"At a recent virtual meeting with leaders from the nation's 93 U.S. attorney's offices, DOJ officials asked prosecutors to provide "vivid instances" in which judges allegedly obstructed the government through adverse rulings. Yeah, DOJ leadership is really asking to get a rundown of the Department's spiciest losses so they can dress them up as constitutional crises. The request reportedly came from Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh, and it fits neatly into what Todd Blanche has openly described as a "war " on the federal judiciary."
"A DOJ spokesperson confirmed the effort, explaining that the department is collecting "the most egregious examples of this obstruction" to help Congress "rein in judges violating their oaths." According to DOJ, these violations include judges declining to sign off on criminal complaints or search warrants and judges "erroneously inserting themselves" into the U.S. attorney nomination process. All of which are examples of judges doing the damn job."
"This is nothing but political theater. A show staged when the executive branch throws a tantrum because the judiciary refuses to act as a rubber stamp. The Constitution gave judges life tenure precisely so they wouldn't have to worry about being hauled before Congress every time the government doesn't like the answer it gets. And even as theater, it's bad theater. There are not 67 votes in the Senate to remove a federal judge, so no one's job is seriously being threatened."
DOJ leadership requested "vivid instances" of judges issuing adverse rulings at a virtual meeting with leaders of the nation's 93 U.S. attorney's offices. The request, attributed to Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh, seeks examples the department calls "the most egregious" obstruction to provide to Congress for action. DOJ identified alleged violations including declining to sign criminal complaints or search warrants and inserting themselves into U.S. attorney nominations. Critics characterize the effort as political theater and warn that life tenure protects judges from retaliation, and that Senate removal requires 67 votes, making realistic impeachments unlikely.
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