Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Trump hand-picked his national security team to troll the libs, and boy did he get us good. From Pete Hegseth to Tulsi Gabbard to John Ratcliffe, each pick seemed more incompetent than the last. But are they also criminals? We break down all the criminal, civil, and record-keeping issues in Signalgate. Also: we’ve got good news from the D.C. Circuit as a conservative panel declines to hand Trump the unreviewable power to deport anyone, anywhere under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Things are… maybe looking up?

 

Links:

J.G.G. v. Trump (D.D.C. - Judge Boasberg - Alien Enemies Act) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/

 

J.G.G. v. Trump (DC Circuit) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69742127/jgg-v-donald-trump/

 

American Oversight v. Hegseth (D.D.C. - Judge Boasberg - Signalgate) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69788832/american-oversight-v-hegseth/

 

Shilling v. Trump (W.D. Wash - trans military ban) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69617888/shilling-v-trump/

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