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Former federal prosecutor | Legal Analyst | Asian-American. Father. Boxer. Providing legal analysis & commentary with clarity, savvy, & humor.

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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · Jul 29
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Under Color of Law with Shan Wu cuts through the noise, fact-checking the spin & uncovering the hidden threads shaping our world. With exclusive insider analysis, it goes beyond the headlines to expose the truth behind today’s legal and political battles. Click to read Under Color of Law with Shan Wu, by Shanlon Wu, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt is godmother to Ferreira's son - who is now alone for the holidays - WH says
"Ferreira a “criminal,” with a previous arrest for “battery..." Court records, family photos and Ferreira’s account tell a different story.
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Is Hegseth – “Secretary of War” now in the clear? Behind closed doors the admiral in charge of the military strike that killed two unarmed men floating in the ocean said Hegseth did not give an order to “kill them all” – does that end the matter? @legalafmtn.bsky.social
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Trump SCRAMBLES as Congress PROBES STRIKES in SECRET HEARING
YouTube video by Legal AF
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December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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War. Files. Murder. Lies. The Truth Is Not Waiting Anymore.

Trump, Hegseth, Congress, DOJ. The silence strategy failed. Secrecy is collapsing

https://open.substack.com/pub/shanlonwu/p/war-files-murder-lies-the-truth-is?r=5dicwe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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When Shakespeare warned "kill all the lawyers," he meant tyranny. Remove oversight, remove consequences. Trump and Pete Hegseth seemed to understand the assignment. But removing lawyers does not erase the law.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjeI... @legalafmtn.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Who thinks DOJ will try try again?
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d
JUST IN: Statement from Abbe Lowell, defense counsel for Letitia James, on Virginia grand jury’s refusal to re-indict the NY Attorney General on mortgage fraud charges:
"The grand jury's refusal to re-indict Attorney General James is a decisive rejection of a case that should never have existed in the first place. A federal court threw this case out after President Trump illegally installed a U.S. Attorney to file baseless charges against Attorney General James that career prosecutors refused to bring. This should be the end of this case. If they continue, undeterred by a court ruling and a grand jury's rejection of the charges, it will be a shocking assault on the rule of law and a devastating blow to the integrity of our justice system.
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Anybody surprised that the conservative SCOTUS justices uphold Texas Republican redistricting plan to favor Republicans?
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Murder or war crime? If there was no war, then it was not a war crime. Pete... that kind of sounds like murder. Watch the full breakdown on Legal AF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjeI... #PeteHegseth #LegalAF #ShanWu #MurderCharges #WarCrimes #RuleOfLaw #USPolitics @legalafmtn.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Ghislaine Maxwell filing a Habeas Corpus petition and representing herself is certainly a choice...
When you run out of lawyers willing to argue the impossible, why not grab the mic and argue it yourself?
#GhislaineMaxwell #HabeasCorpusPetition
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Can Pete Hegseth - the self-dubbed "Secretary of War" - be charged with murder for killing unarmed survivors of clinging to wreckage in the Caribbean ocean? Shan Wu breaks down the legal & political issues -
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Trump Admin SCRAMBLES as PROBE INTENSIFIES
YouTube video by Legal AF
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December 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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915pm coming up - discussing legal news on the new Epstein videos & photos & legal news of the day!
@cnn.com with @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Mike Johnson rolled out five reasons the Epstein files should stay buried. A closer look shows every excuse collapses.

National security claims make no sense unless someone thinks Epstein worked in intelligence.

Full breakdown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=717o...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Leveraging his changing from Democrat to Republican?
out5p0ken.bsky.social Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 5d
What’s Cuellar’s Quid Pro Quo with Trump gonna be?

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50501movement.bsky.social 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5d
Trump just pardoned Anti-Women Rights Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Dem Leadership is making themselves complicit by endorsing blatant corruption.

Cuellar was indicted in 2024 for taking 600k in bribes from a bank & from Azerbaijan, who ethnically cleansed over 100,000 Armenians last year.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Trump believes if you don't report on then it goes away - just like Covid.
awkword.bsky.social awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 6d
Icymi: A week before Thanksgiving, the Trump administration deleted the Federal Report on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

The ‘Not One More’ report recorded indigenous deaths and disappearances, and provided resources and policy suggestions to address the crisis

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A woman with brown skin and glasses holds up a protest sign reading “SILENT NO MORE - MMIW - Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women - No More Stolen Sisters”
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Mike Johnson claims releasing the Epstein files could jeopardize future cases and even threaten national security. None of that survives contact with the facts. And the national security excuse only raises bigger questions about who Epstein really was.
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=717o...
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Incredibly strong showing by @aftynbehn.bsky.social with 46% of vote in!
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Every week, I break down the biggest headlines with clarity and context. Subscribe here: https://shanlonwu.substack.com/subscribe #Politics #RuleOfLaw
Subscribe to Under Color of Law with Shan Wu
Under Color of Law with Shan Wu cuts through the noise, fact-checking the spin & uncovering the hidden threads shaping our world. With exclusive insider analysis, it goes beyond the headlines to expose the truth behind today’s legal and political battles. Click to read Under Color of Law with Shan Wu, by Shanlon Wu, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Mike Johnson rolled out five reasons the Epstein files should stay buried. A closer look shows every excuse collapses.

National security claims make no sense unless someone thinks Epstein worked in intelligence.

Full breakdown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=717o...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Affirmed - Alina Habba illegally appointed.
normeisen.bsky.social Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 8d
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment

We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Don’t just follow headlines — understand them.
Under Color of Law breaks it down weekly.
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Under Color of Law with Shan Wu cuts through the noise, fact-checking the spin & uncovering the hidden threads shaping our world. With exclusive insider analysis, it goes beyond the headlines to expose the truth behind today’s legal and political battles. Click to read Under Color of Law with Shan Wu, by Shanlon Wu, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Despicable actions by Trump administration deporting a college student on way home for Thanksgiving -
Gifted Article
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College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
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November 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Let's help Aftyn make history!
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aftynbehn.bsky.social Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 15d
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November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Translation?
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9d
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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DISMISSED! The Comey Case Unravels.
This case did not collapse by accident. It fell apart because the process was broken from the start.

Read the Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/shanlonwu/p/dismissed-the-comey-case-unravels?r=5dicwe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM