Greg Everts
@geverts.bsky.social
Lawyer/litigator, former USDOJ trial attorney and newspaper reporter. Onetime paperboy and burger flipper. The ministry has fallen!
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Greg Everts
@geverts.bsky.social
· Nov 11
‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies
Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’
www.theguardian.com
“[M]eting out of pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends is a classic authoritarian tactic that undermines the rule of law.” David Pozen, Columbia University law prof.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Orbanization of the American press
"The really unnerving thing is Trump using state power to influence who a company gets sold to," Matt Gertz tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Trump’s toadies are corrupt and incompetent. The lower courts are doing what they can but SCOTUS is controlled by right-wing extremists who determine the result they want and then come up with the justification.
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump’s toadies are corrupt and incompetent. The lower courts are doing what they can but SCOTUS is controlled by right-wing extremists who determine the result they want and then come up with the justification.
Reposted by Greg Everts
“[M]eting out of pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends is a classic authoritarian tactic that undermines the rule of law.” David Pozen, Columbia University law prof.
‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies
Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“[M]eting out of pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends is a classic authoritarian tactic that undermines the rule of law.” David Pozen, Columbia University law prof.
Reposted by Greg Everts
At the same time the Trump administration is firing FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors who investigated the J6 insurrection, they are pardoning those directly involved in trying to overturn the election and organizing January 6th, and prosecuting the President's perceived political enemies.
Ed Martin seemed to explicitly link the pardons to his “No MAGA left behind” mantra—tweeting the news in reply to a post that said exactly that.
In addition to his role as pardon attorney, Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which probes alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department.
In addition to his role as pardon attorney, Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which probes alleged “politicization” of the Justice Department.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
At the same time the Trump administration is firing FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors who investigated the J6 insurrection, they are pardoning those directly involved in trying to overturn the election and organizing January 6th, and prosecuting the President's perceived political enemies.
Some exceptions but a good rule of thumb to understand which federal employees will be paid during the shutdown is whether their job involves carrying a gun.
No gun, no paycheck. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
No gun, no paycheck. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hugely important. Please read.
The Trump Supremacy
Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order
www.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hugely important. Please read.
If you doubt the American apocalypse is imminent, or even already here, read this @donmoyn.bsky.social take on Trump’s rapidly growing “omniforce” of armed thugs. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
October 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
More retribution from this lawless administration with a large dose of racism and sexism.
Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
More retribution from this lawless administration with a large dose of racism and sexism.
More shadow docket lawlessness from SCOTUS right-wingers. “When the president’s name is Donald Trump, it seems that the Supreme Court will sacrifice any constitutional principle to give him what he wants.”
The Supreme Court Just Rewrote the Constitution to Give Trump Terrifying New Powers
The conservative supermajority's lawless shadow docket decision let the president unilaterally cancel $4 billion in foreign aid.
slate.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
More shadow docket lawlessness from SCOTUS right-wingers. “When the president’s name is Donald Trump, it seems that the Supreme Court will sacrifice any constitutional principle to give him what he wants.”
Wrong on so many levels and deeply sad. We’ve become a banana republic, no longer a nation where rule of law governs. Do you think, perhaps, the markets might eventually notice that our slide into autocracy is bad for the economy?
Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wrong on so many levels and deeply sad. We’ve become a banana republic, no longer a nation where rule of law governs. Do you think, perhaps, the markets might eventually notice that our slide into autocracy is bad for the economy?
National parks truly are America’s best idea. Here, Merriman Falls in Olympic NP a few days ago. Spotty cell/wifi, enormous trees, and other scenic beauty are good for the soul.
September 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
National parks truly are America’s best idea. Here, Merriman Falls in Olympic NP a few days ago. Spotty cell/wifi, enormous trees, and other scenic beauty are good for the soul.
This is absolutely bonkers. Un-American. A clearly impeachable offense.
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is absolutely bonkers. Un-American. A clearly impeachable offense.
Very well stated. SCOTUS is rapidly losing all legitimacy. Partisan judging, not rule of law.
OPINION: Courts bring finality, but they’re not infallible
CHARLESTON – I write out of concern for public trust in the courts. Confidence in the Supreme Court is at a low point, and for good reason: too often, its
www.legalnewsline.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Very well stated. SCOTUS is rapidly losing all legitimacy. Partisan judging, not rule of law.
This is sobering. Don Moynihan is a distinguished political scientist. Trump says he can do whatever he wants and that’s true so long as we allow it. So many checks and balances have crumbled.
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
open.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is sobering. Don Moynihan is a distinguished political scientist. Trump says he can do whatever he wants and that’s true so long as we allow it. So many checks and balances have crumbled.
This is beyond intolerable. “I don’t know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and it’s man-made, and that’s very clear,” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this week.
Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body.
Children suffering under severe food shortages can face lifelong consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is beyond intolerable. “I don’t know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and it’s man-made, and that’s very clear,” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this week.
“I know from my communications with you over the years that the people [at DOJ] do not keep quiet and are not timid. You pursue justice. You enter the arena. Win or lose.” -Andrew Floyd, former AUSA for the DC.
The experience and integrity we are losing due to Trump’s purge of DOJ is incalculable.
The experience and integrity we are losing due to Trump’s purge of DOJ is incalculable.
Jan. 6 federal prosecutor fired by Pam Bondi quotes Theodore Roosevelt in passionate farewell letter
The email came amid the continued targeting of career Justice Department and FBI officials disfavored by the Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“I know from my communications with you over the years that the people [at DOJ] do not keep quiet and are not timid. You pursue justice. You enter the arena. Win or lose.” -Andrew Floyd, former AUSA for the DC.
The experience and integrity we are losing due to Trump’s purge of DOJ is incalculable.
The experience and integrity we are losing due to Trump’s purge of DOJ is incalculable.
Where's a good federalist when you need one? The Constitution leaves the running of elections to the states. Yet here seems to be a new effort to threaten election administrators with criminal prosecution, based on nothing but conspiracy theories. Alarming. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Juneteenth matters. The moment it represents in this nations history matters. The generational trauma of slavery can’t be waved away. Our fellow Americans deserve to be honored and celebrated. Freedom is a precious gift.
June 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Juneteenth matters. The moment it represents in this nations history matters. The generational trauma of slavery can’t be waved away. Our fellow Americans deserve to be honored and celebrated. Freedom is a precious gift.
This should be getting way more attention. The Rs budget, as proposed by the Senate, would block the ability to obtain injunctive relief against even egregiously illegal government action. How? By altering FRCP 65(c)—with zero debate—to require that the plaintiff post an enormous bond.
Senate GOP Strips Contempt Provision From Tax Bill — But Still Lets Trump Be King
They took language out of the House GOP's "big, beautiful bill" that limited courts' powers, but now want to price people out of being able to sue the government at all.
www.huffpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This should be getting way more attention. The Rs budget, as proposed by the Senate, would block the ability to obtain injunctive relief against even egregiously illegal government action. How? By altering FRCP 65(c)—with zero debate—to require that the plaintiff post an enormous bond.
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This exactly. When Dems are in power the deficit/national debt is a HUGE issue, when Republicans control it’s no big deal at all. (Kind of like the price of eggs, which apparently does not matter now.)
This exactly. When Dems are in power the deficit/national debt is a HUGE issue, when Republicans control it’s no big deal at all. (Kind of like the price of eggs, which apparently does not matter now.)
Don't Fall for Republicans' Federal Debt Con
Long before Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' Republicans proved they don't really care about the budget deficit.
zeteo.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
zeteo.com/p/dont-fall-...
This exactly. When Dems are in power the deficit/national debt is a HUGE issue, when Republicans control it’s no big deal at all. (Kind of like the price of eggs, which apparently does not matter now.)
This exactly. When Dems are in power the deficit/national debt is a HUGE issue, when Republicans control it’s no big deal at all. (Kind of like the price of eggs, which apparently does not matter now.)
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
To quote the Republican Party of Milwaukee County: “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Let’s agree on that, work together, and apply it full force to DJT and his unconstitutional power grabs. Freedom is under attack.
To quote the Republican Party of Milwaukee County: “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Let’s agree on that, work together, and apply it full force to DJT and his unconstitutional power grabs. Freedom is under attack.
Wisconsin GOP creates process to remove local party officials for harassment, defaming Republican leaders
The changes are being attacked by local GOP chairs who've been at odds with state party leadership, but a top Republican says the party is "trying to take the temperature down" when it comes to conten...
www.wpr.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
To quote the Republican Party of Milwaukee County: “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Let’s agree on that, work together, and apply it full force to DJT and his unconstitutional power grabs. Freedom is under attack.
To quote the Republican Party of Milwaukee County: “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Let’s agree on that, work together, and apply it full force to DJT and his unconstitutional power grabs. Freedom is under attack.
I wonder how the Supreme Court feels about granting Donald Trump immunity for official acts now that one of those official acts is telling the Supreme Court to shove their ruling and fuck the fuck off.
April 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If Trump comes after you, and you have some resources—think law firms and universities, not foreign students disappeared for speech—then you have a moral and patriotic obligation to fight back.
If nothing else, it ties up the regime’s resources. They don’t have that much. They need capitulators.
If nothing else, it ties up the regime’s resources. They don’t have that much. They need capitulators.
April 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM