Friday, June 9, 2023

How to convict

If I were to read one item today about last night’s indictment, it’d be this one, by Norman Eisen, Andrew Weissmann, and Joyce Vance: “How to Convict Trump” (The New York Times gift link).

[I’m not sure why the Times has the writers’ names in that order, but I’ve kept that order here.]

comments: 4

Anonymous said...

thank you for the gift of the article. great article -- well-written-- straight forward presentation. exactly the way it should be presented in court. reduce the arguments to simple terms.

and yes, an archibald cox moment is needed.

kirsten

ps on a sidenote, here's the latest with emporia state firings: https://littleapplepost.com/posts/15298c61-a06a-47c6-a8b0-9ea1371a1448 could impact their accreditation.

Michael Leddy said...

You’re welcome, Kirsten. I’m happy to share.

Reading that piece makes me think I should’ve been a lawyer. I love their clear, methodical presentation. But I think that teaching literature was a happier choice for me.

Thanks for the Emporia update. I’m out the door now, but I’ll read later.

Fresca said...

Thanks from me too—I was saying to a customer browsing books at work that I want to read a smart summary of what’s going on, not all the details—this was that summary.

This line made me laugh, and fear, it’s like slapstick AND horror:
“ this case will inevitably have to be coordinated for scheduling purposes with the case against Mr. Trump by the Manhattan district attorney”

Michael Leddy said...

And more trouble on the way in Washington and Georgia.