Former President Donald Trump’s defense is challenging Judge Arthur Engoran’s $10,000 sanction, arguing the President has Free Speech rights to make comments about the Judge’s clerk if he so chooses and promising to appeal. Elsewhere, Trump fumed on Truth Social following Michael Cohen’s crumbling testimony from the day prior.

Trump’s defense filed a Motion to Dismiss the January 6th case based on Selective and Vindictive prosecution brought by Joe Biden’s Department Of Justice. In a subsequent filing, Trump’s team also moved to strike the inflammatory statement from Jack Smith’s indictment.

Jamaal Bowman’s original statement about the Fire Alarm Insurrection does not match the newly released surveillance footage and Capitol Hill Police Report. Fortunately for Jamaal, he got the same sweetheart deal that Fani Willis gave to another group of alleged insurrectionists: Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis and Kenneth Chesebro, all got deferred adjudications / dismissals, just like Bowman. Here’s more from Robert Gouveia on Watching The Watchers.