Welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review. This week, Jim Santelle unpacks a whirlwind of legal controversies surrounding presidential authority. He delves into high-profile prosecutions of Trump's adversaries, James Comey, Letitia James, and John Bolton, highlighting motions for dismissal amid claims of vindictive prosecution. Jim scrutinizes Trump's use of pardon power, notably commuting George Santos's sentence and pardoning crypto mogul Changpeng Zhao, aka CZ.

The episode turns to the contentious deployment of National Guard troops in cities like Chicago and Portland, challenged in federal courts. Finally, Jim dissects U.S. military actions against Venezuelan boats, questioning their legality under constitutional and congressional war powers.

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