Legal Controversies and Political Intrigues

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We begin in Florida with yet more of Judge Aileen Cannon's efforts to delay Donald Trump's federal case, including a demand for Jack Smith to be nicer to Trump's lawyers and her decision to allow non-parties to join the fun and make arguments in an upcoming hearing about whether Smith was properly appointed to prosecute Trump at all.

Hunter Biden's federal trial began this week in Delaware on charges relating to his purchase and possession of a gun which he owned for 11 days in 2018. Matt breaks down the history of this investigation, the charges, and how this case ended up going to trial before a quick time jump in which we return to review what we know one week into these proceedings. How does this trial compare to the one which concluded a week earlier with the conviction of a former President Donald Trump--and would these charges ever have been brought against someone whose last name wasn’t Biden? 

• 11th Circuit order instructing the clerk's office to stop taking complaints about Judge Cannon

• Mar-A-Lago search warrant

• Jack Smith's Motion for Modification of Conditions of Release

• Quick Facts on 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) Firearms Offenses (US Sentencing Commission)

• Delaware indictment of Robert Hunter Biden (gun charges)

• “How to Think About the Hunter Biden “Laptop,” Marcy Wheeler (6/6/2024)

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