Adam Klasfeld

Alaska authorities strongly oppose the Trump DOJ’s attempted “interference” in the election. This is significant because there were concerns the state—which sought to DQ the second Sullivan—would take the same side. But it didn’t. Quite the contrary. buff.ly/EJHtDpX

The attorney who wrote the lawsuit received $1.4M to his firm from Trump PACs for repping Trump’s criminal co-conspirator and witnesses to his crimes. Blanche’s firm received ~$10M from Trump PACs for criminal defense. Usually, they admit they just do Trump’s bidding — until that causes blowback.

In a moment of candor, a MAGA legal commentator argues that it’s acceptable (even savvy) for the Trump administration to abuse the legal process with a meritless lawsuit to flood the zone with partisan electoral talking points he agrees with. Cynical, but honest.

This needs to be said openly: This is what happens when the government is led by someone who attempted a coup d’etat, and his agencies are run by his stooges.

Beyond explicitly threatening withholding aid for political reasons, Donald Trump has been *doing* so repeatedly—and his government has been rebuked in court for doing that. Just one example: buff.ly/mvud4IE

Whoops! The Kennedy Center's Trump-installed Board quietly revises a key justification for the two-year closure: that a report supposedly found phased renovations would cost $41M more. The Board admits it never read that before voting. buff.ly/a7LEkeV

Donald Trump canceled his scheduled Oct. 16 deposition in his lawsuit against the BBC because of "matters of national importance." The BBC alerts the judge that those matters were: a rally in Dalton, Ga. and a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.

BREAKING The BBC subpoenaed Jack Smith for a deposition to defend itself against Trump's defamation lawsuit. Smith didn't object to the subpoena. Team Trump opposes. buff.ly/cf6GaG2

J: you can't answer? RS: not relevant J: i'm the one who decides what's relevant. i've asked what's DOJ understanding when they told me TMP plan had nothing to do with the Washington National Plan & everything to do with 7 year-old cultural landscape report. RS: i answered J: you haven't. /17

SW: i'm going to instruct attys not to answe. J: i'm ordering you all to come to the podium and sign it. i'm giving them a direct order. if they want to disobey ... you've made filing ... officer of court ... you signed it. i'm entitled to know what other DOJ attys willing to sign it. /7

Judge Reyes is ordering Woodward to refile submission from last night with as many DOJ attys willing to sign it. J: DOJ attys: raise your hand if you youj're willing to sign it. Woodward: not an appropriate request. J: right now, for rule 11 purposes, which other attys willing to sign this brief /6

Trump escalates his campaign of judicial intimidation.

NEWS A preservation group just alerted Judge Reyes that Trump just attacked her on social media right before today's hearing in the East Potomac Golf Course case. Context: Judge Reyes received death threats last year after ruling against Trump. Background buff.ly/3eV0JHT

Judge Reyes on being accused of "histrionics" by Stan Woodward, Trump ally turned DOJ No. 3. "'Histrionic' derives from the Latin term histrio, meaning actor. [...] And so the Court is reminded of Hamlet’s advice to the players: 'Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.'"

A "Scaramucci" is still the standard unit of measurement. All other press secretaries are measured against a Scaramucci, even those fired more quickly. There isn't any need to muck up the units with more metric v. imperial faultlines.

Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, described by John Bolton as one of the "dictators [Trump] likes," escalates his attacks on a press that he's targeted for decades with prosecution, weaponized regulation, and media consolidation by his allies. NYT reports buff.ly/5pUGx91

Trump abandons his plan to live-stream the execution of Nidal Hasan, which would have put the US in the company of Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea. The other countries that turn the death penalty into public spectacle.

“Simply put, that is unlawful viewpoint discrimination.” CNN, MSNOW and Politico win a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s media ban on Fifth AND First Amendment grounds. Doc buff.ly/nYAyR7v

Common Cause just told a federal judge that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran hundreds of times after a TRO ordered an immediate halt to them. The two-page notice buff.ly/u2GESdN

A federal judge released her opinion explaining the reason she blocked the taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads. Common Cause is "likely to succeed in showing that the advertisements are impermissible 'publicity or propaganda,'" the ruling states. Doc buff.ly/aRZs8Ru

Those taxpayer-funded Trump propaganda ads have been BLOCKED by a federal judge. Here's the ruling granting a temporary restraining order.: buff.ly/TvGIy3i

STATEMENT OF ABBE LOWELL AND NORM EISEN, COUNSEL FOR FED GOVERNOR LISA COOK, IN RESPONSE TO WHITE HOUSE "HEARING" ANNOUNCEMENT

The Kennedy Center's Trump-installed Board MUST produce financial information for its 2026 fiscal year, a federal judge rules. Judge Cooper "highly doubts that the Center has operated without core financial reporting over the past year." Doc buff.ly/3CFYynC

"By the way, Delcy Rodriguez is still doing this to dissidents, and we're still sending dissidents back to Venezuela as we prop up Rodriguez as a puppet."

The media coalition returns to court today seeking a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's White House press ban. Coverage ahead: More info in the third item of last night's All Rise News newsletter. buff.ly/IBVVMBP

Wynn's Law remains undefeated.

The Trump-installed Board opposed the unsealing of the report.

BREAKING A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center's Trump-installed board to UNSEAL the 163-page report (with redactions) on the $250M+ renovation plan and two year closure. The Board also must unseal a related Powerpoint. Doc buff.ly/E6jyjGl

"The Trump administration pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau’s policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint." NBC's indefatigable @ryanjreilly.com reports buff.ly/bBe5Xnz

Brutal (and accurate) community note with key context on Trump’s attempted voter bribery for the midterm elections

The disqualified, loyalist US Attorneys pursued Trump's political agenda. * Halligan charged Tish James and James Comey. * Sarcone investigated James. * Habba targeted Dems performing immigration oversight. * Essayli claimed election fraud on TV. Rogoff did none of that — so Trump wants him out.

Here's the crux of the ruling blocking Trump from firing court-appointed US Attorney Roger Rogoff in Seattle: Allowing it would "upend" the constitutional order. Trump's tried to end-run Senate confirmation for US Attorneys in five states and failed. Now, he's gunning for the judiciary's power.

Lucky break for Hearn's prosecutors? After dismissing the case with prejudice, Judge Edelman, in the last footnote, declines to rule one way or another on whether feds acted in bad faith. Prosecutors have an excuse not to pursue a lousy case and avoid a damning finding. buff.ly/wu0xyjN

Scathing from Judge Edelman: Given his first indictment, the notion that the grand jury process would protect David Hearn from another "meritless, politically driven prosecution" is nothing short of "facetious."