Josh Gerstein
@joshgerstein
Sr. Legal Affairs Reporter, @POLITICO. Priors: ABC White House & China correspondent, CNN, NY Sun 🇺🇸🇦🇺[email protected]. Signal: joshgerstein.46
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Jennings: I think they've made statements that you could reasonably consider to be threats… Phillip: Like what? Jennings: Like we’re under federal occupation Phillip: That is not a threat Jennings: That’s your opinion.. lets see what a grand jury wants to do
UPDATE: Trump granted clemency to the son of his GOP congressional ally @rep_stevewomack. James P. Womack was sentenced to 8 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. His release reunited him with his family during a difficult time for them. nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/…
#SCOTUS agrees to scrutinize a controversial tactic that played a big part in the #Jan6 #CapitolRiot investigation: geofence search warrants. They can help solve crimes, but sometimes sweep in data of thousands of innocent people. w/@kyledcheney politico.com/news/2026/01/1…
NEW: Fast-breaking developments in MN tonight as judge limits federal agents' use of force against peaceful protesters (and ICE vehicle followers.) And feds launch probe into Gov. Walz & Minneapolis Mayor Frey. w/@kyledcheney @hassankanu politico.com/news/2026/01/1…
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: documentcloud.org/documents/2649…
JUST IN: 3-judge panel appointed for Trump admin suit against Minnesota over DEI hiring practices: 8th Cir Judge Ray Gruender (GWBush), USDJ Patrick Schlitz (GWBush/MN), USDJ Price Marshall (Obama/EDAR). 3-judge due to unusual AG certification Earlier: courthousenews.com/doj-sues-minne…
JUST IN: MN @AGEllison complains to federal judge about Trump's social media post threatening to invoke Insurrection Act, urges immediate TRO (but not preliminary injunction for technical reasons.) Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2649… Earlier: politico.com/news/2026/01/1…
JUST IN: Judge denies Trump administration's bid to throw out @StanfordDaily lawsuit claiming deportation drive aimed at pro-Palestinian students is chilling 1st Amendment rights. Judge Noel Wise (CAND/Biden). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
JUST IN: Feds seek life sentence for Ryan Routh, man convicted of 2024 attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on Florida golf course. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2649… Earlier: politico.com/news/2025/09/2…
BREAKING: #SCOTUS to hear challenge to the constitutionality of geofence search warrants, which seek to identify all mobile devices in a particular area at a particular time. Case is Chatrie v. US. Doc: supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…
When George W. Bush pardoned someone whose family member was a donor, he wasn't told, got super pissed, and withdrew the pardon. Then he told Obama to be very careful about pardons. politico.com/blogs/ben-smit…
SCOOP: Trump pardoned several people this week, including: ▶️A banker implicated in a bribery scheme whose daughter donated $3.5M to Trump's PAC ▶️A woman who was freed from prison by a Trump commutation in 2021 & was convicted in an unrelated case in 2024 nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/…
At the direction of @AGPamBondi and @DAGToddBlanche, the @OfficialFBOP is proud of our Special Operations Response Teams, who are standing with our @TheJusticeDept and @DHSgov law enforcement partners in Minnesota. (cont'd in thread)
JUST IN: 9th Circuit refuses to revive Republican National Committee lawsuit against Google over sending GOP emails to spam box. RNC can't sue because Google wasn't providing service to RNC. Judges McKeown (Clinton), Friedland (Obama), Sung (Biden). Doc: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memo…
Superb @POLITICOMag story on MAGA/non-MAGA tumult at UATX @uaustinorg
People said the University of Austin was a right-wing project from the start. The truth is way more complicated...and interesting... politico.com/news/magazine/…
JUST IN: #SCOTUS announces that it expects to release one or more opinions on Tues., Jan. 20. Tariffs case ruling possible then....or sometime before July.
NEW: A federal judge today blasted Secretaries Noem and Rubio, saying they led an 'unconstitutional conspiracy' to violate the free speech of foreign students with pro-Palestinian views. w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu politico.com/news/2026/01/1…
JUST IN: Trump bought between $250K-$500K in Victoria's Secret bonds last month. Doc: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
Judge skewers Trump, Noem, Rubio over deportations of pro-Palestinian activists. Judge William Young (Reagan) denounces 'breathtaking' conspiracy against free speech, Trump an 'authoritarian' & says he appears to fear freedom. w/@kyledcheney @hassankanu politico.com/news/2026/01/1…
i remember the days when the west was blaming china s credit score with facial recognition xD
Seems like a Privacy Act problem
Homan: We're going to create a database. Those people that are interfering, we're going to make them famous and put their face on TV. We're going to let their employers and their neighborhoods and their schools know who these people are. I bet you a lot of their employers don’t…
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