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OA859: Looks Like We Won't Have DeSantis To Kick Around Any More
On the day that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican presidential primary and endorsed his personal bully, Donald Trump, Liz and Andrew cover two stories that could impact the 2024 presidential election.
First, we tackle the centrist group "No Labels" request that the Civil Rights Division of the Department begin a criminal RICO investigation into... people who don't like the centrist group "No Labels." Neat!
Then, we break down all of the pending actual law stuff going on in Trump's civil defamation suit in New York -- since precious little of that is going on in the courtroom itself. What's the rule of completeness? When are defenses waived? Who has a duty to mitigate? And so much more!
Notes
Habba Letter Brief re: Mitigation
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.272.0.pdf
No Labels
https://www.nolabels.org/documents/59546/DOJ%20letter%201.11.24.pdf
Co-founder of No Labels resigns
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-labels-may-re-elect-donald-trump-third-party-independent-galston-rematch-f2e7697d
Semafor article on No Labels
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/19/2023/the-plot-against-no-labels
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