The removal motion gets debated while a defendant is presumed innocent - at least, a well resourced white male defendant such as Meadows is presumed innocent. So the issue in removal is whether his behavior can reasonably be seen at this point as part of his job. Meadows says his job was to serve Trump, so it’s all included. Willis says …
The removal motion gets debated while a defendant is presumed innocent - at least, a well resourced white male defendant such as Meadows is presumed innocent. So the issue in removal is whether his behavior can reasonably be seen at this point as part of his job. Meadows says his job was to serve Trump, so it’s all included. Willis says no, serving Trump the candidate was not part of serving the Trump the president.
The judge wants his ruling to stand up under appeal, so he is looking at the details of the law carefully.
I like your caution. It is, nevertheless, hard to imagine how it is the job of the President's Chief of Staff to wheedle states for more votes. -- I am NY, from MA. Check out my newsletter: Len's Political Notes https://lenspoliticalnotes.com
The removal motion gets debated while a defendant is presumed innocent - at least, a well resourced white male defendant such as Meadows is presumed innocent. So the issue in removal is whether his behavior can reasonably be seen at this point as part of his job. Meadows says his job was to serve Trump, so it’s all included. Willis says no, serving Trump the candidate was not part of serving the Trump the president.
The judge wants his ruling to stand up under appeal, so he is looking at the details of the law carefully.
I like your caution. It is, nevertheless, hard to imagine how it is the job of the President's Chief of Staff to wheedle states for more votes. -- I am NY, from MA. Check out my newsletter: Len's Political Notes https://lenspoliticalnotes.com