Mueller, She Wrote

We are just days away from hearing arguments regarding Trump’s claim of “total presidential immunity”in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals; we’ll be discussing those briefs. Jack Smith has subpoenaed the firms Trump paid to investigate the 2020 election. Trump moves to hold DoJ in contempt for continuing to meet pre-trial filing deadlines while the DC case is stayed.In Florida, Trump files his opposition to DoJ’s motion to compel Trump to disclose whether he will be using an advice of counsel defense. Plus, we have some great listener questions.AMICI CURIAE to the District Court of DC https://democracy21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Attachment-Brief-of-Amici-Curiae-in-Support-of-Governments-Proposed-Trial-Date.pdfGood to know:Rule 403bhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_40318 U.S. Code § 1512https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512Brian Greer’s Quick Guide to CIPAhttps://www.justsecurity.org/87134/the-quick-guide-to-cipa-classified-information-procedures-act/ Prior RestraintPrior Restraint | Wex