Nick Akerman

New York lawyer, former Watergate prosecutor and Assistant US Attorney in the SDNY. Follow on

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"You understand how the government is constitutionally supposed to work and how the judicial system is supposed to work and that now every attempt is being made by the Trump administration to usurp their process and government legitimacy." Join me @ https://t.co/wgsixc8xZE

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TRUMP RISKS CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR HIS IRS SETTLEMENT. Judge Williams, the presiding judge over Trump's IRS suit, has ordered an inquiry into the efficacy of the lawsuit that may expose Trump to criminal prosecution. https://t.co/tnoTU95omp

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HOLDING TRUMP IN CRIMINAL CONTEMPT WILL VOID HIS BOGUS IRS SETTLEMENT. The judge who presided over Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS should hold Trump in contempt for his corrupt use of the court system to defraud the government. https://t.co/SExxiKY6SX

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COURT TO TRUMP: NO FLUSHING DOCUMENTS DOWN THE TOILET. On May 20, 2026, a federal court entered a preliminary injunction against Trump, ordering him, among other things, to comply “in full” with the Presidential Records Act and to preserve records. https://t.co/f4cucV5ylj

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TRUMP'S CRIME SPREE KNOWS NO BOUNDS. Trump’s crime spree was not just limited to the $1.776 billion slush fund. Trump, in conspiracy with Acting AG Blanche, ended all IRS tax audits into Trump, his family, his extended family, his trusts, and his business. https://t.co/oIJuWjLYZF

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IT'S OFFICIAL: TRUMP ROBBED THE U.S. TREASURY. Trump appears to have settled his lawsuit against the IRS with his cronies at the Department of Justice for an astronomical sum to avoid the federal district court from dismissing the case. https://t.co/hKu6eQ1YmO

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THE FEDERAL COURT SHOULD PUNISH TRUMP FOR HIS $10 BILLION FRAUD. His lawsuit against the IRS is invalid because the parties are not adverse to each other. As such, the court should fine Trump for misusing the federal court to fleece the American taxpayers. https://t.co/8N5JKMWoIT

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DOJ SUES SO ITS LAWYERS CAN ACT ILLEGALLY AND UNETHICALLY. Acting AG Todd Blanche filed a lawsuit this week against the DC Bar, taking the position that its lawyers who commit unethical and illegal acts are entitled to presidential immunity. https://t.co/518GF7iMQV

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TRUMP'S SHAMELESS $10 BILLION DOLLAR TAXPAYER RIP-OFF. Trump, in connivance with Acting AG Blanche, is about to rip off the taxpayers to the tune of at least 10 billion dollars over Trump’s suit against the IRS. https://t.co/oFrQPt2dWf

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE AMERICAN VOTER? In the Nebraska Senate race, the Democrats chose a candidate who promised not to run on the Democratic ticket in November to give Dan Osborn, the independent, the best shot to beat incumbent Senator Ricketts. https://t.co/X3ugntBrSZ

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THE COMEY SEA SHELLS: TODD BLANCHE'S CORRUPT AUDITION TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The Comey indictment, designed for Trump's retribution campaign, is bullshit. https://t.co/TRaiyttuC4

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Trump acts without having a strategy. Read my opinion piece in the NY Daily News. https://t.co/pJImvqKWLL

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TRUMP'S IRAN WAR AND HOUSE REDISTRICTING FIASCOS WILL TANK REPUBLICANS IN NOVEMBER. Read my opinion piece in today’s Daily News. https://t.co/RaNWkMyqlL

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TRUMP'S IRAN WAR AND HOUSE REDISTRICTING FIASCOS WILL TANK REPUBLICANS IN NOVEMBER. Read my opinion piece in the NY Daily News. https://t.co/RaNWkMyqlL

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KASH PATEL'S SUIT AGAINST THE ATLANTIC: A POISON PILL ENSURING HIS DOWNFALL. The Atlantic's truth and damage defenses will send Patel packing. https://t.co/Z8t5H2lSXs

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IRAN HAS TRUMP IN A POLITICAL VISE. Fearing political blowback, Trump’s threat to commit war crimes by destroying Iran’s bridges, power facilities, and its entire civilization are all bluster and bullying, and the Iranians know it. https://t.co/7W8dCXZmPZ

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MY LATEST CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL COHEN. We spoke about everything from Trump’s motive in undermining the Presidential Records Act, Trump’s conduct of the Iran war and his stonewalling of the Epstein files. https://t.co/aLmpNdaNJH

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Trump does not know how to play diplomatic chess. Trump tried to get the upper hand of Iran's announcement it was opening the Straight of Hormuz by continuing the naval blockade of Iran’s ports. In response, Iran announced it was closing the straight. today attacking a tanker.

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WILL THERE BE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NOT TURNING THE PLANES AROUND? Justice requires, at a minimum, that Judge Boasberg be permitted to determine exactly why his order was not followed and whether who, if anyone, willfully violated that order. https://t.co/FIeZNioyYe

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TRUMP'S EFFORT TO COMPARE HIMSELF TO JESUS CHRIST WAS NOT MEANT AS A JOKE. The public should understand Trump’s posting for what it is — a pattern of blasphemous efforts to enhance his public and political standing. https://t.co/cpsrSYDAmM

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GREED, COVER-UP & REVENGE: TRUMP'S WAR ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT. Will a federal court stop Trump from profiting from presidential papers, concealing potential criminality and ending his retribution campaign against the National Archives. https://t.co/lzVhKWOdCi