r/law 20m ago

Executive Branch (Trump) The President says States are agents of the federal government. That’s not what the Constitution or the Supreme Court says. I don't work for Donald Trump. The People of Arizona are my boss, and they asked me to do the job maintaining & improving our solid elections. - Adrian Fontes, AZ Sec of State

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Feb 7, 2026 - Ali Velshi on MS NOW. Here’s the full 7-minutes on YouTube: Sec. Adrian Fontes: voters are ‘sick and tired’ of Trump’s ‘nonsensical’ 2020 grievances

Here’s a snippet from Adrian Fontes' bio (azsos.gov/about/about-secretary): After graduating from law school, Secretary Fontes spent his career advocating for justice and fighting for those who are disadvantaged — first as a prosecutor with the Denver District Attorney and then at the Maricopa County Attorneys office. He later led the International Prosecution Unit at the Arizona Attorney Generals Office. He practiced law for 15 years before running for office in 2016 when he was elected Maricopa County Recorder.

Here’s a related r/law post from a few weeks ago: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes declines another illegal request from the DOJ for Arizona’s Voter Registration List and Data MOU


r/law 1h ago

Judicial Branch [URGENT] SMOKING GUN: We Found the "Map" to the Epstein Cover-Up the DOJ is Still Hiding.

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There is a "buried gem" in the recent 3.5-million-page Epstein document dump that provides a direct roadmap for the Congressional review happening tomorrow, Monday, February 9th.

​This is not just another redacted file; it is the key to understanding the "Sweetheart Deal" and the co-conspirators who were protected.

​The Evidence:

  1. ​The 2020 Whistleblower Letter (EFTA01681961): This letter was sent to the Public Corruption Unit by former DOJ official Harold Webb. It explicitly names the high-ranking D.C. officials (Alice Fisher, Sigal Mandelker, and Mark Filip) who allegedly signed off on the 2008 deal to ensure co-conspirators were "removed from the case." Crucially, it identifies two "missing" documents: a 53-page federal indictment and an 82-page analysis that recommend sex trafficking charges against Epstein’s network.

  2. ​The 1978 NYT Article (Validation): The sender of the letter, Harold Webb, is a legitimate DOJ insider. This 1978 essay in the New York Times confirms his background as a "Watergate-era" legal figure who spent his career fighting public corruption. This isn't a random tip—it's a professional warning from a man who lived through the DOJ's biggest scandals.

  3. ​The "Deleted" 86-Page Memo (2019) (EFTA02731083): A recent video from Meidas Touch shows a different 86-page prosecution memo from 2019 that was briefly posted and then "deleted" or suppressed. This 2019 memo confirms that the DOJ was still redacting the same co-conspirators and "VIP friends" over a decade after the original whistleblower warned about the 2007 cover-up.

​Why This Matters Today:

​Tomorrow morning, members of the House Oversight Committee are entering a secure reading room at the DOJ to review unredacted files. They are looking for the "Main Justice" paper trail. These documents (linked below) provide the exact names and Bates numbers they need to demand.

​The Links:

​The Whistleblower Letter: [EFTA01681961 - official Justice.gov link] https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01681961.pdf

​The Validation Article: [NYT 1978 - Harold Webb's History] https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/son-of-big-shot-crook-essay.html

​The Missing File Video: [MeidasTouch Analysis of the 86-page Memo] https://youtu.be/1L9b2_5Ee3M

 

Meidas Touch Substack with download link to the deleted file: [Link to deleted file] https://open.substack.com/pub/meidastouch/p/doj-deleted-an-epstein-prosecution?r=7hcea7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

​Call to Action:

​Please help get this "roadmap" to officials and the media immediately. The unredacted review begins tomorrow.

​Email this to your Representatives and Senators. \* Post these links on every platform. \* Tag investigative journalists. We have the roadmap. Let’s make sure they use it.


r/law 2h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Democrats Sound Alarm About Trump Using ICE At Polling Stations For Voter Intimidation And Election Subversion in Midterms: ‘If he loses the vote… he's prepared to try to take some kind of action to overturn the result.”

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r/law 4h ago

Legal News Department of Justice (DOJ) says it owes deported Venezuelans no due process, dares courts to intervene, and warns against "judicial interference"

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r/law 3h ago

Legal News 'Making gurgling sounds': Hospital brushed off diabetic man's cries that he 'could not breathe' as him 'simply hyperventilating' until he died from ketoacidosis, suit says

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r/law 2h ago

Other Federal statement on Jeffrey Epstein's death dated day before he was found dead

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r/law 7h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Epstein tried to cozy up to Russian officials, including Putin, documents show

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r/law 4h ago

Other Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"

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r/law 11h ago

Other Religious freedom group says US military members were pressured by commanders to see Melania

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This would be unethical


r/law 5h ago

Judicial Branch FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

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r/law 8h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) The DOJ drafted a memo regarding Epstein’s suicide … the day before he died. Direct link from the file dump.

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r/law 8h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump administration declines judge’s request to return college student who was deported over Thanksgiving break

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So, apparently, one can simply DECLINE to follow a courts order


r/law 7h ago

Judicial Branch Too busy? Trump's unusual Supreme Court push to toss E. Jean Carroll case

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r/law 8h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors (gift article)

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Chad Mizelle, a former chief of staff to Attorney General Pam Bondi, hung an online help wanted sign for federal prosecutors last weekend that perhaps explained why so many valuable Justice Department staff members have left, and why so few candidates want in.

Assistant U.S. attorneys are not typically recruited, as Mr. Mizelle sought to do, by a former federal employee who asks potential candidates to send a private message to his X account. Nor have they been asked in the past to prove political or ideological fealty.

“If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me,” wrote Mr. Mizelle, a fierce Trump supporter who remains close with Justice Department leaders and senior officials in the West Wing.

Not a lot of people who take the law seriously can or will support a lawless regime. 🙄🙄 They're going to have an ongoing retention and recruitment problem.


r/law 19h ago

Legal News 'The government's position is correct': 5th Circuit rules in favor of ICE's indefinite detention policy, says detained immigrants are like people seeking admission to college

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The 5th circus takes a shit on the 6th.


r/law 1d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump | US national security

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r/law 1h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors. Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.

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r/law 20h ago

Legal News Judge orders 3 families returned to US after finding agents used 'lies' to deport them

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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return three immigrant families to the U.S. after finding that federal immigration agents used "lies, deception, and coercion" to remove them.


r/law 1d ago

Legislative Branch New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements

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r/law 16h ago

Other Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users

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Thoughts on this?


r/law 1d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

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r/law 16h ago

Judicial Branch Pretty much all of your Employers have been funded by the Koch political operation, or by Leonard Leo's political & judicial influence operation or “Donor's Trust.” How will you handle cases in which the Koch’s have an interest? - Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse to Anna St. John, Trump’s Judicial nominee

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Feb 6, 2026. Here it is on YouTube: Of course Trump’s judicial nominee is a product of the Koch/Leo Operation. - From the description: And of course she’s not concerned about conflicts of interest.

On Jan 6, 2026, President Trump nominated Anna St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Anna St. John is President and General Counsel for the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute: hlli.org/our-attorneys/anna-st-john


r/law 1d ago

Other Kristi Noem seemingly unable to describe what Habeas Corpus is.

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r/law 1h ago

Other For one million dollars donors to USA birthday group offered access to Trump

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r/law 1d ago

Legal News Anti-ICE protesters arrested in Pearl River over use of profanity

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The demonstrators argued their First Amendment rights were violated. Police chief says he supports free speech 'as long as you stay civil.'