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Showing posts with label immunity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label immunity. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Finance Democrats say they'll demand vote on Trump audit immunity - Live Updates - POLITICO
“Elected officials cannot look taxpayers in the eye and ask them to play by a set of rules that the president of the United States is exempt from,” Wyden said in a statement. “Tomorrow, senators on the Finance Committee will be able to go on the record about where they stand.”…
Monday, June 29, 2026
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show
US-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan were often plagued by controversies of corruption or cases of civilian deaths or abuse at the hands of American contractors, including those working for Blackwater and KBR, who have since faced litigation in US courts. Any reconstruction effort in Gaza could face similar challenges.
“It looks like an attempt to exempt the board, and all of its personnel, from accountability for potential legal violations,” said Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man, an expert in litigating international humanitarian law in Israeli, American and foreign courts...
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/27/board-of-peace-legal-immunity-un
Harass, Coerce, and Retaliate (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
A federal judge throws out Justice Department subpoenas of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey calling them “blatantly unlawful.”
The full DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel will hear arguments over Judge Boasberg’s contempt inquiry into CECOT deportations.
Former IRS officials call for a Miami judge to scrutinize Trump's “breathtakingly improper” immunity from tax audits as part of the Justice Department’s anti-weaponization slush fund settlement.
The Director of National Intelligence commissioned two reports on voting machine accuracy that show no votes were flipped in 2020 but the White House is blocking their release.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
The full DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel will hear arguments over Judge Boasberg’s contempt inquiry into CECOT deportations.
Former IRS officials call for a Miami judge to scrutinize Trump's “breathtakingly improper” immunity from tax audits as part of the Justice Department’s anti-weaponization slush fund settlement.
The Director of National Intelligence commissioned two reports on voting machine accuracy that show no votes were flipped in 2020 but the White House is blocking their release.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Monday, June 8, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
Bessent offers no answers on status of Trump's tax audit immunity - Live Updates - POLITICO
“The Department of Treasury is following the direction of the Department of Justice,” Bessent told Crapo. “We intend to comply with that direction. I do not have any additional details into what that means at this time.”
Blanche on Tuesday indicated the audit forgiveness — which drew the ire of the tax world — would remain intact.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
GOP Lawmakers Passing Bills to Shield Oil Companies From Climate Lawsuits
Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo…
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Trump isn't immune from civil claims that his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge rules | PBS News
"The court rightly recognizes that President Trump's actions leading to the January 6 insurrection fell outside the scope of presidential duties," Hewitt said in a statement. "This ruling is an important step toward accountability for the violent attack on the Capitol and our democracy."…
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Weekly Roundup: Wine Moms, ICE, and American Fascism (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad and Dan examine the escalating ICE presence in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, situating the operation within a broader pattern of authoritarian governance under the Trump administration. They unpack how federal immigration enforcement has begun to resemble occupation style tactics, including minimal vetting of ICE agents, sweeping immunity claims for officers, and the use of overwhelming force in civilian spaces. Drawing on historical parallels to fascist regimes and social psychology experiments like the Stanford Prison Experiment, the conversation explores how power, dehumanization, and impunity reinforce one another when federal agencies are weaponized against dissent.
The episode also interrogates the gendered and racial dynamics at play, particularly the demonization of white women protesters framed by right wing media as dangerous or hysterical. Brad and Dan discuss how white femininity functions within white Christian supremacy, why Renee Good's identity as a queer woman posed a threat to patriarchal power, and how Fox News and Christian nationalist figures have celebrated or justified state violence. The conversation widens to include federal overreach beyond immigration, including pressure on the Department of Justice to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, threats to institutional independence, and the administration's seizure of Venezuelan oil revenue. Throughout, the hosts connect these developments to a coherent ideological project rooted in Christian nationalism, racial hierarchy, and authoritarian control, warning that the expansion of state power rarely stops with its initial targets.
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The episode also interrogates the gendered and racial dynamics at play, particularly the demonization of white women protesters framed by right wing media as dangerous or hysterical. Brad and Dan discuss how white femininity functions within white Christian supremacy, why Renee Good's identity as a queer woman posed a threat to patriarchal power, and how Fox News and Christian nationalist figures have celebrated or justified state violence. The conversation widens to include federal overreach beyond immigration, including pressure on the Department of Justice to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, threats to institutional independence, and the administration's seizure of Venezuelan oil revenue. Throughout, the hosts connect these developments to a coherent ideological project rooted in Christian nationalism, racial hierarchy, and authoritarian control, warning that the expansion of state power rarely stops with its initial targets.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Stephen Miller Torched Over ‘Utterly Chilling’ Message To ICE Officers | HuffPost Latest News
Critics slammed the top Trump official's remarks as a "greenlight for abuse."…
Monday, January 12, 2026
Weekly Roundup: American Authoritarian Empire: From Minneapolis to Venezuela to Greenland (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
Brad returns from a two week break to examine three disturbing stories that reveal how authoritarian power is expanding in the United States and how empathy is being systematically stripped from public life. He begins with the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, a white American poet and mother shot by an ICE officer during an operation. The administration's response was marked by complete indifference, with officials offering no compassion for Good or her family and JD Vance asserting that the officer should have absolute immunity. Brad argues this case represents a dangerous shift. The logic of impunity long applied to marginalized communities is now being extended outward, signaling that anyone can become a target once state violence is normalized.
The episode then turns to the U.S. operation in Venezuela and Trump's escalating threats toward Greenland. In Venezuela, Trump openly framed the military action around oil interests rather than democracy, reviving a Monroe Doctrine style vision of hemispheric control rooted in Christian and Western supremacist ideology. Threats toward Greenland further signal an imperial mindset that would shatter NATO alliances and dismantle the post World War II international order. Across all three stories, Brad traces a consistent theme. Empathy is treated as an obstacle to power, impunity is expanding, and figures like JD Vance are refining a more polished authoritarian message for the future. The result is a political project that no longer seeks separation or retreat, but expansion, domination, and the erosion of democratic restraint.
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The episode then turns to the U.S. operation in Venezuela and Trump's escalating threats toward Greenland. In Venezuela, Trump openly framed the military action around oil interests rather than democracy, reviving a Monroe Doctrine style vision of hemispheric control rooted in Christian and Western supremacist ideology. Threats toward Greenland further signal an imperial mindset that would shatter NATO alliances and dismantle the post World War II international order. Across all three stories, Brad traces a consistent theme. Empathy is treated as an obstacle to power, impunity is expanding, and figures like JD Vance are refining a more polished authoritarian message for the future. The result is a political project that no longer seeks separation or retreat, but expansion, domination, and the erosion of democratic restraint.
Interview:
Friday, January 9, 2026
Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill
"This provision would have handed pesticide manufacturers exactly what they've been lobbying for: federal preemption that stops state and local governments from restricting the use of harmful, cancer-causing chemicals, adding health warnings, or holding companies accountable in court when people are harmed," Pingree said in a statement. "It would have meant that only the federal government gets a say – even though we know federal reviews can take years, and are often subject to intense industry pressure."…
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Immigrant detention firm seeks immunity in case before Supreme Court - The Washington Post
A lower court denied Geo Group's claim that it couldn't be sued for allegations of forced labor in an ICE detention center because it was acting in the government's interest...
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Do adults need a measles booster? An epidemiologist explains who is immune | PBS News
"People born before 1957 are presumed to have lifelong immunity because measles was so contagious that almost everyone contracted it before age 15. Unless there are special circumstances, they probably don't need a vaccine now.
Most people born after 1957 would have received the shot as children, so they should be set for life. Physicians and public health experts don't recommend most people in this group get a second measles shot, though there are exceptions..."
Friday, December 20, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Ferris Bueller Motion (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #101)
This week, 
- we have Trump's response to the 11th Circuit appeal made by Jack Smith to reinstate the Florida case;
- along with another Trump motion to further delay his response to the immunity brief in DC;
- Judge Cannon says she will not recuse from the Routh case; and
- NBC want to televise the immunity arguments (if they happen) in Judge Chutkan’s court.
- Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Monday, October 14, 2024
The First Amendment Argument (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #98)
This week, 
- Judge Chutkan rules on Trump’s objection to the motion whether the immunity brief’s appendix can be public;
- Judge Chutkan also rules on Trump’s request for more time to respond; and
- Trump filed a supplemental motion to dismiss.
- Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Hear the arguments by Special Counsel Jack Smith against immunity for Trump in the revised indictment
Though originally released in redacted form, with all the names of co-conspirators and innocent contacts coded, Allison Gill, creator of the "Jack" podcast, has acquired all the names and decoded for us. Hear the episodes with "Reading the Annotated Immunity Brief" in the subject to hear the full document with all accusations and evidence read aloud as an audiobook.
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Monday, September 30, 2024
Leave to File (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #96)
This week, 
- Judge Chutkan approves Jack Smith’s request to exceed the page limit with his immunity brief over Trump’s objection;
- Trump’s earlier win on what doesn’t have to be filed under seal may come back to bite him.
- Plus, listener questions.
Interview:
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
Chutkan’s Orders (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #93)
This week, 
- the Special Counsel’s office and Donald Trump's lawyers filed their joint status report with Judge Chutkan in the DC case outlining how they think the rest of this proceeding should go;
- Judge Chutkan ruled on the schedule;
- Jim Jordan sent a letter to Merrick Garland saying that the superseding indictment violates DOJ policy; and
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson comments publicly about the SCOTUS immunity ruling.
- Plus, listener questions.
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