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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Apr. 6, 2022

Is this the “Sirica Moment” for the January 6 Investigation?

Those who know Judge Carter are unsurprised by his decision. A former prosecutor, he has built a reputation as a no-nonsense jurist who is fair and firm.

Robert Thornton

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The recent federal court decision by Judge David Carter denying John Eastman’s assertions of attorney-client and work product privileges may prove equivalent to pivotal orders of Chief U.S. District Judge John Sirica fifty years ago in the Watergate investigations. Judge Sirica’s orders led to the release of the Watergate tapes, criminal convictions of the U.S. Attorney General and high-ranking White House officials, and the first-ever resignation by a U.S. president...

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