Tom “T.M.” Wolf

Tom “T.M.” Wolf

@tomtmwolf.bsky.social

Director of Democracy Initiatives at the Brennan Center for Justice. Founder of the Historians Council on the Constitution. By night, I write. My novel SOUND (FSG/Faber) and more: tomtmwolf.com. Views my own.

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J. California Cooper wrote that the future has a past. I reflected on the 1990s, the future of Black America after liberal democracy gives way to whatever we build today, & the many silences about what we’ve already lost. Oh, and A Different World. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | What ‘A Different World’ Still Says About Black America (Gift Article)In the ’90s, we invested in Hillman’s students because they helped us imagine ourselves, whether our past or our future.

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Welp, govern by the unitary executive theory, lose by the unitary executive theory…

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this: "Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President." ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Welp, govern by the unitary executive theory, lose by the unitary executive theory…

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this: "Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President." ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

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The Brennan Center is tracking the administration’s threats to elections and working to ensure that your vote is protected. Follow our experts to keep up with what you need to know about the midterms.

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It’s all about corruption in this final push before the midterms. The striking findings from the @financialtimes.com’s survey echo @cnbc.com’s final All-America Economic Survey, too, where voters pointed to corruption as one of the top issues facing the country right now www.cnbc.com/2026/10/23/c...

cnbc.comCorruption is voters' top issue ahead of midterm election, CNBC survey showsDemocrats have worked to contrast economic hardship with President Trump's surging net worth and his family's lucrative business dealings.
Dan Weiner@danw329.bsky.social

NEW from the @financialtimes.com: 70% of voters are very or somewhat concerned about self-dealing and other corruption in the Trump Admin, including 1/2 of Trump voters. This echoes our polling, which shows that corruption and affordability are linked in voters’ minds www.ft.com/content/2770...

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

that is, effectively, the logical endpoint of unitary executive theory

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

the DOJ is basically acting as if the president’s delusions are true

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

Your all-too-regular reminder that the Supreme Court's opinion gifting criminal immunity to presidents is an anti-constitutional abomination... www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

brennancenter.orgSupreme Court’s Radical Immunity Ruling Shields Lawbreaking Presidents and Undermines DemocracyThe Court’s opinion in Trump v. United States is a dangerous attack on the rule of law.
Nathan Newman@nathansnewman.bsky.social

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

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Super important.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Your all-too-regular reminder that the Supreme Court's opinion gifting criminal immunity to presidents is an anti-constitutional abomination... www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

brennancenter.orgSupreme Court’s Radical Immunity Ruling Shields Lawbreaking Presidents and Undermines DemocracyThe Court’s opinion in Trump v. United States is a dangerous attack on the rule of law.
Nathan Newman@nathansnewman.bsky.social

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

A lot of dictatorships try to make these kind of arrangements when things go south. Important to remember there are other kinds of criminal, civil and reputational accountability pardons can’t touch. And if you’re pardoned you have no 5th amendment rights.

Holly Brewer@earlymodjustice.bsky.social

“Several conservative organizations …— including the Heritage Foundation and American Moment — have pressed White House counsel to either prepare pardons or put in place funding for the legal fees necessary to defend junior staffers from criminal and congressional probes or potential lawsuits.”

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

BREAKING: We're challenging the DOJ’s attempt to preemptively block Alaska from certifying their election results if President Trump’s preferred candidate doesn't win.   The Trump administration doesn't get to reject election results it doesn't like.

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

The Brennan Center is tracking the administration’s threats to elections and working to ensure that your vote is protected. Follow our experts to keep up with what you need to know about the midterms.

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

It's way past time to put the brakes on this runaway presidency. This new blueprint from @brennancenter.org shows Congress how, with solutions to end presidential immunity for crimes, check abuses of emergency powers, restore Congress's control over federal funding, and more.

brennancenter.orgSeven Solutions to Rein In Abuses of Executive PowerCongress must place stronger checks on the presidency and reaffirm the bedrock principle that this country has no kings.

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

US executives quit as Trump turns control over massive Alaska energy project to Putin underlings. The former chief executive of a $25bn US gas export venture says Russian energy giant Novatek was given control of the project by Trump, triggering a mass resignation of company leadership

ft.comUS executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian controlFormer CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

It's way past time to put the brakes on this runaway presidency. This new blueprint from @brennancenter.org shows Congress how, with solutions to end presidential immunity for crimes, check abuses of emergency powers, restore Congress's control over federal funding, and more.

brennancenter.orgSeven Solutions to Rein In Abuses of Executive PowerCongress must place stronger checks on the presidency and reaffirm the bedrock principle that this country has no kings.

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

"Debate" has been corrupted by codifying it into a competitive sport imo; at this point it is rarely a method for good faith actors to hit upon best solutions or refine a shared reality; it's mostly a vector for bad faith actors to keep failed and destructive ideas in perpetual zombie currency.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

it's understandable to think of constructive debate as an ideal and then to figure that *any* debate is therefore a step towards political values and virtues. but I think most debates, particularly in the social media age, make conversations and outlooks worse than where they started

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If, like Justice Kagan, you think the whole project of originalism is misconceived, have we got the litigation guide for you. Countering Originalism will show you how to neutralize originalist arguments: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

brennancenter.orgCountering OriginalismThis guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
David S. Cohen@dsc250.bsky.social

Kagan, 2010: "We are all originalists." Kagan, 2026: "The whole project of originalism is kind of misconceived, and it’s not a very good match with the Constitution we have." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

Here‘s how to start putting some limits back on our runaway presidency 👇🏻

Brennan Center@brennancenter.org

When the president abuses his power, Congress must step up — as it has before. Here are seven solutions to rein in executive overreach.

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

Let's be clear: the state certification process is just that -- a state process. There is no role for the federal government to play that's not inherently improper. 1/5

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

🚨🚨🚨 Q: Is there any scenario in which DOJ would try to block states from certifying the election? AG TODD BLANCHE: Yes, of course. It is not DOJ's intention to improperly interfere with elections or the state certification process, but ...

With one click, you can get the latest from @brennancenter.org experts on all the issues you’ll need to know about this election season: voter protection, election certification, executive power, election administration, campaign finance, and more.

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Lauren Miller Karalunas@lmillerkaralunas.bsky.social

Let's be clear: the state certification process is just that -- a state process. There is no role for the federal government to play that's not inherently improper. 1/5

If, like Justice Kagan, you think the whole project of originalism is misconceived, have we got the litigation guide for you. Countering Originalism will show you how to neutralize originalist arguments: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

brennancenter.orgCountering OriginalismThis guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
David S. Cohen@dsc250.bsky.social

Kagan, 2010: "We are all originalists." Kagan, 2026: "The whole project of originalism is kind of misconceived, and it’s not a very good match with the Constitution we have." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

Tom “T.M.” Wolf reposted

New: The Brennan Center filed a brief in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota presenting research by two political scientists and a historian to show the Supreme Court how “show your papers” requirements and changes to the 90-day quiet period before an election can burden voters. bit.ly/4sBaIz7

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the routine, pay for play pardons are all by themselves one of the worst corruption scandals in american history!

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee." And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...