Harry Litman
@harrylitman.bsky.social
Host & exec prod, "Talking Feds Pod" and "Talking San Diego." FCA Lawyer. Teach con law at UCSD & UCLA. Senior Fellow USC. Former US Atty, Dep Assis AG. Founding Contributor, The Contrarian
Turbulent days in Trumpland, w/ the Administration overreaching on the Dems' video re unlawful orders & figuring out what to do about Comey/James, while the Fulton County case is put to rest. That's just the last few hours! Looking forward to discussing on @allinwithchris.bsky.social at 8:45 PM ET.
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Turbulent days in Trumpland, w/ the Administration overreaching on the Dems' video re unlawful orders & figuring out what to do about Comey/James, while the Fulton County case is put to rest. That's just the last few hours! Looking forward to discussing on @allinwithchris.bsky.social at 8:45 PM ET.
End of the road for the last pending criminal prosecution against Trump. The Fani Willis intitiated Fulton County prosecution assigned to a new prosecutor, after Willis ordered off case, and he filed a motion of dismissal that the court accepted this morning. I'll be posting a longer Youtube on it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
End of the road for the last pending criminal prosecution against Trump. The Fani Willis intitiated Fulton County prosecution assigned to a new prosecutor, after Willis ordered off case, and he filed a motion of dismissal that the court accepted this morning. I'll be posting a longer Youtube on it.
"The cases that began as instruments of political reprisal have become cautionary tales about the fragility of prosecutorial power when bent to partisan ends."
After the shipwreck
Five Questions in the Wake of the Comey and James Dismissals
harrylitman.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"The cases that began as instruments of political reprisal have become cautionary tales about the fragility of prosecutorial power when bent to partisan ends."
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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What now?? in the wake of the dismissals of the Comey and James indictment, there is a complicated decision tree for the Administration. But one thing they can't do: reindict w/ Halligan as U.S. Attorney. Looking forward to discussing with @jaketapper.bsky.social on @cnn-news.bsky.social at 5 PM ET.
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What now?? in the wake of the dismissals of the Comey and James indictment, there is a complicated decision tree for the Administration. But one thing they can't do: reindict w/ Halligan as U.S. Attorney. Looking forward to discussing with @jaketapper.bsky.social on @cnn-news.bsky.social at 5 PM ET.
"Credibility takes generations to build and weeks to lose. The Bondi-era DOJ is squandering a storehouse of trust that once insulated the federal justice system. Rebuilding it may take a generation — if it can be rebuilt at all."
DOJ’s Vanishing Credibility
New filing in Comey case is Shamefully Deceptive
harrylitman.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Credibility takes generations to build and weeks to lose. The Bondi-era DOJ is squandering a storehouse of trust that once insulated the federal justice system. Rebuilding it may take a generation — if it can be rebuilt at all."
Judge Currie holds Halligan's appointment is invalid, dismisses the cases against Comey and James, both without prejudice. I'll be posting a detailed You Tube on it shortly.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Judge Currie holds Halligan's appointment is invalid, dismisses the cases against Comey and James, both without prejudice. I'll be posting a detailed You Tube on it shortly.
Here you have it—an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @jasonkander.bsky.social, #MaraLiasson & @joshtpm.bsky.social.
We unpack Trump’s brutal week—his vicious outbursts, GOP calls for Epstein transparency, and whether a lame duck period has already begun. bit.ly/LameTF
We unpack Trump’s brutal week—his vicious outbursts, GOP calls for Epstein transparency, and whether a lame duck period has already begun. bit.ly/LameTF
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here you have it—an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @jasonkander.bsky.social, #MaraLiasson & @joshtpm.bsky.social.
We unpack Trump’s brutal week—his vicious outbursts, GOP calls for Epstein transparency, and whether a lame duck period has already begun. bit.ly/LameTF
We unpack Trump’s brutal week—his vicious outbursts, GOP calls for Epstein transparency, and whether a lame duck period has already begun. bit.ly/LameTF
Trump’s been knocked back—and he’s lashing out. From vile outbursts to GOP pressure on Epstein transparency and warnings to the troops, it’s been a wild week in Washington. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Trump’s been knocked back—and he’s lashing out. From vile outbursts to GOP pressure on Epstein transparency and warnings to the troops, it’s been a wild week in Washington. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
Alito issues administrative stay, reinstating the Texas map with iits new positions earmarked for Republicans, which the court below struck down as racially driven. Just an administrative stay -- i.e not an indication of where Court will be on merits of removing the stay.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Alito issues administrative stay, reinstating the Texas map with iits new positions earmarked for Republicans, which the court below struck down as racially driven. Just an administrative stay -- i.e not an indication of where Court will be on merits of removing the stay.
MTG resignation speech sounds like a political campaign send off. she is going to be a very strong thorn in Trump's side going forward. Another likely miscalculation on his part and proof of his lame duck status-- power play that might have worked in Trump 1.0.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
MTG resignation speech sounds like a political campaign send off. she is going to be a very strong thorn in Trump's side going forward. Another likely miscalculation on his part and proof of his lame duck status-- power play that might have worked in Trump 1.0.
MTG figures now to be one of Trump's most visible and powerful adversaries, particularly when he starts hiding behind Bondi to not release all the files.
More generally, she's made the calculation -- and many soon may follow--that the path to future political prominence does NOT run through Trump.
More generally, she's made the calculation -- and many soon may follow--that the path to future political prominence does NOT run through Trump.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
MTG figures now to be one of Trump's most visible and powerful adversaries, particularly when he starts hiding behind Bondi to not release all the files.
More generally, she's made the calculation -- and many soon may follow--that the path to future political prominence does NOT run through Trump.
More generally, she's made the calculation -- and many soon may follow--that the path to future political prominence does NOT run through Trump.
whoa--Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress effective in new term. Going go give her a far stronger perch to attack Trump from. This is one crazy week
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
whoa--Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress effective in new term. Going go give her a far stronger perch to attack Trump from. This is one crazy week
Comey's motion to dismiss makes a direct appeal to judge to be a bulwark against Trump's reprisal prosecutions. Looking forward to discussing, along with latest congressional maneuvers in the Epstein scandals, w/ #JohnKing in for @andersoncooper360.bsky.social at 8:40 PM ET.
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Comey's motion to dismiss makes a direct appeal to judge to be a bulwark against Trump's reprisal prosecutions. Looking forward to discussing, along with latest congressional maneuvers in the Epstein scandals, w/ #JohnKing in for @andersoncooper360.bsky.social at 8:40 PM ET.
Comey has now filed a brief w/ multiple legal points, culminating in the argument "[t]he Judiciary is a vital bulwark against this Administration’s intolerable abuse of executive power; it should fulfill that role by dismissing
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Comey has now filed a brief w/ multiple legal points, culminating in the argument "[t]he Judiciary is a vital bulwark against this Administration’s intolerable abuse of executive power; it should fulfill that role by dismissing
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
More on this "notice correcting the record." the issue that prompted the gobsmacking revelation in court was that there didn't seem to be time to have done a separate GJ presentation w indictment #2 so when was it presented to GJ;and the stunning answer was "it wasn't." So now a notice of correcting
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
More on this "notice correcting the record." the issue that prompted the gobsmacking revelation in court was that there didn't seem to be time to have done a separate GJ presentation w indictment #2 so when was it presented to GJ;and the stunning answer was "it wasn't." So now a notice of correcting
For Trump, especially in his current position, nothing succeeds like success. Thus the cordial meeting w Mamdani,which of course doesn't suggest any sort of cordial alliance. But Mamdani won big and that's the main metric for Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For Trump, especially in his current position, nothing succeeds like success. Thus the cordial meeting w Mamdani,which of course doesn't suggest any sort of cordial alliance. But Mamdani won big and that's the main metric for Trump.
In an effort at damage control in the Comey case, the Administration has filed a "Notice Correcting the Record" that does anything but. Looking forward to discussing with @nicollewallace.bsky.social + @jheil.bsky.social & #RevAlSharpton on Deadline White House on #MSNOW at 4:30 PM ET.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In an effort at damage control in the Comey case, the Administration has filed a "Notice Correcting the Record" that does anything but. Looking forward to discussing with @nicollewallace.bsky.social + @jheil.bsky.social & #RevAlSharpton on Deadline White House on #MSNOW at 4:30 PM ET.
"The policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the classification of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned."
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"The policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the classification of nooses and the Confederate flag, though display of the latter remains banned."
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
This is all beyond unfathomable. Now the DOJ says oops we made a mistake about making a mistake; in fact, the grand jury did review and sign off on the second indictment. Begging the Q who was with the grand jury when that happened since Halligan says not her.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
ComeyFlg112025
www.documentcloud.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is all beyond unfathomable. Now the DOJ says oops we made a mistake about making a mistake; in fact, the grand jury did review and sign off on the second indictment. Begging the Q who was with the grand jury when that happened since Halligan says not her.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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This pattern holds in urban areas throughout country & is the core insight driving many successful anti-violent crime initiatives
“The city’s data analysis showed that three-quarters of shootings in Baltimore involved fewer than 2 percent of city residents.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
“The city’s data analysis showed that three-quarters of shootings in Baltimore involved fewer than 2 percent of city residents.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
These five cities help explain why homicide rates are down across the U.S.
Homicides are down nearly 20 percent this year in 52 of America’s largest cities, a decline that spans both red states and blue states.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This pattern holds in urban areas throughout country & is the core insight driving many successful anti-violent crime initiatives
“The city’s data analysis showed that three-quarters of shootings in Baltimore involved fewer than 2 percent of city residents.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
“The city’s data analysis showed that three-quarters of shootings in Baltimore involved fewer than 2 percent of city residents.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
Rule of holes. House voted unanimously to dump last minute provision to permit eight senators to sue because Jack Smith, entirely legitimately, got their toll records. Senate apparently determined to revive
House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Rule of holes. House voted unanimously to dump last minute provision to permit eight senators to sue because Jack Smith, entirely legitimately, got their toll records. Senate apparently determined to revive
House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
"It’s hard to convey how consummately boneheaded it was to try to slip a revised indictment past the court rather than presenting it to the grand jury."
“There is no indictment”
Lindsey Halligan — and the Comey Prosecution — Enter Free Fall
harrylitman.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"It’s hard to convey how consummately boneheaded it was to try to slip a revised indictment past the court rather than presenting it to the grand jury."
“Halligan already had egg on her face for a series of blunders. This was more like an entire omelet.”
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
The Comey Hearing: This Would Be Hilarious If It Weren’t So Scandalous
Before Wednesday, Trump’s handpicked Comey prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, had egg on her face. Now it’s an entire omelet.
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Halligan already had egg on her face for a series of blunders. This was more like an entire omelet.”
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
newrepublic.com/article/2034...