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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Gay governor infuriates Dems for floating a pardon for MAGA election tamperer: "Do not do it" - LGBTQ Nation

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is reconsidering a pardon for former county clerk Tina Peters, convicted of election interference with a nine-year sentence, citing sentencing disparities with another official convicted of similar charges.
fromemptywheel
4 months ago

Eagle Ed Martin and George Santos Just Proved Tish James' Vindictive Prosecution Claim - emptywheel

He indicted the well-lawyered Jim Comey, thus far the shoddiest case, first, and did so in EDVA's rocket docket. That means that those who follow will benefit from the work - and possibly even precedents - Comey obtains. By the time Attorney General James is arraigned on October 24, for example, both Comey's motion to disqualify Lindsey Halligan and his motion for selective and vindictive prosecution will be public.
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