Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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I wonder who Judge Boasberg will hire as Special Prosecutor?
Some feckless Republican insider who feigns doing the work and drags it out long enough for Trump to escape accountability?
Doubt that.
He's not going after Trump here. He can't. He's going after anyone else ignoring his legal orders though.
Adam Kinzinger would be a good choice, but maybe too political.
Edit: I also lay the DoJ's ineffectiveness to properly deal with Trump squarely at the feet of Biden & Garland.
Yeah. Garland was the Republican insider that scuttled the case for Trump. I dunno man. My cynicism is at its maximum. I wish I could allow myself to have hope that the right thing happens.
Can't pardon contempt. Boasman can literally jail everyone involved with ignoring his injunction except Trump. Used to be indefinitely, but I think that was capped.
Boasman can also deputize citizens if the Marshal service decides they don't want their jobs anymore.
Can't pardon civil contempt. The judge declared probable cause for criminal contempt, and crimes can be pardoned
Crap, you're right, I had that backwards.
That would be .. wild. Did not know that judges could deputize citizens. TIL!
Federal judges have a large toolbox to force compliance with the court.
It's petty & I hope it doesn't come to this, but personally, I'd love to watch some ICE agents getting ripped out of their homes at 3am.
Obviously KP from TX. You know the prosecutor that's guilty of multiple felonies.