28th May 2026 How two cases show how a problem can be attacked in two different ways * This blog has previously covered the extraordinary legal suit brought by Donald Trump against his own government and then the extraordinary supposed “settlement” of that law suit. That “settlement” purported to use a private agreement (not placed before a court) to establish a high-value fund to benefit political allies of the president – including the insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol. It looked as if the legal side of the case was over, and it was now a matter for politics. But the legal side is not over. * There are (at least) two legal challenges to what has happened, from different perspectives. Both are legally interesting, as they attack the problem from different legal angles. * One challenge is from two police officers who were at the Capitol during the attempted insurrection. You can read their challenge here. The police Plaintiffs are applying for orders and other court relief to…
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