A legal challenge to Washington’s new sheriff certification law is moving forward, but in a different courtroom. Jeff breaks down why a judge in Pend Oreille County transferred the case to Thurston County without ruling on the law’s constitutionality, and what is at stake as elected sheriffs argue they are being subjected to an unconstitutional loyalty oath and possible removal by an unelected board. The state counters that one judge should handle overlapping challenges to avoid conflicting rulings, and for now, that argument has won.
PLUS: The Trump Administration is trying to wipe the seditious conspiracy conviction of Auburn Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean off the books, even after President Donald Trump already commuted his sentence. ABC News legal analyst Royal Oakes explains the difference between a pardon and erasing a conviction altogether, why the courts do not have to go along with the Justice Department’s request, and why judges may be reluctant to nullify one of the most serious Jan. 6 convictions.
AND: Jeff looks at the fallout from a pro-Iranian cyberattack on Amazon and other U.S. companies, with former FBI official Rich Frankel explaining how a DDoS attack can disrupt major corporate systems without necessarily compromising customer data. He also checks in on the lingering economic effects of the Iran conflict, the latest courtroom developments for embattled King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson, and a political billboard in Spokane Valley that is needling Republicans who may be having second thoughts about MAGA.
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