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Allegations in the indictment concern unquestionably political activity, and thus if not covered by supremacy clause immunity the charges would be barred by therg first amendment. however, the defendant does not cite or even acknowledge the hatch act, the federal statute that expressly forbids such political activity for executive branch employees acting or appearing to act under their official authority. having admitted that all of his pertinentll activity is politic, the defendant has acknowle...

To keep the 45th president under the jurisdiction of Georgia, the Fulton County prosecutor will have to show that he lacked a constitutional role in his…

Cover tonight. leading off our discussion andrew weissman, former fbi counsel and former chief of the criminal division inhi the eastn district of newis york. hes a professor at nyu law school and co-host of the podcast "prosecuting donald trump." barbara mcquade is with us, a former u.s. attorney and law professor at the u.s. michigan law school. they are msnbc legal analysts. also joining us now emily copeland, a criminal defendant attorney and former federal prosecutor. andrew weissman, let m...

If this debate had an iconic moment it was the halting raising of hands when asked if they would support Trump as GOP nominee even if he were convicted.

Jones or at least i can imagine the d.a. is going to argue very vigorously that the action she outlined in the indictment are outside the scope of the federal duties of mr. meadows and some of the other defendants that are trying to remove. and i think shes going to say that or has said that based on the hatch act violations. federal officials are not allowed to get involved in any sort of election activity or use their federal role to support a candidate. in addition weve said repeatedly that e...

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John mcatee, mike shirkey, a michigan state legislature, and attached a report, different from the special counsel investigating these cases. thats a permanent office of the government that investigates likely violations of the hatch act, and she did that, of course, to show that what mark meadows was doing and what hes accused of here is not in service of his federal duties or under color of federal law, rather he was electioneering and anything in violation of federal law cant be in service of...

If lawmakers are allowed to set up offices in VA hospitals and clinics, it politicizes a federal space, which violates the Hatch Act.

After months of pushing for partisan municipal elections in the counties he represents, Rep. Mark Pless (R-Haywood) has again come up short — for now....

It's encouraging when public servants act to penalize a plot against voters.