In The Situation, @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org highlight statements from federal district judges addressing the Justice Department’s failures to comply with judicial orders in habeas corpus cases.
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Unbelievable
Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
Today, the Justice Department released a redacted memo laying out the purported legal justifications for the Trump administration’s military operation in Venezuela and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Read the memo, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social.
"Let’s start with the title: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy.”
Yep. Seems appropriate. No notes."
@katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org look for areas of agreement with the White House's account of the Jan 6 Capitol Riot.
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Jan. 5 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @katherinepomps.bsky.social discussed the arraignment of Nicolás Maduro, and more.
How many DEA agents does it take to arraign an abducted Venezuelan dictator (and his wife)?
My Lawfare colleague @katherinepomps.bsky.social braved the weather and The Line to find out.
Read the details in her dispatch from Maduro’s arraignment, out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
I spent the day covering Nicolás Maduro’s first court appearance in SDNY. What happened inside, beyond the headlines: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/me-c...
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Maduro said “soy un prisionero de guerra” (I am a prisoner of war), but it was not repeated by the interpreter in English and does not appear in the official court transcript
Nope! Flores is repped by Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanchez
Artist: Christine Cornell
Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores make their first appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday on federal drug and weapons charges. Both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Thread got messed up bc of typo (sorry guys!) go to my profile for more
10-That's all for now! Dispatch to come!
9- Maduro and Flores both waived their rights to a speedy trial. Pollack explained that the defense planned to file motions related to Maduro's status as a "head of a sovereign state" and the "immunity that comes with that," as well as the legal issues surrounding his "military abduction."
8- Both Maduro and Flores have requested medical attention for injuries sustained during their "abduction." Flores's counsel specified that she had a fractured elbow and wrist
7- Rule 16 hearing is scheduled for March 17. Happy St. Patrick's Day ☘️
6- Maduro and his wife (Cilia Flores) both pleaded NOT guilty to the charges against him. (sorry for earlier typo!) When asked how he pled, Maduro stated, "I am innocent, not guilty. I am a decent man."
5-Both Maduro and Flores are not seeking release from U.S. custody at this time
4-When asked to confirm her identity, Flores identified herself as the first lady of Venezuela
2- When asked to confirm his identity, Maduro began a soliloquy about his "kidnapping" and his status as the current president of Venezuela. Most notably, Maduro—speaking in spanish—identified himself as a prisoner of war before Judge Hellerstein cut him off
1- Maduro is being represented by Barry Pollack, who previously represented Julian Assange
Just got out of the Maduro arraignment and settled at a coffee shop. Here's what you need to know:
Oh my GOD
help I have yet to see anyone older than me
In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @katherinepomps.bsky.social create a choose-your-own-adventure game for Lindsey Halligan which reflects all the many, many ways she can lose the James Comey case if reinstated.
perhaps…..
