Newsweek Pardon Power May Turn Lawfare Nuclear Under Donald Trump | Opinion Published Dec 03, 2024 at 3:45 AM EST By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author   Forget Hunter Biden‘s pardon. Whatever President Joe Biden said earlier about it, anybody who didn’t see that coming doesn’t know anything about him. Above all, he loves his family. The pardon…

Newsweek Will Pam Bondi Save Us From Fentanyl or Dole Out Trump’s Vengeance? | Opinion Published Nov 27, 2024 at 1:39 PM EST By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author There are two encouraging signs about the incoming Trump administration. The first is that the United States still has a Senate. Its members’ firm repudiation of the unqualified and clownish Matt Gaetz for…

Newsweek The Supreme Court Could Easily Strike Down Trump Recess Appointments | Opinion Published Nov 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM EST By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author   The Supreme Court could easily strike down President-elect Donald Trump‘s cabinet picks if he tries to kneecap the Senate confirmation process with recess appointments. Knowing that some of his most important nominees—think Matt…

Newsweek Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, and Caligula’s Horse | Opinion Published Nov 15, 2024 at 11:49 AM EST By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author   President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranks next to the story of Roman Emperor Caligula deciding to nominate his horse, Incitatus, as a consul. Members of the United States Senate should…

Newsweek We Must Defend Our Democratic Institutions—And We Can | Opinion Published Nov 13, 2024 at 5:27 AM EST By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author   Obviously, following Donald Trump‘s election to the presidency, many of us misunderstood the ultimate priorities of most Americans. The election suggests those priorities are problems related to three things: immigration,…

Newsweek U.S. Courts May Face Their Ultimate Test After Tuesday | Opinion Published Nov 04, 2024 at 5:27 AM EST By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author Two-hundred and thirty-five years ago, in September 1789, Congress passed the United States Judiciary Act and George Washington signed it. It established the federal court system and committed this country to the rule of law.…

Newsweek The Election Will Not Be Stolen—Here’s the Evidence Thomas Moukawsher Published Oct 25, 2024 at 5:27 AM EDT   Until people started lying about stolen elections in this country, most Americans hadn’t worried about election fraud. They shouldn’t be worrying now. Contemporary American elections have been overwhelmingly honest. For instance, the Trump-supporting think tank The Heritage…

 Newsweek Here’s How to Choose Between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris  Thomas Moukawsher Published Oct 17, 2024 at 5:38 AM EDT   Who’s the extremist in the race for president? Kamala Harris’s most recent speech praised the late Republican Sen. John McCain, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, and promised to have a Republican in her cabinet. Former President Donald Trump‘s most recent comments called…

Newsweek You’re Not Donald Trump—Break Election Law and Go to Prison Thomas Moukawsher Published Oct 10, 2024 at 5:27 AM EDT So, let’s say you believe making Donald Trump president is the only way to save America. You’re armed with your beliefs or you’re empowered as a public official—or maybe you’re just plain armed. Why should you fear…

Newsweek No, American Justice Isn’t Partisan, but It Sure Isn’t Working, Either Thomas Moukawsher Published Oct 02, 2024 at 5:27 AM ED   For more than a year, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), and others have vilified nonpartisan professionals at the Justice Department, including prosecutors and the FBI, as tools of a conspiracy by partisan Democrats to prosecute Republicans—especially…