Can't prosecute Trump because he's immune. Blanket pardons for his subordinates who break the law on his behalf.
Yeah, this is a nothingburger. If Congress won't impeach and remove, it essentially means Trump is a king.
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Come back when Donald wears shackles and an orange jump suit.
Does his skin count?
No, that washes off, probably.
Stop edging us
No, no the judge is not. The system won't punish any of them
The police will NOT side with the judiciary.
They love a strongman.
Someone just like them.
Fucking do It already. Everyone involved from the ground up.
Sounds like that's where it's heading:
If the government refuses this offer, Boasberg held, it must swiftly identify the officials who violated his orders so they may be criminally prosecuted, facing fines and potential jail time. Critically, Boasberg notes that if the Department of Justice doesn’t appoint a prosecutor to take the case, he will do so on his own.
We need to protect that judge.
There's a very good chance he'll accidentally fall out of a 10th storey window
swiftly identify the officials who violated his orders
I think this is likely to be the hangup. Everything with this administration is so chaotic and ad-hoc that it might be hard to pin it on a single person or group. If they don't have beyond-reasonable-doubt certainty that the person they're holding in contempt is responsible, it'll probably just get overturned, weakening the bigger Trump v Courts battle.
-"Who was responsible for XYZ?"
- "I don't recall."
Pretty much this is what I'm worried about. Hopefully the government record keeping laws are robust enough that they can eke out a real answer about responsibility by threatening additional charges over failure to document those.
assuming they weren't sent via self-destructing Signal messages, which itself is a violation of records law
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You're probably not wrong, but hopefully there's at least a paper trail the judge can work his way up.
If any paper trail exists, the government will deny it exists, while concurrently setting fire to it and any other evidence they might have left.
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This is as fast a just court can go. If you want it done more quickly, we’ll need Republicans in Congress to find their spines.
They only have until the 23rd to substantiate their defense before Boasberg charges them. He also states that if Trump’s DoJ refuses to comply, he will appoint an attorney to do so.
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In a thundering opinion on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg announced that he had found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for defiance of his orders
Did anyone else feel the Zeus like Thunder?? Now all we need is a finger wag and a tersely-worded letter.
Tell me when the judge actually does it though
Pardon
Cant pardon civil contempt
Precisely
Sure he is. Trump will just pardon him. The US president has officially gotten too much power.
Notes: presidential pardon is available for all offenses against the United States. All offenses against the US are tried by a jury. Contempt of court is not tried by a jury. Thus, is pardon available for contempt of court?
I don't know. When it's time, the SC will tell.
What was the guys name that owned the Supreme Court?
If you mean Trump, then they have ruled against him on occasions.
I have a feeling Trump may have his own opinion on who gets to decide.
I'll believe it when I see it
Even then, who's going to comply? Who's going to roll up in there and take people out in cuffs?
Just another in a long list of judgements written on toiletpaper
So what? Do it. Nothing will come of it. Congress sure as hell won't impeach and remove. Certainly no one will be put in any type of custody.
Sure. Do it for the record. Unfortunately it's meaningless for the foreseeable future.
So what: we have to protect this judge and act as deputies to enact his rulings or else the system collapses in favor of monarch Trump and 4chancellor Musk
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Oh Congress will absolutely impeach and remove...
The judge... :(
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