# ![@rgoodlaw Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1171109054.png) @rgoodlaw Ryan Goodman

Ryan Goodman posts on X about national guard, jeffrey epstein, epstein files, doj the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Todd Blanche gives away the game here. Rep. Massie nails it. The Epstein Files Transparency Act does not permit redacting the identifying information of the men involved 🧵3) until tonight no one knew who sent the torture video to Epstein. I went to DOJ unredacted the email and reverse searched the email to discover it was a Sultans. Our law requires VICTIMs information to be redacted not information of men who sent Epstein torture porn 🧵3) until tonight no one knew who sent the torture video to Epstein. I went to DOJ unredacted the email and reverse searched the email to discover it was a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2021085974017737047)  2026-02-10T04:57Z 184.6K followers, 246.5K engagements


"Bellingcat is gold standard "Video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired." "At least [--] shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay when the man is already lying motionless on the ground.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2015144869497311275)  2026-01-24T19:29Z 184.6K followers, 562.7K engagements


""It's such a farce. It makes me viscerally angry." Another heroic Epstein survivor rebukes Todd Blanche. On the deputy attorney general's claims about DOJ's communications with the survivors. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017965778939613594 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017965778939613594"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2017965778939613594)  2026-02-01T14:18Z 184.6K followers, 54.4K engagements


"Following latest Epstein files at least two legal paths to accountability are available: Congress and NY and other state/local prosecutors can now take up the charge. I explained the roadmap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2017988734075957643)  2026-02-01T15:49Z 184.5K followers, 74.3K engagements


"Worth revisiting this Timeline on Brad Karp and Paul Weiss settlement with Trump White House. This is an interesting thread to which I would add the following facts: Feb. [--] 2025: Bondi says she has Epstein's "client list" on her desk March [--] 2025: Bondi says she has a "truckload" of new Epstein evidence she will make public March [--] 2025: Bondi says she has a This is an interesting thread to which I would add the following facts: Feb. [--] 2025: Bondi says she has Epstein's "client list" on her desk March [--] 2025: Bondi says she has a "truckload" of new Epstein evidence she will make public"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2019397391255011512)  2026-02-05T13:07Z 184.5K followers, 106.6K engagements


"2/ Here's the searchable bank. #RacialProfiling Now what precisely is the lesson for Justice Kavanaugh and all/many of us I'll be specific . https://www.justsecurity.org/130745/minnesota-ice-racial-profiling/ https://www.justsecurity.org/130745/minnesota-ice-racial-profiling/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2019406066996420774)  2026-02-05T13:41Z 184.5K followers, 14.8K engagements


"3/ Justice Kavanaugh's logic (in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo): "If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter." Sworn affidavits show how on the ground this is simply not how ICE operates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2019413226115764326)  2026-02-05T14:10Z 184.6K followers, 33.3K engagements


"I just published: [--] Simple Questions for Congress to Ask Immigration Officials - Overstaying a visa is no crime (that's nearly 50% of all undocumented migrants) - Unlawful entry (usc 1325) is only misdemeanor. For vast majority of them statute of limitations expired - more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2019765374493884420)  2026-02-06T13:29Z 184.6K followers, 16.9K engagements


"Affidavit "noted that if any of the alleged deficiencies in ballots 'were the result of intentional action' . would constitute evidence of a crime. Yet the affidavit also cites multiple instances of witnesses insisting that any discrepancies were the result of human error.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2021366496522391635)  2026-02-10T23:31Z 184.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Clark D. Cunningham a law and ethics professor at Georgia State University: Mere suspicion is not enough to justify a search warrant he said. Theres nothing in the affidavit that indicates probable cause that any person acted with criminal intent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2021368025698509312)  2026-02-10T23:37Z 184.6K followers, [----] engagements


"What an ugly assault on First Amendment and on Congress. Thankfully thwarted. "A group of ordinary citizens sitting on the grand jury in Federal District Court in Washington rejected the effort." Shame on DOJ. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/trump-democrats-illegal-orders-pirro.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/trump-democrats-illegal-orders-pirro.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2021406970671190415)  2026-02-11T02:12Z 184.6K followers, 20.8K engagements


"More indications that Kristi Noem's days as the Secretary of DHS may be numbered. Note how many times Todd Blanche says he won't say what Noem said -- because he says such statements would be prejudicial to any investigation. And it's Noem's DHS that's leading the "investigation" FOX & FRIENDS: Do the actions of Alex Pretti amount to domestic terrorism BLANCHE: Look it's an investigation so I'm not going to prejudge FOX: It doesn't appear to most of the country to have met that definition BLANCHE: I don't think anybody thinks they were comparing https://t.co/kkHFADtukS FOX & FRIENDS: Do the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2015784730214478150)  2026-01-26T13:51Z 184.6K followers, 33.1K engagements


"Steps toward accountability. "Brad Karp is stepping down as chair of Paul Weiss and will be replaced by top deals lawyer Scott Barshay after revelations about his relationship with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." https://www.ft.com/content/70014a3d-629e-4413-a5db-50528108e815 https://www.ft.com/content/70014a3d-629e-4413-a5db-50528108e815"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2019222729367413204)  2026-02-05T01:33Z 184.6K followers, 147.9K engagements


"2/ Heres the Table of Contents Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025) And link to the Timeline: https://www.justsecurity.org/119137/timeline-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/ https://www.justsecurity.org/119137/timeline-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1957457008774320135)  2025-08-18T14:58Z 184.6K followers, 363K engagements


"2/ Chief Judge Brann continues by explaining that the touchstone of appointments is "to protect individual liberty.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1958638084926439783)  2025-08-21T21:11Z 184.6K followers, 37.2K engagements


"Comey's testimony in [----] On left: In hearing Senator Cruz erroneously claimed McCabe had said Comey "directly authorized" leak to press. Comey denied that. On right: McCabe did not say Comey authorized the leak (source: Inspector General Report on which Cruz relies)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1971015349907882122)  2025-09-25T00:54Z 184.6K followers, 364.8K engagements


""It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors." "It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do." - Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek [--] Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1982959359069204974)  2025-10-27T23:55Z 184.6K followers, 105.1K engagements


"It begins. Clearly incriminating against president of the United States. Epstein to Maxwell April [--] 2011: "i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. VICTIM spent hours at my house with him he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988605468064043367)  2025-11-12T13:51Z 184.6K followers, 288.5K engagements


"2 points: 1) There's no statute of limitations in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes (+ maybe options in New Mexico Florida). Pardon can't stop state prosecutions. 2) We just got another reason to release Epstein files: so the public can test Maxwell's truthfulness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1948907176480964990)  2025-07-26T00:44Z 184.6K followers, 460.7K engagements


"New York Times obtains photographs showing surveillance cameras inside Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse. You know what that means. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/jeffrey-epstein-mansion-photos.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/jeffrey-epstein-mansion-photos.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1952730335491371140)  2025-08-05T13:56Z 184.6K followers, 551.2K engagements


"To understand the enormous significance of the grave line the U.S. military crossed with the strike on the alleged Venezuelan drug boat A must-read brilliant and careful analysis by @marty_lederman Article II UCMJ international and domestic law"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1965767437275848799)  2025-09-10T13:20Z 184.6K followers, 82.3K engagements


"I'm grateful to @60Minutes featuring our study published at Just Security. Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): https://www.justsecurity.org/120547/presumption-regularity-trump-administration-litigation/ We found over [--] cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providingfalse information. It might be intentionally false information including false sworn declarations time and again" says Ryan Goodman law professor at New York University. https://t.co/A96dRrMb9U"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1980074996887163246)  2025-10-20T00:54Z 184.6K followers, 326K engagements


"We just published database of @ACLU plaintiffs' sworn declarations of ICE enforcement actions in Minnesota case. Devastating. Racial profiling-arrests-headlock-handcuffs-shackles Mostly US citizens. An important lesson here for Justice Kavanaugh. I believe he'll get it. 1/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2019405626376671707)  2026-02-05T13:39Z 184.6K followers, 150.1K engagements


"PSA for magistrate judges "An FBI search warrant affidavit . shows that a criminal investigation into [----] election results in Fulton County Ga. was set off by a leading election denier in the Trump administration and relied heavily on claims . widely debunked.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2021364315471872403)  2026-02-10T23:23Z 184.6K followers, 44.4K engagements


"Some context on potential insignificance of this one. "Some administration critics who have reviewed the report and have considered the underlying intelligence to be significant also agreed that Ms. Gabbard did not act improperly by restricting distribution of the report." 1/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2022112891718316541)  2026-02-13T00:57Z 184.6K followers, 12.2K engagements


"2/2 "Senator Mark Warner of Virginia the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee has been circumspect about the complaint but was critical of the delays in sending it to lawmakers." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/kushner-gabbard-iran-intelligence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/kushner-gabbard-iran-intelligence.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2022113087390986664)  2026-02-13T00:58Z 184.6K followers, [----] engagements


""The pastor appears to place his right hand on Lemons side. 'I want to be respectful but please dont push me' Lemon tells him and Parnell lifts his hand. DOJ's indictment alleges without explanation that it was Lemon who 'caused the pastors right hand to graze Lemon'""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2022443832248287624)  2026-02-13T22:52Z 184.6K followers, 13K engagements


"2/ "In the video and audio reviewed by The Post at no point does Lemon appear to obstruct the pastors movement." https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/13/don-lemon-minnesota-church-protest/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/13/don-lemon-minnesota-church-protest/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2022444568009183432)  2026-02-13T22:55Z 184.6K followers, [----] engagements


"With the presidential election a great and important new podcast. On the fragility of American #democracy. @thomasjoscelyn interviews @BrettschneiderC on Corey's book: "The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy." https://www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/episodes/16025289-the-presidents-and-the-people-book-talk https://www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/episodes/16025289-the-presidents-and-the-people-book-talk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1852715248777605227)  2024-11-02T14:11Z 204.7K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ Here's a Gift Link to the @TimAlberta article. His report begins with this episode. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-2024-campaign-lewandowski-conway/680456/gift=nxdLV2TUUZTJM2K0Tf8J9XYHxJwka3aPW58YCCcm1Ek&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-2024-campaign-lewandowski-conway/680456/gift=nxdLV2TUUZTJM2K0Tf8J9XYHxJwka3aPW58YCCcm1Ek&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1852758046067589311)  2024-11-02T17:01Z 204.7K followers, 60.8K engagements


"New Iowa poll (Harris-47% Trump-44 %) indicates voters get it that the future of American #democracy is on the ballot. Likely Harris voters asked: What have you been thinking about most in your decision to support Harris" The future of democracy: 51% https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2024/11/02/iowa-poll-kamala-harris-leads-donald-trump-2024-presidential-race/75354033007/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2024/11/02/iowa-poll-kamala-harris-leads-donald-trump-2024-presidential-race/75354033007/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853095189130125514)  2024-11-03T15:21Z 204.7K followers, 17.6K engagements


"I keep thinking about this moment from the weekend. It really does sound like Trump resigned to understanding he's going to lose (and making false excuses for it). Trump more or less admits defeat: "It's going bad. And it can never get fixed because we're never gonna get the right people in because of what they do with the elections." https://t.co/bFDrZsfIvC Trump more or less admits defeat: "It's going bad. And it can never get fixed because we're never gonna get the right people in because of what they do with the elections." https://t.co/bFDrZsfIvC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853468344852054066)  2024-11-04T16:04Z 204.7K followers, 83K engagements


"Heroes who've helped our country overcome tribalism and created space for Republicans to vote Harris #ElectionDay @Liz_Cheney @gtconway3d @SarahLongwell25 @BillKristol @AdamKinzinger @Alyssafarah @OliviaTroye @OMGrisham @SykesCharlie @GeoffDuncanGA @Timodc #CountryOverParty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853803184164139172)  2024-11-05T14:14Z 199.5K followers, 113.4K engagements


"NON-credible bomb threats originating from Russia in #FultonCounty #Georgia #ElectionDay Thanks to @GaSecofState Raffensperger for informing the public in real time. Polling places were only temporarily closed. (@Chris__Boyette @Ryanyoungnews reporting) https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/us/georgia-non-credible-bomb-threat-russia/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/us/georgia-non-credible-bomb-threat-russia/index.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853859674375757902)  2024-11-05T17:59Z 199.5K followers, 508.8K engagements


"Watch your license Open Letter by scores of former presidents of state local and national bar associations cautioning lawyers in election disputes from deploying false information. They warn against any attempted repeat of [----] Big Lie litigation. https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/18278405-709d-404b-a865-f8a25003ba01/Letter%20of%20Former%20Bar%20Presidents%20Concer-b79fb26.pdf https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/18278405-709d-404b-a865-f8a25003ba01/Letter%20of%20Former%20Bar%20Presidents%20Concer-b79fb26.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853868472129974782)  2024-11-05T18:34Z 202.5K followers, 60.1K engagements


"Media advisory This statement by Trump is bogus: "We went in with a very big lead today." It looks like the predicate for trying to steal an election he's losing. The very playbook the NYT and others warned about. Wrong for news media to repeat his statement uncritically"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853896121099161785)  2024-11-05T20:24Z 202.5K followers, 1M engagements


"Remarkable how closely the preliminary exit polls on #ElectionDay match the Iowa poll by @jaselzer. Harris voters with the future of #Democracy top of mind. On left: Current exit poll (of Harris voters) On right: @brianneDMR Iowa survey (of likely Harris voters in Iowa)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853941175608050066)  2024-11-05T23:23Z 199.5K followers, 40.9K engagements


"More NON-credible bomb threats now in Arizona. FBI: "many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains" Arizona Secretary of State @Adrian_Fontes confirming these are NOT credible threats: "No one is under threat as we know it right now." NON-credible bomb threats originating from Russia in #FultonCounty #Georgia #ElectionDay Thanks to @GaSecofState Raffensperger for informing the public in real time. Polling places were only temporarily closed. (@Chris__Boyette @Ryanyoungnews reporting) https://t.co/wrugugmB9H NON-credible bomb threats originating from Russia in #FultonCounty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853946532950684021)  2024-11-05T23:44Z 199.5K followers, 330.1K engagements


""The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states many of which appear to originate from RUSSIAN email domains. NONE OF THE THREATS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE CREDIBLE THUS FAR." https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-bomb-threats-to-polling-locations https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-bomb-threats-to-polling-locations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1853947465470452080)  2024-11-05T23:48Z 199.5K followers, 162.4K engagements


"You can now also find me on Bluesky: I created starter packs there with lists of great people on Bluesky to follow and learn from. Starter pack on legal experts and analysts: Starter pack on democracy: https://go.bsky.app/7L56iCD https://go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN https://bsky.app/profile/rgoodlaw.bsky.social https://go.bsky.app/7L56iCD https://go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN https://bsky.app/profile/rgoodlaw.bsky.social https://go.bsky.app/7L56iCD https://go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN https://bsky.app/profile/rgoodlaw.bsky.social https://go.bsky.app/7L56iCD https://go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1855620373053854175)  2024-11-10T14:35Z 185.8K followers, 161.9K engagements


"What an important point by @jkbjournalist back in February and ever more relevant. "Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109. questions should be asked about why she didn't take up the Epstein case - or launch a probe - when she was attorney general in Florida." It's interesting to note that Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109 -- a period of time when Jeffrey Epstein's plane records became public victims' lawsuits were filed and a lot of new evidence against Epstein surfaced. So questions should be asked about why she It's interesting to note that Pam Bondi was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1946320028346790239)  2025-07-18T21:23Z 175.5K followers, 113.9K engagements


"I discuss why DOJ has Epstein files that public really wants and why the grand jury transcripts likely don't contain anything close to that information. But listen to @barryscoopking author of The Spider explain and expose what's going on here. https://youtu.be/p1Z4YFCscgosi=SwvbrEYuv2vcy03O https://youtu.be/p1Z4YFCscgosi=SwvbrEYuv2vcy03O"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1946372917169697160)  2025-07-19T00:53Z 175.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I discuss why DOJ has Epstein files that public really wants and why the grand jury transcripts likely don't contain anything close to that information. But listen to @barryscoopking author of The Spider explain and expose what's going on here. https://youtu.be/nqLhlSYVVdssi=r13FThwYuKezDg1c https://youtu.be/nqLhlSYVVdssi=r13FThwYuKezDg1c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1946378149731676498)  2025-07-19T01:14Z 175.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Epstein files dont have an incentive to lie for a coverup. A convicted sex trafficker in search of a pardon does. The dead giveaway: DOJ can simply release all the Epstein files but refuses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947659960403333433)  2025-07-22T14:08Z 175.5K followers, 151.2K engagements


"Another sure sign that the fix is in. Attorney for convicted sex trafficker of minors Ghislaine Maxwell: "We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case." And says they're already in discussions with the administration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947679765747396867)  2025-07-22T15:26Z 175.5K followers, 372.8K engagements


"DOJ "effort" to obtain Epstein grand jury transcripts are a distraction from true transparency. But Judge asks good questions here including: Did the Government provide "notice to the victims of the motion to unseal" DOJ must tell the court if it failed to do so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947705168260137449)  2025-07-22T17:07Z 175.5K followers, 14.3K engagements


""A person close to Ghislaine Maxwell said she would oppose release of grand jury materials related to her and Epstein." A villain looking for leverage DOJ could just release the files. No reason for this sideshow or being in cahoots with a monster https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/doj-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/politics/doj-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947755033723806035)  2025-07-22T20:26Z 175.5K followers, 20.1K engagements


"1/2 Solid Wall Street Journal reporting: "Furor over disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation brought the House of Representatives to a standstill prompting Republican leadership to cut short this weeks session." https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/jeffrey-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-house-recess-efe1de6f https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/jeffrey-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-house-recess-efe1de6f"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947780305592717393)  2025-07-22T22:06Z 175.5K followers, 11.3K engagements


"2/2 "Rep. Ralph Norman (R. S.C.) said leadership was 'stalling' on a nonbinding resolution he led to call for disclosures regarding Epstein" https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/jeffrey-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-house-recess-efe1de6f https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/jeffrey-epstein-files-ghislaine-maxwell-house-recess-efe1de6f"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947780307832197447)  2025-07-22T22:06Z 175.5K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ Trump DOJ July 2020: Ghislaine Maxwell's "willingness to brazenly lie under oath about her conduct . strongly suggests her true motive has been and remains to avoid being held accountable for her crimes." "her willingness to flout the law in order to protect herself.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947796338906664961)  2025-07-22T23:10Z 175.5K followers, 60.9K engagements


"2/ Via this great reporting and analysis @eorden @kyledcheney @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/22/ghislaine-maxwell-doj-questions-00468570 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/22/ghislaine-maxwell-doj-questions-00468570"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947797136625504654)  2025-07-22T23:13Z 175.5K followers, 16.7K engagements


"@eorden @kyledcheney @joshgerstein 3/ Deputy Attorney General Blanche: "If Ghislanesic Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say." DOJ [----] Indictment of Maxwell for lying under oath Epstein files don't lie. Maxwell lies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1947815473296413174)  2025-07-23T00:26Z 175.5K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ Then: Tulsi Gabbard in testimony: Senator Ill reiterate that there was no classified material that was shared." Now: DOD Inspector General has evidence Hegseth messages on Signal "derived from a classified email labeled SECRET/NOFORN" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/23/hegseth-signalgate-classified-secret/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/23/hegseth-signalgate-classified-secret/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1948098195579437070)  2025-07-23T19:09Z 175.5K followers, 51.3K engagements


"2/ Transcript of DNI Gabbard testimony (in response to the Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee @MarkWarner) stating that no classified material was shared in the Signal communications with Hegseth. https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/DIA%20in%20the%20News/Committee_Hearing_2025.pdf https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/DIA%20in%20the%20News/Committee_Hearing_2025.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1948101427131457797)  2025-07-23T19:22Z 175.5K followers, [----] engagements


"3/ NYT same framing here -- saying Blanche enraged Trump supporters "many of whom remain convinced that other powerful men were in league with Mr. Epstein" Remain convinced It's an established fact other powerful men were in league with Mr. Epstein"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1948759380721070094)  2025-07-25T14:56Z 175.7K followers, [----] engagements


"4/4 Gift link https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.-FqL.SI8rCEW8mDpO&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.ZE8.-FqL.SI8rCEW8mDpO&smid=url-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1948766709545836981)  2025-07-25T15:26Z 175.7K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ An inflection point The Presidents of five Israeli universities send letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu (more have joined the letter since) Calling on Netanyahu to address hunger crisis in Gaza to issue an "unequivocal condemnation" of recents statements by ministers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1949863402756542652)  2025-07-28T16:03Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"2. Also no wonder President Trump is trying to vociferously deny he sent Epstein the "wonderful secret" birthday message in [----]. * I should also add that there is reason to doubt the two split completely in 2004"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1950289930711945656)  2025-07-29T20:18Z 176K followers, 10.4K engagements


"Second as expected there were very few witnesses presented to grand jury - [--] witness for Epstein; [--] for Maxwell. Shows once again grand jury transcript requests are a complete distraction. Transcripts contain very little information compared to the full Epstein file"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1950419433278537950)  2025-07-30T04:53Z 176K followers, 10.5K engagements


"1/2 "Conservative podcasters are increasingly discussing the Epstein scandal" via the Wall Street Journal's @Zlatimeyer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1950676526212547068)  2025-07-30T21:55Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2 Epstein "has been discussed in [----] conservative podcast episodes recently a WSJ analysis found. Those conversations grew more than eightfold in the last three weeks despite the presidents telling MAGA to drop the issue." source: WSJ's What's New https://whatsnews.cmail20.com/t/d-e-gllvg-sllhudltt-r/ https://whatsnews.cmail20.com/t/d-e-gllvg-sllhudltt-r/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1950676900180889674)  2025-07-30T21:56Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"Latest WH Press Secretary Leavitt statement does not help Trump: "The fact remains that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club for being a creep to his female employees. 1) That how draws connection to knowledge of sexual predation 2) Actual timeline👇 1/ Important: "Epstein was actually still on the Mar-a-Lago membership logs up to [----]. . That of course is a year after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest in Florida." So Trump didn't kick him out for many years after knowing Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre from MAL in [----]. 🧵 https://t.co/mUgvyogbRO 1/ Important: "Epstein was actually"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1950757682006114367)  2025-07-31T03:17Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ "According to the Bureau of Prisons the type of facility to which Maxwell has been moved has 'dormitory housing a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio and limited or no perimeter fencing.'" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/01/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-doj-meeting-00488424 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/01/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-doj-meeting-00488424"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1951405391029436530)  2025-08-01T22:11Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"3/ "The employees described security as being generally lax: While there is chain-link fencing around the property there is no security at the gate to stop people from getting on the grounds." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ghislaine-maxwell-moved-federal-prison-texas-rcna222497 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ghislaine-maxwell-moved-federal-prison-texas-rcna222497"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1951406732703408591)  2025-08-01T22:16Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2 Repulsive and built on lies. Truth: The criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell was open and shut. Truth: Trump Justice Department investigated and indicted Maxwell. This disinformation effort and others who choose to carry it out should backfire on them many times over. Newsmax's Greg Kelly on Ghislaine Maxwell: "There's something else going on here. It's an injustice . people are horrified when I say that this individual just might be innocent. But think about it. Who told us about her The most reviled institutions in America. The media and https://t.co/IIjN8brG04 Newsmax's Greg Kelly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1951461037020160069)  2025-08-02T01:52Z 176K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ Fewer foreign wars and military entanglements under President Trump NYT exclusive: Trump signs secret order for U.S. military to target foreign drug cartels 🧵 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1953815664331817282)  2025-08-08T13:48Z 176.2K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ Worth reading this recent analysis by Brian Finucane (@CrisisGroup) U.S. Military Action in Mexico: Almost Certainly Illegal Definitely Counterproductive https://www.justsecurity.org/107850/us-military-mexico-illegal/ https://www.justsecurity.org/107850/us-military-mexico-illegal/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1953816129916334271)  2025-08-08T13:50Z 176.2K followers, [----] engagements


"3/ NYT hits several of the legal issues on the nose including "whether it would count as 'murder' if US forces acting outside of a congressionally authorized armed conflict were to kill civilians even criminal suspects who pose no imminent threat" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1953818062697779414)  2025-08-08T13:58Z 176.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Catch up to speed with weekday morning Podcast. Latest news on President Trump's federal and military actions on DC Ukraine ceasefire talks FBI purge More. Much much more. Drawing from wide range of reliable news reporting. https://justsecurityoutloud.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17651970-early-edition-august-11-2025 https://justsecurityoutloud.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17651970-early-edition-august-11-2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1954890234782777387)  2025-08-11T12:58Z 176.3K followers, [----] engagements


"3/ "A member of the public appreciating that the Maxwell grand jury materials do not contribute anything to public knowledge might conclude that the Governments motion for their unsealing was aimed not at 'transparency' but at diversionaimed not at full disclosure but at the illusion of such.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1954919431085179153)  2025-08-11T14:54Z 176.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Trump Takeover of DC Police Legally Invalid On its face the Executive Order says the stated reason is "the precipitous rise in violent crime" in DC. DOJ's own statements are that DC violent crime has dropped to [--] year low (and dropped more since). https://youtu.be/VLIwlDPNGh0feature=shared https://youtu.be/VLIwlDPNGh0feature=shared"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1955068148215910556)  2025-08-12T00:45Z 176.3K followers, 18K engagements


"Wow. What a sharp mind and eloquent words on issues of the day. This shouldn't be about party. It's about changing (rigging) the rules midway through the game. Talarico is all over this. I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas. I asked a simple question: If Republican policies are so popular why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies He refused to answer and cut the interview early. https://t.co/V8jByMHdJL I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas. I asked a simple question: If"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1955419645269463278)  2025-08-13T00:02Z 176.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Such an excellent read and an excellent listen. In Trumps Planned Meeting With Putin Beware of Traps Play the Right Cards By Ambassador Dan Fried (@AmbDanFried) Essay: Audio of essay: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17664970 https://www.justsecurity.org/118937/trump-putin-alaska-meeting/ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17664970 https://www.justsecurity.org/118937/trump-putin-alaska-meeting/ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17664970 https://www.justsecurity.org/118937/trump-putin-alaska-meeting/ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17664970"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1955661014722097187)  2025-08-13T16:01Z 176.3K followers, [----] engagements


""Detainees report the unchecked spread of illness flooding and a lack of food and of a place to bathe or clean their teeth. Detention officials go 'cell to cell' pressuring detainees to sign documents agreeing to drop their immigration cases and leave the country.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1955968376829833485)  2025-08-14T12:22Z 176.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Thanks to the deep expertise of @marknevitt for this Backgrounder: Trump the National Guard and the District of Columbia: What You Need to Know #NationalGuard #DCTakeover #ARNG https://www.justsecurity.org/119178/trump-national-guard-dc/ https://www.justsecurity.org/119178/trump-national-guard-dc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1957444700605985011)  2025-08-18T14:09Z 176.5K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2 Podcast Can now catch @marknevitt's Expert Backgrounder on audio at the @justsecurity.org new "Out Loud" podcast Trump the National Guard and the District of Columbia: What You Need to Know https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17689253 https://www.justsecurity.org/119178/trump-national-guard-dc/ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/episodes/17689253 https://www.justsecurity.org/119178/trump-national-guard-dc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1957497604297675051)  2025-08-18T17:39Z 176.5K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ "It wont be a just deal as long as any part of Ukraine is under Russian occupation. But it could be a sustainable deal." Always read Ambassador Dan Fried (@AmbDanFried)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1957823167390527844)  2025-08-19T15:13Z 176.6K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ Several insights including: - lessons from Finland-USSR "Winter War" (per President @alexstubb's remarks) - loss of leverage by taking sanctions off the table - Putin's potential hidden meaning in security guarantees link: https://www.justsecurity.org/119273/trump-zelenskyy-europe-meeting/ https://www.justsecurity.org/119273/trump-zelenskyy-europe-meeting/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1957824295763062928)  2025-08-19T15:17Z 176.6K followers, [----] engagements


"2/3 Link to @Gerashchenko_en post and analysis on X: https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1958148409006960734 Lavrov wants Russia to be one of the security guarantors for Ukraine. He thinks then the guarantees will be "truly reliable." Russia which promised and even more officially committed in the Budapest Memorandum to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and https://t.co/MTu69QNrOU https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1958148409006960734 Lavrov wants Russia to be one of the security guarantors for Ukraine. He thinks then the guarantees will be "truly reliable." Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1958176375585505537)  2025-08-20T14:36Z 176.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@Gerashchenko_en 3/3 Link to @AmbDanFried's essay Trump Zelenskyy European Leaders in White House Meeting: Progress Toward a Deal https://www.justsecurity.org/119273/trump-zelenskyy-europe-meeting/ https://www.justsecurity.org/119273/trump-zelenskyy-europe-meeting/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1958176514622534101)  2025-08-20T14:37Z 176.7K followers, [----] engagements


"3 Q: "Joint Task Force . said that all service members deployed will get an initial briefing on the mission and operational environment and that prepares them. Is that enough General Manner: "No absolutely not. . This is a very potentially dangerous situation.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1958284396408050085)  2025-08-20T21:45Z 176.8K followers, [----] engagements


"4/4 Full interview with General Manner: Title: Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an 'intimidation' tactic Audio and transcript in the link below https://www.npr.org/2025/08/20/nx-s1-5507032/more-national-guard-deployed-to-washington-dc https://www.npr.org/2025/08/20/nx-s1-5507032/more-national-guard-deployed-to-washington-dc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1958284847908368605)  2025-08-20T21:47Z 176.8K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ Most remarkable part of @KFILE report: September 2013: Maxwell is "honored guest at the prestigious Clinton Global Initiative conference." By then she was notorious for alleged involvement in grotesque sexual crimes with Epstein. https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/politics/kfile-ghislaine-maxwell-clinton-conference-vis https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/politics/kfile-ghislaine-maxwell-clinton-conference-vis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959627586922762614)  2025-08-24T14:43Z 176.8K followers, 11.3K engagements


"@KFILE 3/ How notorious Several civil lawsuits had named Ghislaine Maxwell as a primary Epstein co-conspirator (starting in 2009) Timeline I published this week. https://www.justsecurity.org/119137/timeline-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/ https://www.justsecurity.org/119137/timeline-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959628318514557053)  2025-08-24T14:46Z 176.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@KFILE 5/ Indeed Maxwell was served a subpoena in one of first lawsuits long before the [----] event. Where was she served As @KFILE points out: She was served at the [----] Clinton Global Initiatives Conference Below is an excerpt of the incident from Brad Edwards' book"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959631176781766789)  2025-08-24T14:57Z 176.8K followers, 11.6K engagements


"@KFILE 6/ One of more remarkable parts of timeline surfaced by @KFILE: Maxwell's "renewed scrutiny spurred top Clinton aide Doug Band to instruct an aide in an October [----] internal email to 'remove Ghislaine from all lists' for Clinton-related events." https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/politics/kfile-ghislaine-maxwell-clinton-conference-vis https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/politics/kfile-ghislaine-maxwell-clinton-conference-vis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959631892560683174)  2025-08-24T15:00Z 176.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@KFILE 7/7 I started this thread with everyone should be held to same standard of accountability. So to end: "Epstein was actually still on the Mar-a-Lago membership logs up to [----]. . That of course is a year after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest in Florida." https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1950343427377549343 1/ Important: "Epstein was actually still on the Mar-a-Lago membership logs up to [----]. . That of course is a year after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest in Florida." So Trump didn't kick him out for many years after knowing Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre from MAL in [----]. 🧵 https://t.co/mUgvyogbRO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959633888390652018)  2025-08-24T15:08Z 176.8K followers, 10.1K engagements


"2/2 source: Pentagon says some Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms as Trump targets more cities https://apnews.com/article/trump-wes-moore-baltimore-sharpton-national-guard-6cdfd82a1a0dc14e85518c750e8bcc48 https://apnews.com/article/trump-wes-moore-baltimore-sharpton-national-guard-6cdfd82a1a0dc14e85518c750e8bcc48"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959783570290954730)  2025-08-25T01:03Z 177.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Addendum "The defense official who spoke to The Associated Press said only troops on certain missions would carry guns and that would include those patrolling to establish a law enforcement presence throughout the capital." only throughout the capital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1959792420310126926)  2025-08-25T01:38Z 177.2K followers, [----] engagements


"source https://www.justsecurity.org/120296/many-ways-caribbean-strike-unlawful/ https://www.justsecurity.org/120296/many-ways-caribbean-strike-unlawful/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1965767515407270126)  2025-09-10T13:21Z 177.4K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2 Rear Adm. Donald J. Guter former top judge advocate general for the Navy 2000-2002: "If someone is retreating wheres the imminent threat then Wheres the self-defense They are gone if they ever existed which I dont think they did. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-strike.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-strike.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1965798477780455618)  2025-09-10T15:24Z 177.5K followers, 18.1K engagements


"President Trump today: We knocked off actually three boats not two but you saw two. Podcast discussion about this new policy by top experts @bridgewriter Brian Finucane and @becingber https://www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/episodes/17812737 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/episodes/17812737"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1967979070211363191)  2025-09-16T15:49Z 177.4K followers, [----] engagements


""Some military lawyers and other Defense Department officials are raising concerns.around the justification for the strikes." "Officials are looking to provide legal protection for the individual military personnel involved in the strikes who might be 'personally liable.'""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1968481849828606307)  2025-09-18T01:07Z 177.5K followers, 13.1K engagements


"2/ source Pentagon Lawyers Raise Concerns Over Trumps Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Defense officials worry about the legal implications for military personnel involved in the operation https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-lawyers-raise-concerns-over-trumps-drug-boat-strikes-b8327a5c https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-lawyers-raise-concerns-over-trumps-drug-boat-strikes-b8327a5c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1968482197444194407)  2025-09-18T01:08Z 177.5K followers, [----] engagements


"1/ Judge Kelly cites #whistleblowers report in decision blocking deportation of Guatemalan migrant children. Whistleblowers pointed to USG's own data on kids likelihood of being "victims of child abuse including death threats gang violence human trafficking.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1968696065059627466)  2025-09-18T15:18Z 177.5K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ John Yoo describes "a broad amorphous military campaign against the illegal drug trade which would violate American law and the Constitution." Title: A Military Campaign Against the Drug Trade Would Be Unconstitutional link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/23/trump-boat-strikes-drug-cartels-venezuela/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/23/trump-boat-strikes-drug-cartels-venezuela/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1970524792509046808)  2025-09-23T16:24Z 177.7K followers, 106.2K engagements


"3/ "And in Vietnam the reporters . might have risked losing their access to the battlefield for reporting the obvious: What was happening on the ground didnt remotely match with what optimistic American military leadership was describing." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/us/politics/pentagon-reporters.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/us/politics/pentagon-reporters.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1970825454769831981)  2025-09-24T12:19Z 177.7K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2 source https://www.justsecurity.org/121167/us-servicemembers-liability-lethal-strikes/ https://www.justsecurity.org/121167/us-servicemembers-liability-lethal-strikes/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1970839996375679456)  2025-09-24T13:17Z 177.7K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ source: By @sgurman @jdawsey1 https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/justice-department-officials-race-to-charge-james-comey-as-deadline-looms-4da7c71f https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/justice-department-officials-race-to-charge-james-comey-as-deadline-looms-4da7c71f"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1970999393039102460)  2025-09-24T23:50Z 177.7K followers, [----] engagements


"3/ Confirming ABC News (@KFaulders @alex_mallin @PCCharalambous @LukeLBarr) reporting Two sources familiar with the matter tell me prosecutors in the EDVA US attorneys office presented newly sworn US attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey because there isnt enough evidence to establish probable Two sources familiar with the matter tell me prosecutors in the EDVA US attorneys office presented newly sworn US attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey because there isnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1971006864709255678)  2025-09-25T00:20Z 177.7K followers, [----] engagements


"4/ Cruz also appears to fudge it in letter to DOJ. He described McCabe as having said Comey "approvedeffectively authorizing the leak after the fact." What is that Comey supposed to know that's meaning of authorized And when McCabe had his own authority to disclose"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1971033103365025792)  2025-09-25T02:04Z 177.7K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Notable: "Comey has been indicted on two of three counts sought by prosecutors " https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-days-after/storyid=125935658 https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-days-after/storyid=125935658"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1971351296595853478)  2025-09-25T23:09Z 177.7K followers, 31.2K engagements


"1/ With President Trump's sending military to Portland. Even if one accepts a President has "protective power" (as Office of Legal Counsel historically does) that power can be used only if a necessity test is met (as Office of Legal Counsel admits). https://www.justsecurity.org/114698/unwilling-unable-protective-power/ https://www.justsecurity.org/114698/unwilling-unable-protective-power/ https://www.justsecurity.org/114698/unwilling-unable-protective-power/ https://www.justsecurity.org/114698/unwilling-unable-protective-power/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1971973594453328015)  2025-09-27T16:21Z 177.8K followers, 17.9K engagements


"2/ From last night: "To speak the language of federal agents let me say this here's your sit rep: Situation normal in Portland. We do not need assistance. We are OK." - Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman District [--] @councilorzimm https://komonews.com/news/local/mayor-keith-wilson-says-increase-of-federal-presence-agents-portland-ice-facility https://komonews.com/news/local/mayor-keith-wilson-says-increase-of-federal-presence-agents-portland-ice-facility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1971974918406545745)  2025-09-27T16:27Z 177.8K followers, [----] engagements


"This is not stretching the envelope Geoffrey Corn said. This is shredding it." On Administration's confidential note to Congress Completely right Drug cartels not = "armed conflict" People killed are civilians Corn is retired JAG Army's former law-of-war senior adviser"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1973792262766391339)  2025-10-02T16:48Z 177.9K followers, 34.3K engagements


"Many of us Americans are profoundly concerned about staggering number of fentanyl deaths in U.S. That may affect how one thinks about these military strikes. Now ask the Q: When Sec. Hegseth says "narcotics" why doesn't he say what type Most likely: It's not fentanyl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1974155742338036078)  2025-10-03T16:53Z 178K followers, 21.9K engagements


"2/ Making it plain: "However the focus of the administrations attacks has been boats from Venezuela. The surge of overdose deaths in recent years has been driven by fentanyl which drug trafficking experts say comes from Mexico not South America." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1974162200358236382)  2025-10-03T17:18Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"Opinion: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.56.0_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.56.0_1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1974622831486120211)  2025-10-04T23:49Z 177.9K followers, 14.3K engagements


"Key passage: "The President is certainly entitled 'a great level of deference' in his determination that he 'is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.' But 'a great level of deference' is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1974658616524497394)  2025-10-05T02:11Z 177.9K followers, [----] engagements


"source: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.58.1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.58.1.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1974996452222070909)  2025-10-06T00:33Z 177.9K followers, [----] engagements


"State of play: "As of 6:30 a.m. on Sunday October [--] one transport carrying approximately [---] federalized California National Guard personnel had already departed from Los Angeles to Portland with additional transport scheduled for later in the day. Additionally California Military Department Executive Leadership learned that all [---] federalized California National Guard personnel will be imminently deployed to Portland.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1974999254549537106)  2025-10-06T00:44Z 178K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Adjutant General of Oregon Declaration "Approximately [---] federalized members of the California National Guard landed in Oregon at the Portland Air National Guard Base after midnight this morning." [--] more were due to arrive 4-5 pm local time. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.63.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.63.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975016991405813935)  2025-10-06T01:55Z 178K followers, 34.7K engagements


"A most important question is the timing of this Secretary Hegseth Memorandum On 10/4/2025 3:40pm PT Judge Immergut signed opinion holding President exceeded his authority by federalizing the (Oregon) National Guard because the situation did not meet the statute's conditions:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975024056467685807)  2025-10-06T02:23Z 178K followers, 40.4K engagements


"3/ The new Temporary Restraining Order bars the deployment by the Trump administration of any federalized National Guard -- eg California or Texas National Guard -- in Portland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975043820472647776)  2025-10-06T03:41Z 178K followers, 15.7K engagements


"4/ Now in writing new Temporary Restraining Order in Ohio v. Trump. "Defendants are temporarily enjoined from deploying federalized members of the National Guard in Oregon." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.68.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.68.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975056806667010050)  2025-10-06T04:33Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"What was the real message at Quantico Janine Davidson (former Undersecretary of Navy and former Chair of Defense Policy Board) discusses: The domestic paradigm shift in President Trump's addressing Active Duty military leaders with National Guard Adjunct Generals excluded. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975182814397051342)  2025-10-06T12:54Z 178K followers, 26.6K engagements


"2/ In that case (Newsom v. Trump) Judge Breyer held that such activities meant this: "In short Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act." (Note for lay readers: Breyer's opinion does not bind Trump administration in Illinois; a new case there now raises Posse Comitatus)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975237389510709644)  2025-10-06T16:31Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"Judge in Illinois case on National Guard: "If I were the government I would strongly consider taking a pause on this until Thursday" The court "declined to quickly issue a temporary order . while urging the government to delay the controversial plan until she rules.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975304345400058318)  2025-10-06T20:57Z 178K followers, 11.6K engagements


"source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/illinois-sues-to-block-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago-area https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/illinois-sues-to-block-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago-area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975304425871983011)  2025-10-06T20:57Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"3/ "'By this logic any small medium or big group that is trafficking drugs into the US the administration could claim it amounts to an attack against the United States and respond with lethal force' said a former Pentagon lawyer who has had the DOJ opinion described to them.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975339430945935774)  2025-10-06T23:16Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"2/ "Justice Department officials have privately expressed that the case could quickly unravel under the scrutiny of a federal judge and defense lawyers." @KFaulders @alex_mallin @PCCharalambous reporting https://abcnews.go.com/US/central-witness-undermines-case-james-comey-prosecutors-concluded/storyid=126311648 https://abcnews.go.com/US/central-witness-undermines-case-james-comey-prosecutors-concluded/storyid=126311648"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975886189417939220)  2025-10-08T11:29Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"@KFaulders @alex_mallin @PCCharalambous 3/ Key witness Daniel Richman "told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him NOT to engage with the media on at least two occasions and unequivocally said Comey never authorized him to provide information to a reporter anonymously ahead of the [----] election.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975887342344061427)  2025-10-08T11:33Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"@KFaulders @alex_mallin @PCCharalambous 4/ "According to prosecutors . using Richman's testimony to prove that Comey knowingly provided false statements to Congress would result in 'likely insurmountable problems.'" They detailed these concerns in a memo recommending not to charge the former FBI director"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1975890626622509286)  2025-10-08T11:46Z 178K followers, [----] engagements


"Oct 6: "Yusi who oversees major criminal prosecutions in the Norfolk office.confided to coworkers that she sees no probable cause to believe James engaged in mortgage fraud" Oct 9: Interim US Attorney Halligan asks grand jury to approve criminal charges for mortgage fraud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1976380953523257532)  2025-10-09T20:15Z 178K followers, 51.3K engagements


"CNN Reports: "Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria Virginia" https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/politics/letitia-james-grand-jury-trump-indictment Oct 6: "Yusi who oversees major criminal prosecutions in the Norfolk office.confided to coworkers that she sees no probable cause to believe James engaged in mortgage fraud" Oct 9: Interim US Attorney Halligan asks grand jury to approve criminal charges for mortgage fraud. https://t.co/4zXiDrHvhH https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/politics/letitia-james-grand-jury-trump-indictment Oct 6: "Yusi who oversees major criminal prosecutions in the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1976389397932278020)  2025-10-09T20:48Z 178K followers, 10.4K engagements


"Re-up: My (06/14) post @just_security "POTUS Has No Congressional Authorization to Use Force against #ISIS in #Iraq" http://t.co/m2wqjP34v0 http://justsecurity.org/11873/president-congressional-authorization-force-isis-iraq/ http://justsecurity.org/11873/president-congressional-authorization-force-isis-iraq/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/497796910712107009)  2014-08-08T17:30Z 204.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Great analysis of Saudi ops in #Yemen by @Harvard_Law @alexgwhiting. I agree esp w/ this pnt https://www.justsecurity.org/32558/saudi-led-coalition-forces-committing-war-crimes-yemen/ https://www.justsecurity.org/32558/saudi-led-coalition-forces-committing-war-crimes-yemen/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/768901399639982080)  2016-08-25T20:02Z 204.7K followers, [--] engagements


"I found this #Trump interview from 2011or is it a scene from Zoolander Hard to tell the difference. cc @RedHourBen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/772786722488913924)  2016-09-05T13:21Z 204.7K followers, [--] engagements

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