Randall Eliason

White collar crime prof @GWLaw, columnist for NYT and WaPo, former federal prosecutor, blogger, singer. Legacy blue checkmark!

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

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[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

"Just as Trump’s criminal cases did not prevent his reelection, the election should not prevent the regular criminal process in New York from concluding," @RDEliason writes. The sentencing in Trump's New York case must go on: https://t.co/jpyOcGDQW8

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@dorisdelores You can subscribe to Sidebars for free!

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

I won't be here much, if at all, going forward. The owner has ruined this site for me.

I'll be focusing on 🧵🧵 and Blue Sky, at the same handle - RDEliason. Hope to see you there.

And please consider subscribing to my Substack at https://t.co/XXCFkYhSaa

Take care, all.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@JerryonTrump1 @Son_of_a_Thomp 1) it’s not clear whether immunity extends to his aides, SCOTUS didn’t say; 2) he can just promise to pardon people, as he did in his first administration.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

I'm not sure we have adequately focused on how dangerous it will be to have a prez Trump who:

1) Knows he has criminal immunity for acts that can be characterized as "official" (such as ordering the military to act); and

2) Knows he has a Congress that will never impeach him.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

Love it.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Want to blow Republicans’ minds?

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor retires.

President Biden appoints Kamala Harris to Sotomayor’s vacancy with a lame duck Democratic senate majority.

Supreme Court Justice Kamala Harris.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@HumanismIn Sorry, not interested in conspiracy theories or in sowing doubts about our elections, which I believe are free and fair.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

Regs say he must file a confidential report with the AG when his work is done. One option would be to prepare a report and give it to Garland before Jan 20. Garland could then make it public. At least that would document the facts for history.

[Hugo Lowell @hugolowell]

NEW — Special Counsel Jack Smith is examining how to wind down the two criminal cases against Trump after he won the election, per source. DOJ doesn’t want to let classified docs case dismissal on unlawful appointment to go unchallenged but they also need to end the cases

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

My latest on Sidebars: with Trump winning re-election the criminal cases against him will be dropped, he can commit new crimes with immunity, and he can use the justice system to punish his enemies.

The rule of law was on the ballot - and it lost.

https://t.co/kK1zwMMTIH

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

My latest on Sidebars: Trump will now avoid any accountability for his past criminal acts, has immunity to commit new crimes in office, and is free to use the justice system to punish enemies and reward supporters.

The rule of law lost on Tuesday.

https://t.co/kK1zwMMlT9

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@joncoopertweets He will be allowed to remain free pending appeal. If convictions are affirmed on appeal federal courts will step in and say NY can’t jail him until he leaves office in 2029.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@RosenzweigP Fraud requires a deprivation of money or property. It didn’t cost anything to sign the petition. So it may have been a lie but not fraud.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

Time to pardon Hunter.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@dillojackal Those cases could be tried and won without Trump, if Trump would allow it - which of course he won't.

There's a co-conspirator statement exception to the hearsay rule.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

If Smith was planning on indicting Trump's co-conspirators in DC at any point, he should go ahead and do it now. Get it on the record that the grand jury believed they should be indicted and make Trump order dismissal of the case and/or pardon them all.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@thinkerbellllle You think DOJ has the power to overturn the election? The people have spoken and apparently are fine with a criminal being president.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@emptywheel Prosecutor doesn't have to be fired for the AG to order the case dismissed. Handing it off to an AUSA won't help.

[Eric Columbus @EricColumbus]

Clearly a sitting president can’t be prosecuted. But that doesn’t mean this DOJ need dismiss the Trump cases rather than just putting them on hold.

Of course, the Trump DOJ would dismiss the cases. But don’t do it for them.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@EricColumbus Agreed.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@EricColumbus Democrats always have to be the adults in the room.

I’ll bet they don’t storm the Capitol on Jan 6 either.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

@robkelner See “this is a joke,” above.

Jeez, people.

[Randall Eliason @RDEliason]

So do we think Judge Chutkan can get this case to the jury before January 20?