Manhattan’s U.S. attorney resigned just days after being ordered to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor. So did the two men who led the unit in DC to which DOJ sought to transfer the case. This is what public integrity looks like.
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Laurence: If you get my message, I really would like to know what benefit it is to our country & rule of law if all the members of the "firewall" resign. I'm not being contrary, but I want to know if it wouldn't be better to stay and resist? Please clarify this for me (and maybe others). Thank you.
They are getting death threats and have to think of their families. Those people fight dirty as hell because they can’t win any other way. I agree we need people to stand and fight all of this BS
I see multiple postings reporting the tragic sacking of federal employees.
Who are the enablers in management doing this foul work.
Name and shame.
Dox for defence.
And remind them the last carriage is for them. That’s how it works.
I so agree! I wish a few republicans in the senate would put integrity first. Risk your position in the senate for your country. It would be well worth it.
I appreciate that they did what they thought they had to do. But I also worry about who gets to pick their replacements, and will those people have the same ethics.
Whether they resign or get fired, the replacements will be trump/musk lackeys.
Of course they won’t have the same ethics. They won’t have ANY ethics, integrity or morals.
This is what acquiesce looks like. Right now, we need people in positions of authority/power to STAND AND FIGHT, not resign. Do not accept the order, make them fire you. The good intentions behind resignation aren't enough.
I’m a little torn on the high-profile resignations tbh. They’re free to do whatever they want of course, but there’s a high probability that their roles will be filled with Trump loyalists and everything gets immediately worse for years to come
No good person wants to have any part of Trump’s Nazi conversion of America, that’s why the administration is filled with losers, weirdos, creeps and criminals!!
Great to see that there are still some people who will choose principles over their job regardless of the personal cost. It is too bad that the DOJ put them in this position, but they did and now a corrupt NY politician gets to keep his job, at least until the next election.
Following his EXTORTION script w/ Ukraine (2018), #FelonDon Trump’s direct involvement w/ the 🇺🇸Justice Dept 2 coax a QUID PRO QUO DEAL w/ INDICTED NYC Mayor Adams in exchange 4 a new MASS DEPORTATION CTR. qualifies him 4 a THIRD #IMPEACHMENT trial‼️
Make it HARD for GQP to ACQUIT career #FelonTrump‼️
I think it's been a slow creep for most of the last century. That's the thing about gradual change, it's harder to notice, and far more difficult to attribute cause and effect.
You are right. I should not write when still being tired.
She is a shining example for what people in positions like her should do in case they have no other options left. Especially her male equivalents who don‘t have her guts.
Unfortunately integrity is all the ground we seem to gain. For those not keeping score, the wrong team is winning and it’s not even close. Lord help us or at least hurry up with that meteor.
Bullshit. Akin to the avowed progressives and Dems and the great gnashing of teeth after the election. "I'm not watching any news for 4 years, I'm going to birdwatch, learn to bake sourdough bread and meditate for my "mental health"". Same thing.
No, this is what Hitler’s 53 Days to autocracy looked like. Resigning won’t work. Hold your POSITION, BE ESCORTED OUT, SUE! DO NOT RESIGN! Think about it! You’re a lawyer; I’m fighting for the greater good, BUT HITLER GOT EVERYONE TO RESIGN!
No, they 100% did the correct thing. They had two options: 1. resign; or 2. go into court tomorrow & carry out the admin’s blatantly unethical, corrupt, & constitutionally destructive order.
If you want to enable them, go do it. The rest of us can watch & see “the banality of evil” in action.
STAFF INFECTION
Remember, if you are a staff member of the Musk/Trump administration - and you do anything illegal - you are then criminally liable for your actions. No, “I was only following orders” excuses wil change that. Read up on the Nuremberg trials…
Imagine that, the Trump administration assumed the heads of the Public Integrity Unit at DOJ would publicly lack integrity and do his bidding. As a jaded and cynical lawyer, this gives me hope.
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Ppl need to stay and fight
Ppl quitting and complying is making this fascist takeover too easy
We need ppl to hold the ground
That’s the most important thing they can do and our protests need to be focused on the federal workers and pressuring them to stay
Lots of bs from people who've never lived the horrors of fascism. This is just the beginning and anyone who has an out should take it. There's no honor in sacrificing yourself on a sinking ship.
My grandparents left Germany right before Hitler came to power. I don't blame anyone for knowing when to fold 'em. If other nations start offering refugees sanctuary, I'm leaving. The corrupt ones can go down with their sinking ship.
To clarify: US attorneys are not lawmakers, they're law enforcement.
They're charged with ensuring “that the laws be faithfully executed”. 93 United States Attorneys work to enforce federal laws throughout the country. They're appointed.
Lawmakers are the elected US senators and representatives.
Funny. Executive branch is law enforcement. Yet it seems to be ok that Musk and the Orange potato head are writing laws through executive orders. Seems the minion want it both ways or only when they think it benefits them.
Personally I wish they had stayed and refused to drop the charges. They should have resisted with every ounce of their beings. They should have forced the nazis to drag them out.
To do otherwise in the face of the nazis in the whitehouse is cowardice.
The sad thing is that the people with honor and integrity are leaving. So grateful for them, but heartily wish they were still in place working for us.
I guess the counterpoint to this is that they realized they aren't allowed to uphold their oath so why stay? Maybe they will find other places to fight for us. Unlikely though. I've been job browsing and really the only people hiring lawyers are big tech and insurance companies.
Here’s Emil Bove’s response to her resignation. In his furious reply, he never mentions any lack of adherence to the law by Sassoon, (as there was none), but repeatedly brings up the authority of and compulsion to adhere to the directives of potus.
Important to note abt Sassoon: She clerked for Justice Scalia and was a member of the Federalist Society. When a true conservative fails to bend to the will of these jokers, that’s a true patriot who’s an inspiration for others in her situation.
Take a good long look, Professor Tribe. In about 8 months, this kind of integrity will be in short supply. Trump will have purged all those with honor; only to be replaced with lickspittles.
The Rule of Law is Dead, Prof.
In the words of The Immortal Bob Dole: "You know it. I know it. The American People know it." Having more law degrees than most attorneys; while it pains me to acknowledge this fact... Calling a door knob a red rubber ball, alters the character of neither. It's over.
So proud of the courageous actions at the SDNY today. There us a rule of law. There are courageous people standing up today right now against the fascism and unlawful actions of trump and bondi. We will win against this tyranny!
Mitch McConnell voted correctly on some of trumps cabinet members.. but so much of trump being where we are now is because of his evil actions... being the supreme court to trumps impeachments..
I understand how resigning can be an appropriate choice for a person. What I'd like to understand is what happens after all the people with integrity resign? Who takes over?
I'm not aware of a rule that would prevent Bondi from just signing every filing herself, apart from ethical rules. She could and likely will get disbarred, she doesn't care. Technically anyone can sign a filing "pro se", you don't even need to be a lawyer.
Laurence - sadly, I believe our justice system is up shit creek without a paddle. I base that on the Supreme Court's recent actions and the events you highlighted. God help us all.
Then the responsibility to inform the public of all present and future corruption lies with the press. I hope they don't both-sides and sane wash it like they did the election.
The GOP are accessories before & after the fact for crimes of Fraud ,extortion, data & identity theft , etc. Trump is immune but they are not. civil suits take a long time. they should be criminally charged. that mat have a chilling effect on their subservience.
About the acting US Attorney for the Southern District of NY who walked off the job over a refusal to follow Trump’s order to drop the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, she clerked for Scalia.
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Who are the enablers in management doing this foul work.
Name and shame.
Dox for defence.
And remind them the last carriage is for them. That’s how it works.
Of course they won’t have the same ethics. They won’t have ANY ethics, integrity or morals.
John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns
Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns
#Integrity #Valor #DoNotObeyInAdvance
Make it HARD for GQP to ACQUIT career #FelonTrump‼️
Trump ignores all federal judges regarding any rulings...
then Pam Bondi steps up to a mic, and in a nice submissive "fundi-voice"...
"i am ordering all federal marshals to stand down on any contempt charges against the president from this point forward"
Then it's official.
Does anyone know how to reach her?
She is a shining example for what people in positions like her should do in case they have no other options left. Especially her male equivalents who don‘t have her guts.
NOT the ones who want to prosecute them.
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Wonder what Judge will do?
Special Prosecutor (do they call Judge appointed that?)
Kudos…
If you want to enable them, go do it. The rest of us can watch & see “the banality of evil” in action.
These were conservative lawyers hand-picked by the admin. For them to do this after 3 weeks should make clear this is a 5 alarm fire, even to them.
Remember, if you are a staff member of the Musk/Trump administration - and you do anything illegal - you are then criminally liable for your actions. No, “I was only following orders” excuses wil change that. Read up on the Nuremberg trials…
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It’s cowardice
Ppl need to stay and fight
Ppl quitting and complying is making this fascist takeover too easy
We need ppl to hold the ground
That’s the most important thing they can do and our protests need to be focused on the federal workers and pressuring them to stay
They're charged with ensuring “that the laws be faithfully executed”. 93 United States Attorneys work to enforce federal laws throughout the country. They're appointed.
Lawmakers are the elected US senators and representatives.
To do otherwise in the face of the nazis in the whitehouse is cowardice.
https://bsky.app/profile/ryanjreilly.com/post/3li3s72vqt22n
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/13/us/doc-annotation-memo-from-bove.html
In the words of The Immortal Bob Dole: "You know it. I know it. The American People know it." Having more law degrees than most attorneys; while it pains me to acknowledge this fact... Calling a door knob a red rubber ball, alters the character of neither. It's over.
Use the app from
5calls.org
PLEASE take fine minutes to make DAILY calls to your representatives. Scripts make it easy if you are not used to calling. 💪
Tell everyone YOU know to tell everyone THEY know!!
And, all these attorneys should be lauded!
This is what a DICTATORSHIP looks like
That's the reality
What's next? People setting themselves on fire?
Trump, through Bondi, would have zero teeth.
Unfortunately they’ll be replaced by fascist quislings who will do the bidding of Sleazy Donald