Warning: Graphic image The merry-go-round at Whanganui’s Kowhai Park is off limits following an accident on the ride. On December 23, Whanganui resident.
i tend to agree with my friend on the other side that in many respects, it does reinforce the nature of the fitzgerald civil outer perimeter standard. it says you don t look at intent or you don t look at purpose, context plays a more important role than often the content of communications. i think the significant change, of course, is the acknowledgement of the looking at a president, whether that president is acting in his or her role as office seeker or office holder. but, again, to go back to my response to judge childs question, although that would change the nature of whether certain may change the nature of whether certain things are or are not official acts in the indictment, we just think that s entirely the wrong paradigm to use. we think under fitzgerald, it could be inconsistent with fitzgerald s reasoning and also just irreconcilable with the nature of how criminal law works. to say we re not going to take account of motive or intent,
questions of immunity in criminal context. i tend to agree with my friend on the other side that in many respects it does reinforce the nature of the fitzgerald outer perimeter standard saying that you don t look at intent or you don t look at purpose, because content is playing a role of the content of communications, and the signature change is the acknowledgment of the looking at a president whether that president is acting in his or her role as office seeker or officeholder. again, to go back to my response to judge childs question, although it would change the nature of whether or may change the nature of whether certain things are or are not certain acts in the indictment, we think it is entirely the wrong paradigm to use, and in fact, it would be inconsistent with the fitzgerald s reasoning, and also, irreconcilable with the way that criminal law works. to say that we won t take
so we ve seen them in other courtrooms take on that more aggressive more performative tone. and i think a panel here in the d.c. circuit won t be receptive to that. and what a great point about this. there are pretty powerful alum from the circuit court of appeals that you can mention you think about some of the supreme court justices. in fact one, judge childs, was on a short list for a potential supreme court nomination to replace justice breyer. and i ve been before judge pann. and there was no pleasantries. she was very professional, but no moment where it was like let s shoot the breeze for a second. she wants to know why you are here and what you are doing about it. just twofr of the three very serious judge. he probably know that he is can t talk. even in new york he had to be on
trump s team made it harder than they needed to, and quote, what a different federal judge said that you climbed out on the limb than you need not have, and now you are in the process of sawing it out, and now an awkward difficult to reconcile that the only way they have argued that a president or former president could be criminally prosecuted is if he is impeach and convicted by the senate, and this is leading to bizarre scenarios like you pointed out, what if the president ordered the assassination of a political rival and not impeached. it is so poignant, that judge florence pan said, military secrets and selling pardons and a litany of questions. listen. if the president ordered seal team six to assassinate a political rival. he would be speedily impeach