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Summary

The Trump administration has escalated attacks on U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calling him a “Democrat activist” and criticizing his wife’s political donations.

This follows Boasberg’s order blocking the deportation of Venezuelan migrants the administration claims are gang members. Trump ignored the order and deported them to El Salvador.

Trump also called Boasberg a “Radical Left Lunatic” and backed impeachment efforts.

Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Trump and reaffirmed that judicial decisions should not be grounds for impeachment.

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[-] Banana@sh.itjust.works 105 points 4 months ago

The level of absolute brain rot in this administration is so fucked

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago

Counting the days until Trump goes full Skibidi Ohio.

[-] ksigley@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago

Oh shit. You never go full Skibidi Ohio.

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

You never do what now?

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago
[-] match@pawb.social 32 points 4 months ago

if this link turns me into a werewolf sister it will be long overdue

[-] Banana@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Alas, i am Canadian, i have little power there, I'm doing what I can up here though.

[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 47 points 4 months ago

SHE DONATED TO DEMS

meanwhile Elon is literally trying to buy the wi supreme Court. Fucking disgusting

[-] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 31 points 4 months ago

Well this confirms we’re absolutely fucked in the legal aspect of all this… when do we all arm up and fill the streets?

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

we've been arming up for decades but filling the streets in my small town is not the most useful of activities. So I guess we.. fly somewhere?

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

John Roberts being seen as a "democrat activist" would hardly surprise me anymore. Its a reflection of both how crazy the right is and how pathetic centrist dem leadership is.

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Hm, is calling a judge a radical left lunatic an official act. Turns out only the court gets to decide. However it probably isn't strictly illegal sadly.

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

They mentioned that the judges wife donated $10,000 to Democrats. Just want to point out that "we" did that with Alito's wife as well.

We have a lot of fuel to be angry at the fascists, this seems like less of one.

Obviously not the same, just something I'm thinking about I guess.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

"We" meaning a bunch of goobers on the internet, or the Whitehouse press secretary?

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

We meaning goobers on the Internet and the YouTube pundits, I guess

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Context matters. Alito has done a shit ton more with the GOP than just their wife donating to them.

[-] prole 1 points 4 months ago

Bullshit false equivalency.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

So now we’re promoting this judge to Supreme Court, and equating a $10k political donation to publicly displaying partisan support and $250k investment directly benefitted by her husbands ruling?

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