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LetMyPeopleVote's JournalLisa Cook's latest filing before the court of appeals disputes the fact that there was any mortgage fraud
Judge Cobb found that there was no cause to fire Lisa Cook. trump is appealing to the DC Circuit which has set a very short time frame for briefing.
https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1966451273936351622
Here is Lisa Cook's filing which is a fun read.
https://x.com/CoyoteKn0wsBest/status/1966980529754108194
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.42372/gov.uscourts.cadc.42372.01208775253.0.pdf
I was pleased to see that this filing contained a footnote on the recently disclosed facts that showed that Lisa Cook did NOT commit mortgage fraud
I have not seen the trump fling which was supposed to be flied this afternoon. I suspect that trump will object to these facts cited above.
MaddowBlog-Bolsonaro's conviction in Brazil proves that former presidents can be held accountable
After Brazil convicted its former president who tried to launch a coup, scholars concluded, “Brazilian democracy is healthier today than America’s."
Trump’s turn is coming.
— @jimrissmiller.bsky.social 2025-09-14T18:22:26.974Z
Bolsonaro’s conviction in Brazil proves that former presidents can be held accountable www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Asked about the conviction on Thursday, Trump again praised Bolsonaro, calling the verdict ‘a terrible thing.’ ‘I think it’s very bad for Brazil,’ he added. ... U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X the court had ‘unjustly ruled,’ adding: ‘The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt.’
To date, no one from the Trump administration has explained why, exactly, anyone should see the case against Bolsonaro as a “witch hunt” or why the outcome was “unjust.” By all appearances, the American president sees the former Brazilian leader as a like-minded ally, and as such, the White House sees the case against him as necessarily unwarranted......
As regular readers might recall, all kinds of democracies have held criminal suspects accountable — even if they’re politically powerful, and even if they served in government at the highest levels.
Italy prosecuted a former prime minister. France prosecuted a former president and a former prime minister. South Africa prosecuted a former president. South Korea prosecuted a former president and is in the process of prosecuting another. Israel has prosecuted more than one former prime minister. Germany prosecuted a former president. Portugal prosecuted a former prime minister. Croatia prosecuted a former prime minister. Argentina prosecuted a former president. Austria prosecuted a former chancellor. Pakistan prosecuted a former prime minister.....
With this in mind, two prominent scholars, Johns Hopkins’ Filipe Campante and Harvard’s Steven Levitsky, have a new op-ed in The New York Times reflecting on the bigger picture.
“In both the United States and Brazil, then, elected presidents assaulted democratic institutions, seeking to maintain themselves in power after losing re-election. Both power grabs failed — initially,” they wrote. “But that’s where the two histories diverge. Americans did remarkably little to protect their democracy from the leader who had assaulted it.”
“With all its flaws, Brazilian democracy is healthier today than America’s,” the professors concluded. “Keenly aware of their country’s authoritarian past, Brazil’s judicial and political authorities did not take democracy for granted. Their U.S. counterparts, by contrast, fell down on the job. Rather than undermining Brazil’s effort to defend its democracy, Americans should learn from it.”
Blistering lawsuit filed against GOP's new 'slapdash' gerrymander
I have testified before the House and Senate committees on redistricting a long time ago and part of my testimony was incorporated into one of the lawsuits attacking that gerrymander. That challenge failed. At least Texas drew contiguous maps. The gerrmander done by Missouri is truly sad and poorly done.
The ink is barely dry on the Missouri Republican Party's mid-decade gerrymander, and it has received its first lawsuit, filed in the state circuit court of Jackson County by the elections watchdog group Campaign Legal Center and the ACLU of Missouri.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-09-13T04:00:07Z
https://www.rawstory.com/missouri-lawsuit/
The map in question, passed after President Donald Trump ordered Republican-controlled states to redraw their maps to try to block a Democratic election wave next year, chops up a Democratic district in Kansas City, likely eliminating longtime Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in favor of a Republican.
"Today we sued Missouri for its unconstitutional gerrymandered congressional map and filed for an injunction," wrote CLC redistricting strategist Mark Gaber on X. "The map's got a lot of problems, its primary one being the Missouri Constitution.".....
Even more absurd, Gaber continued, "The process was so slapdash and rushed that the Legislature assigned one Kansas City precinct to TWO congressional districts. So they actually passed two maps, creating malapportioned and noncontiguous districts."
Fed governor Cook asks appeals court to reject White House's bid to remove her from Fed board
The DC Circuit set a very tight time frame for briefing this case. See https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20638457
Lisa Cook has made her filing
https://x.com/CNBCPolitics/status/1966995877030994327
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/13/trump-fed-lisa-cook-appeals-court.html
In a filing with the court Saturday, attorneys on behalf of Cook asked the court to refuse an emergency request by the Trump administration for a stay of a lower court ruling that would clear the way for President Donald Trump to remove Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.
Lawyers for Cook argue that the Trump administration has not shown sufficient cause to fire her, and stressed the risks to the economy and country if the president were allowed to fire a Fed governor without cause.
“A stay by this court would therefore be the first signal from the courts that our system of government is no longer able to guarantee the independence of the Federal Reserve. Nothing would then stop the president from firing other members of the board on similarly flimsy pretexts. The era of Fed independence would be over. The risks to the nation’s economy could be dire,” according to the filing.
The court has given the Trump administration the option to respond to Cook’s filing by 3 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.
Trump Backs Off Promise to Sanction Russia and Again Blames Zelensky for Invasion
This proposal is really stupid and is not serious. trump is crazy if he thinks that he can solve this conflict or get the Nobel Peace Prize
Trump Backs Off Promise to Sanction Russia and Again Blames Zelensky for Invasion time.com/7317021/trum...
— Margie (@paeznyc.bsky.social) 2025-09-13T16:17:13.312Z
https://time.com/7317021/trump-sanctions-russia-ukraine-oil
Trump has repeatedly threatened to punish Russia with new sanctions if it refuses to reach an agreement with Ukraine, but has failed to follow through as Moscow has ignored several deadlines.
Now, Trump says he will only sanction Russia when all NATO countries stop buying oil from Russia and place sweeping tariffs on China—measures that are unlikely to be met.....
As he has in the past, Trump blamed former President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"This is not TRUMP’S WAR (it would never have started if I was President!), it is Biden’s and Zelenskyy’s WAR. I am only here to help stop it," he wrote.
Prosecutors move to drop felony against lawyer accused of spitting on National Guard
Scott Pichon, of Maryland, is the latest defendant to have assault charges related to the federal surge downgraded.
https://x.com/JordanOnRecord/status/1966288329709851078
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/home-rule/maryland-attorneys-federal-assault-charge-downgraded/65-3a2a640d-e38a-4acc-829d-e28508d43abf
Scott Pichon was charged last month with felony assault for allegedly spitting on members of the National Guard while riding a scooter at Union Station. On Monday, prosecutors asked a federal judge to dismiss that charge without prejudice. A day later, prosecutors filed a misdemeanor case against Pichon in D.C. Superior Court with the same allegations.
The filing did not explain why prosecutors sought to downgrade the charge from a felony and Benjamin Schifflebein, an assistant federal public defender representing Pichon, said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office had not answered his questions on the matter. Pirro's office also did not respond to questions about the case from WUSA9.
Schifflebein said he believes the incident was a "misunderstanding" and that surveillance video shows Pichon did not intentionally spit on the Guardsmen.
Pirro's office has downgraded and in some cases dismissed a number of assault on a federal officer charges since the beginning of President Donald Trump's surge in D.C. last month. In many of those cases, prosecutors were forced to seek lower misdemeanor counts after grand juries declined to indict on the felony charges they sought. In perhaps the most high-profile such case, Pirro's office charged a former Justice Department paralegal with a felony for throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer — only to have to re-charge him with a misdemeanor after a grand jury declined to indict.
Yet another lawyer has his charges reduced. Piro really cannot indict a ham sandwich
Prosecutors move to drop felony against lawyer accused of spitting on National Guard
Source: WUSA9
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss a felony assault charge this week and will instead seek to prosecute a Maryland attorney accused of spitting on National Guardsmen under a local misdemeanor statute.
Scott Pichon was charged last month with felony assault for allegedly spitting on members of the National Guard while riding a scooter at Union Station. On Monday, prosecutors asked a federal judge to dismiss that charge without prejudice. A day later, prosecutors filed a misdemeanor case against Pichon in D.C. Superior Court with the same allegations.
The filing did not explain why prosecutors sought to downgrade the charge from a felony and Benjamin Schifflebein, an assistant federal public defender representing Pichon, said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office had not answered his questions on the matter. Pirro's office also did not respond to questions about the case from WUSA9.
Schifflebein said he believes the incident was a "misunderstanding" and that surveillance video shows Pichon did not intentionally spit on the Guardsmen.
Pirro's office has downgraded and in some cases dismissed a number of assault on a federal officer charges since the beginning of President Donald Trump's surge in D.C. last month. In many of those cases, prosecutors were forced to seek lower misdemeanor counts after grand juries declined to indict on the felony charges they sought. In perhaps the most high-profile such case, Pirro's office charged a former Justice Department paralegal with a felony for throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer — only to have to re-charge him with a misdemeanor after a grand jury declined to indict.
Read more: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/home-rule/maryland-attorneys-federal-assault-charge-downgraded/65-3a2a640d-e38a-4acc-829d-e28508d43abf
https://x.com/JordanOnRecord/status/1966288329709851078
MSNBC Fires Analyst Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech-NYT gift link
The analyst, Matthew Dowd, apologized for his remarks on social media.
https://x.com/morgfair/status/1966613387686678940
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/matthew-dowd-charlie-kirk-msnbc-fired.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lU8.IqQa.dQd61--bdLUL&smid=tw-share
During a back-and-forth with the MSNBC anchor Katy Tur on Wednesday, Mr. Dowd remarked that Mr. Kirk had been pushing hate speech, adding that “hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.”
Rebecca Kutler, MSNBC’s president, apologized for Mr. Dowd’s remarks, calling them “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.”
“There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise,” she said.
Mr. Dowd issued an apology on social media, saying that he did not intend for his comments “to blame Kirk for this horrendous attack.”
California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks
California lawmakers have passed legislation to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces during official business
California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks
— ABC 10News (@abc10news.bsky.social) 2025-09-12T22:00:11.151Z
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-barring-authorities-wearing-face-125526614
But even if the governor signs the measure into law, it’s unclear whether the state could enforce it on the federal agents who have been carrying out those raids.
It is the first such bill to be approved by a state legislature, though Democrats in Congress and lawmakers in several states, including Tennessee, Michigan, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, have introduced similar proposals calling for mask bans for law enforcement officers.
California's legislation, approved in the Democratic-controlled Legislature on Thursday, is among a number of bills state lawmakers were considering this year in response to the immigration raids.
The bill would prohibit neck gator, ski masks and other facial covering for local and federal officers, including immigration enforcement agents, while they conduct official business. It makes exceptions for undercover agents, medical masks such as N95 respirators or tactical gear.
California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks
Source: ABC
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California state lawmakers have passed legislation that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while carrying out operations, a response to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles.
But even if the governor signs the measure into law, it’s unclear whether the state could enforce it on the federal agents who have been carrying out those raids.
It is the first such bill to be approved by a state legislature, though Democrats in Congress and lawmakers in several states, including Tennessee, Michigan, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, have introduced similar proposals calling for mask bans for law enforcement officers.
California's legislation, approved in the Democratic-controlled Legislature on Thursday, is among a number of bills state lawmakers were considering this year in response to the immigration raids.
The bill would prohibit neck gator, ski masks and other facial covering for local and federal officers, including immigration enforcement agents, while they conduct official business. It makes exceptions for undercover agents, medical masks such as N95 respirators or tactical gear.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-barring-authorities-wearing-face-125526614
California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks
— ABC 10News (@abc10news.bsky.social) 2025-09-12T22:00:11.151Z
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