage on Twitter; it's full of her plans and her rage and her threats against his then-president father.
So, I'm left wondering why I'm sitting here appreciating a tweet from Donny, something I thought I'd never do, and wondering how Tish James is going to defend herself from the onslaught of clearly-documented 'witch hunt' charges, and wondering why it is that prominent Dems always seem to shoot themselves in the foot.
What're you wondering about tonight?
December 22, 2020
The Update Desk: Chris Collins, Again, Darn It
I was sure, the last time I wrote about convicted securities fraud conspirer Chris Collins, the former Congressman from Western New York, that I was writing about him for the last time. I really should have known better. You can read his sad story here, in my last update.
I had been ignoring the delays in getting his just over two-year prison term started - concerns about the coronavirus and all - and I even ignored it when he finally did report for duty at the Pensacola Federal Prison Camp back in October.
Tonight, the impeached, lame duck president issued 20 pardons and commutations, with Collins being among the lucky.
That the former congressman was the first one to support the president probably was very meaningful to Trump - and I can only imagine that, had he still been in office, Collins would have happily added his name to the list of 126 House Republicans supporting the 'Texas+' lawsuit (sorry, tired of listing the other states that joined that ridiculous case).
He probably would have been appearing at rallies for the president, or maybe trying to overturn New York's election or something equally silly. At least we didn't have to see that, with him in prison down in Florida.
I'll leave you with a comment from Geoffrey Berman, the prosecuting US Attorney in the Collins case. (You may remember that Berman was fired by Trump after some questionable personnel decisions by AG Snitty Snitty Bill Barr backfired.)
Anyway, here's what Berman said.
Lawmakers bear the profound privilege and responsibility of writing and passing laws, but equally as important the absolute obligation of following them. Collins' hubris is a stark reminder that the people of New York can and should demand more from their elected officials, and that no matter how powerful, no lawmaker is above the law.
Yes, they do. And no, they aren't. No matter what the pardon memo says - or doesn't.
November 6, 2020
OrangeVerse LV: Whining for America
If it were a movie or a play opening in New York City, the critics would have given it their usual "You'll laugh!" "You'll cry!" 'You'll wonder how you lived without this character in your life!"
And I did laugh - actually I guffawed, I did, at the opening act.
And then, the networks cut him off and went back to their regular programming: commercials for drugs that will cure whatever ails us. Thanks to that little twist of fate, I was saved from the real-time experience of two-thirds of the remarks, which I'm referring to collectively as Whining for America.
Whining for Integrity
Good evening.
I’d like to provide the
American people with an update
on our efforts to protect the integrity
of our very important 2020 election.
If you count the legal votes,
I easily win.
If you count the illegal votes,
they can try to steal the election from us.
If you count the votes that came in late,
we’re looking to them very strongly,
but a lot of votes came in late.
Whining for Interference
I’ve already decisively won many critical states,
including massive victories in
Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, to name just a few.
We won these and many other victories despite
historic election interference
from big media, big money, and big tech.
As everybody saw, we won by historic numbers,
and the pollsters got it knowingly wrong.
They got it knowingly wrong.
We had polls that were so ridiculous
and everybody knew
it at the time.
Whining for the Waves
There was no blue wave that they predicted.
They thought there was going to be a big blue wave.
That was false. That was done for suppression reasons.
But instead there was a big red wave,
and it’s been properly acknowledged actually
by the media.
They were, I think,
very impressed,
but that was after the fact.
That doesn’t do us any good.
Whining for the Senate
We kept the Senate despite having twice as many
seats to defend as Democrats, and in a really
much more competitive states.
We did a fantastic job with the Senate.
I think we’re very proud of what’s happened there.
We had many more seats to defend.
They spent almost $200 million on Senate races in
South Carolina and Kentucky alone,
two races, and hundreds of millions of dollars overall
against us.
Whining for the Donors and the House
At the national level, our opponent's major donors were
Wall Street bankers and special interests.
Our major donors were police officers, farmers, everyday citizens.
Yet for the first time ever, we lost zero races in the House.
I was talking to Kevin McCarthy today.
He said he couldn’t believe it.
Zero races, very unusual thing, zero,
and actually, won many new seats with,
I think, many more on the way.
Whining for the Polls
Whining for Florida
Whining for Buckeyes and Badgers
Whining for Whittling
Whining for the Farsighted
Whining for the Tarheels
Whining for the Keystoners




