Swalwell, Noem, And A Lesson About Cross-Examination - Above the Law

Kristi Noem Flubs Question About Fundamental Constitutional Right

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wasn't able to define "habeus corpus," a basic constitutional right, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

'Incorrect!' Kristi Noem shamed on live TV for ignorance about habeas corpus

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) grilled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over misconceptions about habeas corpus, the legal right to challenge detentions in court.During Tuesday's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Hassan asked Noem to explain habeas corpus rights."Well, habeas ...

Swalwell, Noem, And A Lesson About Cross-Examination - Above the Law

Observers of jury trials have seen the fight often enough. The lawyer wants the witness to say, “Yes.” The lawyer has the goods on the witness; there’s no way the witness can avoid the admission. But the witness nonetheless evades. When asked again, the witness evades again. A third time, and the witness still won’t answer. The lawyer gets frustrated, shakes, starts to sweat. The lawyer raises his or her voice. The witness stays calm and continu…

Kristi Noem embodies the MAGA worldview that Donald Trump has become an official creed in his second term. Daughter of farmers from the great plains, forged his identity as "outsider" in four periods in the House of Representatives (2011–2019) and was projected as governor of South Dakota (2019–2025), where she challenged health mandates and defended "energy independence" against rivals like Venezuela. That resume, and a seamless loyalty, earned…

Mission Truth, Latin American Summary, May 19, 2025. Kristi Noem embodies the MAGA worldview that Donald Trump has become an official creed in his second term. Daughter of farmers of the Great Plains, forged his identity as “outsider” in four periods in the House of Representatives (2011–2019) and projected himself as governor of Dakota of [...] The entry Critical Thought. Knowing the enemy (V): Kristi Noem was first published in Latin American …