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Claire Finkelstein

2,486 posts

Claire Finkelstein

@COFinkelstein

Algernon Biddle Professor of Law & Professor of Philosophy; Faculty Director, Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Joined December 2011

Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jun 23, 2020
AG Barr needs to testify before the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow! Please see my op-Ed with ⁦@RWPUSA⁩
The 'Friday Night Massacre' Spells the Downfall of William Barr
From newsweek.com
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Apr 27, 2024
I’m a law professor who has studied presidential power for years and I filed an amicus brief in this case. Good enough for you?
Robert Shell
@RobertjShellsc
Apr 26, 2024
Replying to @Forbes and @COFinkelstein
What are her credentials to be speaking on this issue?
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Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Dec 25, 2020
It will take many years for us to tell the full story of the Trump Administration. When all is said and done, the role of Bill Barr will not be a pretty one. propublica.org/article/inside…
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jun 20, 2020
Barr’s Friday night massacre of Geoff Berman at the S.D.N.Y. must not stand. Barr is the head of DOJ, true, but if his purpose in this firing is to obstruct an official investigation, he is risking charges for obstruction of justice. apple.news/AgK07rO5yTDGto…
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jul 31, 2020
This is a total outrage. Jared Kushner commissioned and then abandoned a rational plan for dealing with #COVID19 because it would only affect blue states! Or so they thought. Jared Kushner should resign.
Katherine Eban
@KatherineEban
Jul 30, 2020
BREAKING: My latest @VanityFair story, a detailed investigation into how the White House secretly drafted, then abandoned, a plan to nationalize America's broken #COVID19 diagnostic testing system. vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/h… /1
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Nov 14, 2020
Trump will likely be indicted after leaving office for financial crimes in New York. But he should also be investigated by the new Department of Justice for obstruction. nytimes.com/2020/11/13/nyr…
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jul 11, 2020
Roger Stone's commutation is a profoundly concerning act of obstruction. But in the wake of #SCOTUS's clear indication in Vance that @realDonaldTrump is not above the law and can now be criminally investigated, #POTUS may be getting desperate. washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump…
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jan 9, 2021
1/2 Wednesday’s protests were in part organized by the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA). Senator Hawley was himself a member of RAGA apparently.
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Aug 27, 2020
Yesterday I filed a Hatch Act Complaint with @RWPUSA asking for an investigation into Secretary Pompeo's speech at the RNC. I am pleased that the media has picked up this important story.
Watchdog groups say convention appearances broke Hatch Act
From apnews.com
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jan 3, 2021
This conduct should disqualify @realDonaldTrump from finishing his term. @SpeakerPelosi, now that your position is secure, let's make sure Donald Trump cannot run again in 2024!
Richard W. Painter
@RWPUSA
Jan 3, 2021
This is criminal conduct under state and federal law. @realDonaldTrump should be impeached again NOW and tried and convicted after he leaves office so he can never hold public office again. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jun 20, 2020
This looks right to me, but even without the 28 U.S.C. 546(d) factor, Barr simply cannot fire Berman if the purpose is to put a stop to an ongoing investigation.
Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck
Jun 20, 2020
Berman is the Acting U.S. Attorney by dint of a *judicial* appointment. There’s a pretty good argument that, per the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), he gets to keep serving in that post until the *vacancy* is filled (through Senate confirmation of a permanent successor).
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Dec 8, 2020
It's worse than that. It looks as though Graham is proposing using the confirmation powers of the Senate to obstruct justice!
Bryan Behar
@bryanbehar
Dec 8, 2020
Lindsey Graham is threatening the Senate won’t confirm any AG who might prosecute Trump. So to be clear, he’s personally setting preconditions for what laws the nation’s chief law enforcement officer can enforce?
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Dec 8, 2020
This is highly disturbing and shows @LindseyGrahamSC in the corrupt light that has been shining brighter on him every day for the last four years.
Glenn Kirschner
@glennkirschner2
Dec 8, 2020
Lindsey Graham Says Senate Will NOT Confirm Any Biden AG Nominee Who Will Investigate/Prosecute Trump. There’s a legal term for this: ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT. 18 US Code Sec. 3. Details here . . . Because #JusticeMatters youtu.be/2EnN3MlFrdI via @YouTube
Claire Finkelstein
@COFinkelstein
Jan 26, 2021
Our democracy barely survived its corrupt leadership and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was up there with the worst of them. Moreover USPS is still not functioning well. @BillPascrell is right.
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
@BillPascrell
Jan 25, 2021
Today I am calling on President Biden to fire the entire Postal Board of Governors for their silence and complicity in trump and dejoy’s attempts to subvert the election and destroy the Post Office.