Judge also warned he could name independent prosecutor if White House stonewalled contempt proceedings
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in criminal contempt for violating his temporary injunction that barred the use of the Alien Enemies Act wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
In a scathing 46-page opinion, James Boasberg, the chief US district judge for Washington, wrote that senior Trump officials could either return the people who were supposed to have been protected by his injunction, or face contempt proceedings.
The judge also warned that if the administration tried to stonewall his contempt proceedings or instructed the justice department to decline to file contempt charges against the most responsible officials, he would appoint an independent prosecutor himself.
Good luck!
Unreal how many are still under some strange belief that the court system matters anymore. They have a dictator with 34 felony convictions who has never stepped foot in a prison as their glorious leader and they still think the court system works.
some strange belief that the court system matters anymore
Plausible deniability.
But the courts putting ten toes down and saying they must be returned is important. Even tho that prison they’re being sent to is a literal death camp, it’s far away and there’s plausible deniability about what’s happening.
It’s literally the same thing Germans went thru during WW2, lots of them, especially the military, had no idea what was actually happening and thought it was just prison.
You may not understand why the courts making a stand here is important. But them not doing pushes back the timeline of us getting out of this by years.
This is a very important step, and trump didn’t take the time to undermine the courts before pulling it.
This leads to less people suffering, so it’s very important to understand and support the parts of our legal system that is actually trying to do something. Even if they fail, it’s important they’re doing it.
Just in general, I’m tired of people acting like trying is only worth it when you know you’re winning.
Everyone needs to wake the fuck up to this not being a battle, it’s a war. And you never win a war without losing a few battles.
As a Canadian I would have loved it if you all would have woken the fuck up to the war years ago when it actually started. Now you gotta start running before you even know how to walk.
Decades…
Hell, generations
Your Canadian tho, so at least you have some excuse for just noticing, too many Americans think the same as you. And they have no excuse
I haven’t just noticed. I’ve been watching your bullshit all along. Around 35 years of your bullshit not including my time as a youth. Decades, Generations. Splitting hairs does fuck all. Get your shit together and end this before we Canadians have to deal with it as well.
What is it with all the brand new accounts?
Did you really just join lemmy 2 days ago?
It just doesn’t feel like it’s growing this much, more like the same hyper argumentative people keep having to make new accounts for some reason…
I’ve been on Lemmy for 2 years. This account is simply for .world and it’s bullshit inhabitants. Made for challenging American exceptionalism, American, individualism and American dictatorships. Without doxing myself to you crazy fucks. Like many Lemmy users I have multiple sign ins. This one is just for you and your bullshit. If the Chinese and Russians can do it openly so can We.
I can imagine that thought process has become apparent to more than just myself.
KMA> kiss my ass MURI> 'murica
Enjoy.
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The court can hold anyone in contempt, can order anything, can moan and bitch about constitutional crisis till the end of days. It won’t matter if the people who have to uphold those rulings are the people against whom those rulings are made and will simply ignore it.
Rule of law is is just a strong as the people who enforce it.
PUT THEM THE FUCK IN JAIL
Diaper Donny and his turds just won’t recognize the justice system anymore. This happened before, when they went ahaid with deportations against judge rulings. JD Already said he didn’t recognize the justice system anymore. They make themselves invincible.
Excellent arrest the Orange Turd and throw him in jail he should spend some time there.
SCOTUS already said that’s off the table in Trump v. United States. This will not impact Trump directly, only his accomplices.
Hahahaha. Fucking unreal. You gotta laugh cause if you don’t you’ll go nuts.
