When Is Enough Enough? High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Posted on June 25, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Corruption The article below is cross-posted with permission from the Equal Justice Society. Eva Paterson, is the President and Co-Founder of the Equal Justice Society and a member of Free Speech For People’s Legal Advisory Committee. When Is Enough Enough??? High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society Immigrant children “living” in unsanitary deplorable conditions.Read More
BREAKING: Free Speech For People Sues Federal Election Commission for Failing to Investigate Trump and Trump Campaign’s Role in McDougal Hush Money Payoff Posted on June 14, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Corruption Washington, D.C.—Free Speech For People has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission for failing to investigate a $150,000 “hush money” payment made in 2016 to Karen McDougal, one of President Trump’s former mistresses, under federal campaign finance law. The investigation is necessary because, even after federal prosecutors have investigated some of the parties involved,Read More
Abusing the Pardon Power: From Joe Arpaio to the Latest Revelations About Trump’s Lawyer Posted on June 13, 2019 Challenging Corruption The connection between disgraced former Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and disgraced former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn may not be immediately obvious. But we predicted it in 2017. The New York Times recently reported that Special Counsel Mueller’s team uncovered a voicemail from Trump’s lawyer, John Dowd, to Flynn’s lawyer. The message isRead More
Organizations Urge Congress to Investigate Justice Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Posted on April 18, 2019 (April 18, 2019) Impeachment On April 11, 2019, Free Speech For People joined Demand Justice and a coalition of sexual assault survivors’ organizations and other progressive groups to urge House Democrats to investigate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation. Free Speech For People first called for an impeachment investigation of Brett Kavanaugh in October 2018, due to multiple allegationsRead More
Public Interest Groups to EPA: Constitution Forbids Weakening Clean Water Protections to Benefit Trump’s Golf Courses Posted on April 5, 2019 (April 15, 2019) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People and the New Jersey-based Raritan Headwaters Association filed a comment arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are constitutionally prohibited from relaxing a Clean Water Act protection so as to benefit presidentially-owned golf courses. Background The process for this rule has been somewhat complex. In 2015,Read More
Help Close the Double-Jeopardy Loophole in New York State for Defendants Pardoned by the President Posted on April 1, 2019 (May 13, 2020) Challenging Corruption Join Free Speech For People for a call with the New York Attorney General’s office to learn more about the bill pending in the New York Legislature to close the double jeopardy loophole in New York state. The loophole that exists currently makes it difficult, if not impossible, for New York prosecutors to hold defendantsRead More
Trump’s hush money payments to influence the election are grounds for impeachment Posted on April 1, 2019 (April 1, 2019) Impeachment President Trump has been directly implicated—by his own personal lawyer—in a criminal conspiracy to illegally influence the election. This justifies an impeachment investigation. Facts On August 21, 2018, President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges. Two of those charges stem directly from criminal actions that he took at the directionRead More
Impeachment Inquiry Resolution Formally Introduced into House of Representatives Posted on March 28, 2019 (March 28, 2019) Impeachment A resolution to authorize the House Judiciary Committee to launch an impeachment inquiry has been introduced into the House of Representatives by Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, joined by Representative Al Green of Texas. The resolution is patterned on the February 1974 resolution that authorized an impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon. As we explainedRead More
Free Speech For People Joins National Impeachment Summit Posted on January 31, 2019 (February 4, 2019) Impeachment Earlier this week, Free Speech For People joined Need to Impeach for a critical two-day Impeachment Summit. The Summit featured a panel by Free Speech for People legal experts, a press conference, activist trainings, and an advocacy day. On Monday, our legal experts addressed over 250 activists from around the country on the 10 legalRead More
Trump Reportedly Ordered Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress Posted on January 18, 2019 Impeachment According to a bombshell new report by BuzzFeed News, President Trump personally ordered his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about Trump’s efforts to pursue a real estate deal in Moscow. As background, throughout the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump denied any efforts to pursue deals in Russia. In 2017, Michael Cohen testified toRead More