Raymond Tarlton
@rayt80.bsky.social
Federal Criminal Defense & Civil Rights Attorney | Husband | Dad of Two Toddlers tarltonfirm.com
Federal judge has just thrown out the Comey case and statute of limitations to bring a new charge has expired long ago , Gov will have to try to fight on appeal www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459...
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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing fro...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Federal judge has just thrown out the Comey case and statute of limitations to bring a new charge has expired long ago , Gov will have to try to fight on appeal www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459...
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A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody. He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position. Unexplained deaths in ICE detention have exploded since Kristi Noem became secretary of DHS.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody. He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position. Unexplained deaths in ICE detention have exploded since Kristi Noem became secretary of DHS.
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
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"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
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Seems speculative
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Seems speculative
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Atty Chris Parente spoke on the dismissal of the federal assault case against his client Marimar Martinez, whom CBP agent Charles Exum shot on Oct. 4.
He expressed graditude that federal prosecutors "did the right thing" in moving to toss the case, but added this isn't the end of the matter.
He expressed graditude that federal prosecutors "did the right thing" in moving to toss the case, but added this isn't the end of the matter.
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Atty Chris Parente spoke on the dismissal of the federal assault case against his client Marimar Martinez, whom CBP agent Charles Exum shot on Oct. 4.
He expressed graditude that federal prosecutors "did the right thing" in moving to toss the case, but added this isn't the end of the matter.
He expressed graditude that federal prosecutors "did the right thing" in moving to toss the case, but added this isn't the end of the matter.
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This notice of "correction" is very lawyered.
- No affidavit or declaration by counsel seeking to amend, clarify, or correct representations they made to the court during yesterday's hearing
- No assertion that the full grand jury actually saw the 2-count charging document
- Etc.
- No affidavit or declaration by counsel seeking to amend, clarify, or correct representations they made to the court during yesterday's hearing
- No assertion that the full grand jury actually saw the 2-count charging document
- Etc.
This is nuts.
Yesterday in the Comey hearing, prosecutors *repeatedly* confirmed that the full grand jury never saw or voted on the two-count indictment.
Now they’re claiming the grand jury *did* vote on it.
Yesterday in the Comey hearing, prosecutors *repeatedly* confirmed that the full grand jury never saw or voted on the two-count indictment.
Now they’re claiming the grand jury *did* vote on it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This notice of "correction" is very lawyered.
- No affidavit or declaration by counsel seeking to amend, clarify, or correct representations they made to the court during yesterday's hearing
- No assertion that the full grand jury actually saw the 2-count charging document
- Etc.
- No affidavit or declaration by counsel seeking to amend, clarify, or correct representations they made to the court during yesterday's hearing
- No assertion that the full grand jury actually saw the 2-count charging document
- Etc.
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New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
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One of the people arrested on September 27 at Broadview was a 70-yo Air Force veteran who was hospitalized with his injuries from ICE assault. First charged w/felony, then misdemeanor.
He was going to call Greg Bovino at trial.
It just got dismissed.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71489...
He was going to call Greg Bovino at trial.
It just got dismissed.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71489...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
One of the people arrested on September 27 at Broadview was a 70-yo Air Force veteran who was hospitalized with his injuries from ICE assault. First charged w/felony, then misdemeanor.
He was going to call Greg Bovino at trial.
It just got dismissed.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71489...
He was going to call Greg Bovino at trial.
It just got dismissed.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71489...
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Sometime later that day, via means I have not gotten the clerk's office to explain, that was fixed to have the actual signature page replaced.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sometime later that day, via means I have not gotten the clerk's office to explain, that was fixed to have the actual signature page replaced.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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From my notes—not a transcript, which doesn't exist yet—this was the exchange between Judge Nachmanoff & AUSA Lemons about the deputy AG telling him not to reveal if there was a declination memo in the Comey case. (A memo on why prosecutors weren't bringing charges.)
November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From my notes—not a transcript, which doesn't exist yet—this was the exchange between Judge Nachmanoff & AUSA Lemons about the deputy AG telling him not to reveal if there was a declination memo in the Comey case. (A memo on why prosecutors weren't bringing charges.)
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Anyway, the facts are complicated, and the legal impact remains unclear.
To that end, the judge asked the parties to focus on a specific case when briefing the matter.
The case is called Gaither v. United States. It’s available here: law.justia.com/cases/federa...
To that end, the judge asked the parties to focus on a specific case when briefing the matter.
The case is called Gaither v. United States. It’s available here: law.justia.com/cases/federa...
Tyrone Gaither, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee.charles Tatum, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 413 F.2d 1061 (D.C. Cir. 1969)
Tyrone Gaither, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee.charles Tatum, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 413 F.2d 1061 (D.C. Cir. 1969) case opinion from the US Court of Appea...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Anyway, the facts are complicated, and the legal impact remains unclear.
To that end, the judge asked the parties to focus on a specific case when briefing the matter.
The case is called Gaither v. United States. It’s available here: law.justia.com/cases/federa...
To that end, the judge asked the parties to focus on a specific case when briefing the matter.
The case is called Gaither v. United States. It’s available here: law.justia.com/cases/federa...
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The law on the Halligan failure to present the actual indictment to the GJ may let the DOJ wriggle out. But her misstatements to the grand jury on fundamental constitutional matters are going to be big trouble I think. DOJ just says it’s harmless error analysis. But hard to see harmlessness here.
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The law on the Halligan failure to present the actual indictment to the GJ may let the DOJ wriggle out. But her misstatements to the grand jury on fundamental constitutional matters are going to be big trouble I think. DOJ just says it’s harmless error analysis. But hard to see harmlessness here.
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A detail from today’s Comey hearing that has flown under the radar: The government indicated that it does not intend to use classified information at trial.
Just over a month ago, prosecutors suggested the opposite.
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Just over a month ago, prosecutors suggested the opposite.
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MORE: The government indicated that it is not yet sure how it intends to handle the potential use of classified information at trial — i.e., whether it will use the process set out in the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) or opt to declassify the information.
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At one point during the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution why the case can’t be tried before mid-December.
Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.
There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.
Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.
There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A detail from today’s Comey hearing that has flown under the radar: The government indicated that it does not intend to use classified information at trial.
Just over a month ago, prosecutors suggested the opposite.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Just over a month ago, prosecutors suggested the opposite.
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I will confess, I have never seen a situation before where the grand jury never saw the indictment, so the remedy is unknown, but I can’t believe an unseen indictment could be valid.
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Lindsey Halligan Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could…
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I will confess, I have never seen a situation before where the grand jury never saw the indictment, so the remedy is unknown, but I can’t believe an unseen indictment could be valid.
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Breaking: In DOJ Paperwork Snafu, James Comey May Never Have Been Properly Indicted
Just out of court, where judge established that second operative two-count indictment of Comey was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury.
Judge wanted immediate additional briefing on that issue.
Just out of court, where judge established that second operative two-count indictment of Comey was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury.
Judge wanted immediate additional briefing on that issue.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Breaking: In DOJ Paperwork Snafu, James Comey May Never Have Been Properly Indicted
Just out of court, where judge established that second operative two-count indictment of Comey was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury.
Judge wanted immediate additional briefing on that issue.
Just out of court, where judge established that second operative two-count indictment of Comey was never presented to or voted on by the grand jury.
Judge wanted immediate additional briefing on that issue.
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A hearing on Jim Comey's vindictive prosecution claim will begin shortly.
This post describes how Lindsey's Loaner AUSAs forgot to check Fox News to understand Trump's tweets. They should follow @mattgertz.bsky.social!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/11/j...
This post describes how Lindsey's Loaner AUSAs forgot to check Fox News to understand Trump's tweets. They should follow @mattgertz.bsky.social!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/11/j...
"Witch Hunt!" Jim Comey Channels Media Matters - emptywheel
In Jim Comey's latest filings, he provided Lindsey Halligan's Loaner AUSAs a lesson about the import of checking what was on Fox and Friends 8 years ago to know where Donald Trump's brain was.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A hearing on Jim Comey's vindictive prosecution claim will begin shortly.
This post describes how Lindsey's Loaner AUSAs forgot to check Fox News to understand Trump's tweets. They should follow @mattgertz.bsky.social!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/11/j...
This post describes how Lindsey's Loaner AUSAs forgot to check Fox News to understand Trump's tweets. They should follow @mattgertz.bsky.social!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/11/j...
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MORE: Under questioning by the judge, prosecutor Tyler Lemons said that he’s under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether there is a declination memo recommending against the prosecution of Comey
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
MORE: Under questioning by the judge, prosecutor Tyler Lemons said that he’s under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether there is a declination memo recommending against the prosecution of Comey
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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
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Foreman told GJ coordinator that GJ rejected count 1 but approved counts 2 & 3 of 1st indictment. So govt drafted 2-count indictment which foreman signed. But 2-count indictment—the operational one—was never shown to full GJ.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Foreman told GJ coordinator that GJ rejected count 1 but approved counts 2 & 3 of 1st indictment. So govt drafted 2-count indictment which foreman signed. But 2-count indictment—the operational one—was never shown to full GJ.
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Comey hearing just ended. Govt admits 2d indictment never shown to full grand jury. Judge concerned. AUSA also admits DAG Blanche’s office told him not to disclose if previous prosecutors prepared a declination memo (saying why there was no case).
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Comey hearing just ended. Govt admits 2d indictment never shown to full grand jury. Judge concerned. AUSA also admits DAG Blanche’s office told him not to disclose if previous prosecutors prepared a declination memo (saying why there was no case).
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One verrrry important rule for federal-court practitioners is *never* do anything that causes the judge to be concerned
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
One verrrry important rule for federal-court practitioners is *never* do anything that causes the judge to be concerned
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In recent months, the Justice Department has filed charges under 18 USC § 111 against more than a hundred immigrants, anti-ICE protestors, and random passers-by—accusing them of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" federal officers. These charges seem almost invariably to be baseless.
The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 people with Section 111 violations. Was their crime anything more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies?
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
In recent months, the Justice Department has filed charges under 18 USC § 111 against more than a hundred immigrants, anti-ICE protestors, and random passers-by—accusing them of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" federal officers. These charges seem almost invariably to be baseless.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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“Things happen.”
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Things happen.”
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.