Posts by Andrew Weissmann
"the lawsuit asks the courts to stop the agency from making arrests without warrants or probable-cause determinations, and to make the government pay the expenses and legal fees of those who were improperly detained..."
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Trump: "We have a thing called a war, or as they would rather say, a military operation. It's for legal reasons. Because as a military operation, I don't need any approvals. As a war you're supposed to get approval from Congress. Something like that. So I call it a military operation."
Mass Surveillance.
What Congress can do now to get to the bottom of what the Administration is doing here in the US: a piece by Ryan Goodman and me.
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The Trump admin abuses levers of power to punish “enemies,” reward friends & keep anyone in American society with the power to oppose it in check. Today, a judge ruled Trump couldn’t punish Anthropic for refusing to cross its ethical lines. Read the details here.
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Live with Joyce Vance & Andrew Weissmann - a tribute to Robert Mueller open.substack.com/pub/weissman...
Join @carolleonnig.bsky.social and me at @politicsprose.bsky.social at the DC Wharf on May 21 in discussion of my forthcoming book Liar's Kingdom.
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Mueller's Legacy, Press Freedom, and the Showdown Over Mail-In Voting
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Ari Melber reports on Robert Mueller’s legacy and is joined by Andrew Weissmann: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmQ7... @weissmann.substack.com
NEW: We just sued Trump admin for the kidnapping to CECOT of Adrián Rengel
He was abducted & tortured for 4 months in defiance of a court order
We @democracydefendersfund.org w/ @lulacorg.bsky.social & MSG firm will hold Trump, Miller, Noem et. al accountable
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The event will be live streamed, so you can sign up for that too if you want to attend that way.
you can sign up for a live stream!
you can pre-order that now (I just finished taping it!)
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yes, if you order from Politics & Prose or the Chatham book store, they both will have signed copies.
Discussing Robert Mueller and his legacy.
@barnesandnoble deal:
SPECIAL SALE: Starting today, Barnes & Noble bookstore has a 25%-off sale on pre-ordered books, including my forthcoming book: Liar's Kingdom.
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Robert S. Mueller,III, a great man and role model for all America, has died. This country is better for his lifetime of dedicated service. May his memory be a blessing.
1/In Fulton County, GA, DOJ wants to keep the FBI agent who signed the affidavit that persuaded a federal magistrate judge the government had probable cause to seize Fulton County’s ballots & other election records off the witness stand. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
BREAKING: Comey reportedly subpoenaed in 'grand conspiracy' probe — Live with Andrew Weissmann open.substack.com/pub/weissman...
The latest Main Justice episode - the segment on the AI company Anthropic is a must
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149 judges including those appointed by presidents of BOTH parties stand up for Anthropic against government bullying!
The company is right to reject AI powered killer robots & mass surveillance
We @democracydefendersfund.org are so proud to be co-counsel on this brief
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