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Shanlon Wu
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Former federal prosecutor | Legal Analyst | Asian-American. Father. Boxer. Providing legal analysis & commentary with clarity, savvy, & humor.
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Feb 12
    Spin is loud. The law is exact. Under Color of Law. Weekly legal analysis of the cases, investigations, and constitutional battles shaping power and accountability around the world. Federal prosecutor precision. No spin. Subscribe. shanlonwu.substack.com
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Sep 10, 2022
    Give me a break - Chief Justice John Roberts says it is "gut-wrenching" to drive past barricades everyday at Supreme Court - for starters he should try being a woman being denied control over her own body to understand "gut-wrenching" - maybe if he actually tried to reform SCOTUS
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Feb 8, 2021
    NFL's commercial promoting their commitment to social justice notably missing Colin Kaepernick...
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Jul 16, 2022
    US Secret Service Director James Murray resigned to join Snapchat - guess he prefers to work in a place where text messages automatically disappear...
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    Shanlon Wu
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    May 15, 2022
    Astounding: white male shooter Payton Gendron slaughtering unarmed people of color as well as white victims - is able to be taken in peacefully without a shot fired at him. Why don't people of color benefit from such restraint by the police?
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Mar 10, 2020
    Kevin McCarthy calling corona virus Chinese is a racist ploy to make a public health issue something that can be blamed on "others" - API kids in schools already being taunted about having the virus - this kind of "leadership" by Republicans is a real danger to all of us.
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Jan 6, 2021
    As Mitch Mcconnell sheltered in place the Georgia Senate race was called for Ossoff - an ignoble end to his tenure as "leader" a title he never deserved.
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Dec 30, 2022
    Ginni Thomas admitting she talked w/ her husband Justice Thomas about overturning the election means Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from ANY case involving Trump because his wife believes Trump should be kept in power by any means necessary.
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Feb 13, 2020
    What could Attorney General Barr do to convince the American people that his criticism of Trump is sincere? Resign.
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Jul 6, 2022
    Lindsay Graham now claims he can't be subpoenaed by Georgia state grand jury b/c of separation of powers? Since Georgia is NOT a part of the federal government then Graham's argument depends entirely on his baseless claim that Fulton County DA is just a Jan 6 agent. Confirmed -
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Apr 11, 2022
    Trump giving Jared Kushner Middle East portfolio despite Kushner's seeming lack of experience paid off nicely with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman firm investing two billion in Kushner's new private equity firm despite Kushner's lack of experience in private equity.
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Sep 22, 2023
    When former Trump Chief of Staff General John Kelly warned Trump that his reckless rhetoric could cause a nuclear war with North Korea that would kill millions of Koreans, Japanese and Americans throughout the Pacific, including the U.S. Territory of Guam - Trump replied: "Guam
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Apr 28, 2022
    Marjorie Taylor Greene too cowardly to answer Jim Acosta's questions honestly but felt free to call David Hogg - a survivor of Parkland School shooting - a coward as he honored his slain classmates by seeking better gun control laws. news.yahoo.com/video-resurfac… via @YahooNews
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    Shanlon Wu
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    Jul 10, 2022
    Republican US Senator James Lankford (R. Oklahoma) was asked under oath if a 13-year old could consent to sex: "Yes, I think they can,” Lankford told Kenyatta Bethea, a lawyer for the girl’s family, according a 155-page transcript of the deposition.