Paddle Pressure
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Paddle Pressure
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Lawyer lurking in Grand Rapids
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The fundamental problem is his ongoing treatment of tariff revenue as somehow a private kitty he can spend at whim, rather than going into the general US Treasury pot (and subject to Congressional appropriation). No one will ever persuade him otherwise.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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One of the greatest (fictional) trial lawyers need six tries to pass the bar: Vincent LaGuardia Gambini.

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My Cousin Vinny - six times was the charm
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November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It wasn’t Anarchists and Thugs that put us in the “terrible situation” we are in.
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Though Trump’s pardons can’t extend to state crimes, I think it’s worth pointing out the message being conveyed:

Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.

Now he’s pardoning them for it.

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News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.

But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia

My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM