Law and Legitimacy

It is Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Are we bearing witness to an historical struggle for power within the halls of the American federal government? . Today: › Special Counsel John Durham released his final report late yesterday after several years of investigations into the origins of the probe into President Donald Trump known as "Crossfire Hurricane." › The New York Post reports that the Department of Justice has removed the entire criminal investigative team—including the whistleblower—working the probe of Hunter Biden for allegations of tax fraud. The whistleblower emerged in April by and through legal counsel who informed Congress that its client wanted to disclose not only information related to the 'preferential treatment' of Hunter Biden's case, but also that Attorney General Merrick Garland provided false testimony to Congress in assuring it that Delaware-based United States Attorney David Weiss was free to make his own determinations regarding charging decisions in the Biden case. › Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino › WSJ's Family and Tech by Julie Jargon: "TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness" — Elon Musk shared this on his own Twitter feed. Norm and Mike discuss. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and had a wonderful Mother's Day. LAL extends a slightly belated Happy Mother's Day to all of our viewers, listeners, friends, and family. In the words of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty, "What on God's good earth is more glorious than this; to be a mother?" Today on Law and Legitimacy: › The Manhattan District Attorney has charged Daniel Penny with second degree manslaughter in connection with the events on an NYC subway on May 1, 2023, which culminated in the death of Jordan Neely. Norm and Mike break down the charge, the legal elements attendant to this fact pattern, and what Penny's defense team will likely do in order to provide Penny with the best legal defense under the circumstances. › Elon Musk proved the reports true and named Linda Yaccarino as Twitter/X Corp's new CEO, despite widespread and vocal scrutiny and objection. On Friday, Mike speculated that Yaccarino was not the pick. On the other side of being wrong, what thoughts does he have in full view of Twitter's embattled recent history? › President Joe Biden spoke at Howard University's commencement over the weekend. He is making headlines for saying that 'white supremacy' is, in fact, "the most dangerous threat to our homeland." Perhaps the least interesting part of that quote is its substance. Norm and Mike discuss Biden's reported loss of support of the black voter, the ongoing crisis at America's southern border, and Biden's own inability to campaign as key reasons for this administration's projection. › WSJ's Family and Tech by Julie Jargon: "TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness" — Elon Musk shared this on his own Twitter feed. Norm and Mike discuss. Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Look at us with the salacious headline. Before it entered its Great Slowing, there was an American sartorial phenomenon known as 'Casual Friday.' It was what made down-quilted hiking gear companies like Patagonia edgy. What Yvon Chouinard's corporate renegade exploits have to do with our provocative headline is not immediately clear. But one must consider the wisdom of leaning 140 wool in an ever expanding fleece tech world. We digress. Today: › New York Post Reports: the Federal Bureau of Investigation is Refusing to Honor a Congressional Subpoena Issued by the House Oversight Committee — Norm and Mike Have Addressed This Legal Issue Time and Time Again, Namely in the Context of the House Select Committee on January 6's Subpoena of Alex Jones. Let's Unpack. › Twitter's Head Hancho, Elon Musk, Tweeted Yesterday Setting an Estimated 6-Week Timeline to Install a New CEO and for Him to Step Further into the Role of Head Hancho and Chief Technology Officer — the Way Musk Typed 'sysops' Triggered Mike a Little . . . Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Did anyone else know that President Donald Trump was scheduled to appear on CNN last night, before it was occurring? Just us? We're caught up, though, so no sweat. Norm is reinvigorated by the freedom to move beyond the proximate area of a D.C. AirBnB. Mike doesn't know what day it is. On the stream this morning: › The New York Post is reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now refusing to honor a congressional subpoena for an informant file, specifically a FD-1023, that is alleged to provide an objective basis for concluding that then Vice President Joe Biden indulged a pay-to-play scheme with foreign interests. › President Donald Trump took center-stage last night on CNN's Town Hall moderated by Kaitlan Collins — J6, Immigration, Energy, Election Integrity, Foreign Entanglements, and more were addressed. › The Daily Wire reports that the 42 U.S.C. Section 265 order set to expire today, May 11, 2023, has been extended by the Biden Administration. With additional time: (i) Tucker to Launch Show via Twitter, and (ii) University of Georgia's National Championship football team has declined an invitation to the Biden White House; (iii) Former Buffalo Bills Punter Matt Araiza establishes alibi against accusation of rape that derailed NFL career; and (iv) the Secure the Border Act of 2023 includes language around an e-verify system, which is catching major heat from Kentucky representative Thomas Massie. Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Fox gives Dominion $787.5M. Fox terminates its most productive host. That host walks into the arms of an electric car innovating, space travel pioneering, free speech absolutist billionaire. Don't worry, Fox. There is no deal (yet). Today, Norm and Mike get after it: › Norm shares his hypothesis on mass shootings; › 42 U.S.C. § 265 ("Suspension of entries and imports from designated places to prevent spread of communicable diseases") was implemented by the Biden Administration in March of 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That exercise of federal authority is set to expire tomorrow, Thursday, May 11, 2023. What now? › The internet is ablaze at the revelation that Tucker Carlson will debut his new show via Twitter's platform. This is a big deal for many reasons, but notably as an economic signal of Twitter's growing strength and influence under Elon Musk's ownership and vision. › President Donald Trump was found liable to E. Jean Carroll for everything except the central allegation of rape. He owes $5M. Was the undisciplined deposition testimony a campaign expense? Shh. Don't whisper that to Alvin Bragg. Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

LALiens love the 8 o'clock start time. We've got the data. Today, Norm and Mike explore America's legitimation crisis through the lens of Social Media & the Courts. Mike regards social media as a 'savage landscape' and the two use multiple ongoing cases and matters to illustrate the widening disconnect between citizen groups in the United States. In particular, the following: › Judge Juan Merchan ordered that President Donald Trump may not distribute copies of discovery produced in the Manhattan criminal court case on social media. Judge Merchan made it explicitly clear that the ruling is not a gag order, that DA Alvin Bragg did not ask for one, and further that even if so solicited none would have been issued. What meaningful conclusions may be drawn? › New video has emerged out of New York showing one Daniel Perry rendering aid to Jordan Peely. Specifically, Perry can be seen assisting the other passengers involved in getting Peely into a left-side lateral recovery position, while onlooking passengers comment favorably about Perry's handling of the situation. Why did it take so long for this video to emerge? › The Tennessee Firearms Association, joined by former Hamilton County Sheriff, James Hammond, has sued the Nashville Police Department asking the Davidson County Chancery Court to order NPD to release the Covenant School shooter's manifesto. Compare with the events of Allen, Texas, from over the weekend. Why is it that mainstream and establishment media outlets are content to label the shooter conclusively as being of the radical right but incurious as to the nature of Audrey Hale's state of mind in the time leading up to the Nashville tragedy? › A new poll shows President Joe Biden in a deepening political basement. According to that poll, which George Stephanopoulos refers to as "brutal for President Biden," shows Trump and DeSantis as being 7 and 6 percentage points respectively ahead of Biden. On the one hand, who really trusts polling these days? On the other, is the American Left the new silent majority? Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Norm and Mike greet each other on the other side of the conclusion in the trial of United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al. LAL is now back at its originally scheduled time of 8:00am eastern. Today: › Norm Discusses the Aftershocks of the Decision in the Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Trial › Did the Jury Ignore the Law? — LAL Looks at an Interview Vice Did with a Juror › Tragic Loss of Life Over the Weekend in Texas — a Shooting at a Strip Mall Was Followed by a Violent Motor Vehicle Ramming: Do the Signs Point to the Border Issues? › Stewart Rhodes Receives 25-Year Sentence — Who Are the Domestic Terrorists Now? Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Norm is limited in what he can say here. Each of you knows that. But suffice it to say that there are serious questions to be asked, including the precedent seemingly arbitraged for the first time in relation to the government's central legal theory to its case in chief. . Thank you all for being here. America is in a crisis of legitimacy. This is an historic moment. › Guilty Verdicts in Biggs, et al. › Virginia AG Says of AG Garland, "There is no will to enforce the law." › After Declining to Present Expert Witness Testimony, President Trump and Legal Team Prepare for Trump to Attend Civil Trial Against E. Jean Carroll . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Day 82 of United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., and Day 6 of jury deliberations. Roger Parloff reported via Twitter about the jury notes and questions sent to the court, which indicate that a verdict may be very close at hand. Norm updates. Today:

› Judge in Hunter Biden's Child Support Trial Laments Biden's Heavily Redacted and Sealed Disclosures of His Financial Information — Sound Familiar? › Tucker Carlson 'Leaks' — Media Baits Race in Text Messages Surfacing from Carlson's private conversation on the topic of political violence. What, if anything, can we learn? › An Unlikely Alliance: Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. AOC Have Co-Sponsored Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick's Bill, H.R. 3003, to Restrict Trading and Ownership of Certain Financial Instruments by Members of Congress and Their Families — Perhaps Too Little Too Late? Join us. For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

It is Day 81. Raise your hand if you remember when Kobe dropped 81 points in a single game. Not that those two things have anything in common beyond the potential for something miraculous. Jury deliberations in United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., enters its fifth day. Scheduling issues with various jury members portend an extension of Norm's stay in DC for another couple of weeks. . Today is one of those days that will probably run well over the normal time: › Mike makes his definitive statement on the controversy surrounding Bud Light, the nature of the beer industry, and how your favorite talking heads are not doing right by you. › Connecticut's Sentencing Commission released a report that reveals a staggering statistic for our consideration: 95.5% of incarcerated inmates have or had a history of mental health disorders, substance abuse disorders, or both. What does this report say about the nature of community in America? Can Norm and Mike weave a delicate thread here to immigration? › From yesterday, a Massachusetts middle schooler claims to have been sent home from school because his t-shirt, which read "There Are Only Two Genders," somehow violated the student conduct policy. What is the state of free speech in the American public education system? › Death Penalty: Senate Bill 450 ("Death Penalty") was signed into law yesterday by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. What is the role of capitol punishment, and does broad absence from modern American life partially explain a broad decline in public morality and accountability? . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!