NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](📄.pdf ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreicmpu6k2uzxmhnezturu7nq7ygfubtucbk4fovfhn24q3hinwpu3a
NEW: Judge Crenshaw finds that the Trump admin's criminal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia may well be vindictive—and greenlights discovery and an evidentiary hearing. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](📄.pdf ) https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreiay66rk6mqrqr2pwlbmqyf4mkqnbj5auaxcwhbsm6fwcwiyhmbr34
HAPPENING NOW: Oregon asks Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) to block the Trump admin's federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to deploy to Portland. 🧵
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"U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and surprise at some points during the seven-minute court session when a federal grand jury impaneled in Alexandria, Virginia, returned the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey Thursday night." [Judge who reviewed James Comey...](
Judge who reviewed James Comey
A magistrate judge expressed confusion and surprise at some points during a Thursday night court session when a federal grand jury returned James C...
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So James Comey has been indicted for testifying, in essence, that he didn't authorize Andrew McCabe to be an anonymous media source about the Hillary Clinton email investigation—which McCabe disputes. But a DOJ IG report examined all the circumstantial evidence and concluded McCabe was lying. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreig64rkqqi3z5ssu66f2fy6nimwfxyaymydwqfrhxveid6skd36m7m https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreie5rrb2vfsvi4j47dcndimowbhtcxs452zng77ywklm5knrt2bqei
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Ben Smith: "What you saw with Mahmoud Khalil is that in some ways he is *less* vulnerable than Jimmy Kimmel. The people who are most vulnerable are the employees of big consolidated megacorporations—" Chris Hayes: "Yeah, although he's about to get deported." https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreiewu2nxine2e45g5d2mehswqhv24blinkdiougxr5okjuswiucdwu