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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Hot Mic Catches Trump Lashing Out Over Failed Picks: I Can't Appoint Anybody!'

President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic lashing out over his inability to get his picks approved because of Senate rules, exclaiming, I can't appoint anybody! Interim appointments have become a huge problem for Trump, as handpicked interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan's illegal appointment has scuttled Trump's revenge cases, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba has been forced to step down after being disqualified.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Judiciary Won This Round

The judiciary blocked the Trump administration's improper appointments of political allies to U.S. attorney positions, forcing the administration to back down.
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fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

The Trump Lawyer Scandal Is About Something Much Deeper Than Legal Technicalities

Trump circumvented Senate advice and consent to install loyalist U.S. attorneys, courts rejected the scheme, creating legal chaos for the Justice Department.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

It Turns Out Lindsey Halligan Was a Fake Prosecutor All Along

A court ruled President Trump cannot install partisan interim U.S. attorneys to target political rivals; indictments brought by such unlawfully appointed prosecutor were dismissed.
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1 month ago

Trump Rages at Stupid and Outdated' Blue Slip Rule Thwarting His Judicial Picks

I have eight GREAT U.S. Attorneys, Highly Respected ALL, who will not be confirmed for their positions in various Highly Consequential States only because they're Republicans, and the Democrats have convinced Chuck Grassley to honor the stupid and outdated Blue Slip tradition, which precludes very talented and dedicated people from attaining High Office. The Democrats violate this practice in order to get people in, but Republicans just don't.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

A Most Profound Transgression

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Donald Trump demanded that Bondi find a way to bring criminal indictments against some of his enemies, naming Letitia James (the New York attorney general), James Comey (the former FBI director), and Adam Schiff (a California senator), and declaring them "all guilty as hell." Urging quick action, Trump declared "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" and later made clear to reporters that his direction was tantamount to an order: " They have to act. They have to act fast."
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Judge rules Trump lawyer Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as US attorney

A federal judge has ruled that lawyer Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed to the role of acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey Thursday's decision from District Judge Matthew Brann was a rebuke to the administration of President Donald Trump, who has sought to keep Habba, his former personal lawyer, in the role despite a previous court decision replacing her.
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