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OA808: Ken Paxton Acquitted & You Won't Believe Who's Stumping for Trump's Lawyers
Liz and Andrew talk about the surprising acquittal of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment before discussing the companion efforts to gum up the works in the attempt to hold Donald Trump and his co-conspirators responsible for trying to steal the 2020 Presidential Election.
In the Patreon Bonus, Liz and Andrew set the record straight on Michael Flynn in light of the government's recent motion to dismiss Flynn's attempt to sue for wrongful prosecution. (Hint: he was not wrongfully prosecuted.)
Notes
Middlebrooks order dismissing Trump's motion to disqualify
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.610157/gov.uscourts.flsd.610157.342.0.pdf
DOJ motion to dismiss in Flynn v. US
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flmd.411523/gov.uscourts.flmd.411523.38.0.pdf
DOJ’s reply to Trump’s motion for Chutkan recusal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.54.0_2.pdf
Trump reply brief supporting DQ Chutkan
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148.58.0.pdf
Clark reply sup removal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.319419/gov.uscourts.gand.319419.41.0.pdf
Meese amicus in lawsuit against MLB
https://theacru.org/wp-content/uploads/Job-Creators-Network-Amicus-Brief.pdf
Axios, “Scoop: How GOP pressured Texas senators over Paxton's impeachment trial”
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/17/ken-paxton-texas-impeachment-gop
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