Eight former inspectors general who were fired by President Trump last month filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare their removals illegal and order the government to reinstate them. It's the latest case to challenge a wave of Trump's actions that brazenly violated legal limits on his power. - ThreadSky

nytimes.com • 11 days ago

Eight former inspectors general who were fired by President Trump last month filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare their removals illegal and order the government to reinstate them. It's the latest case to challenge a wave of Trump's actions that brazenly violated legal limits on his power.

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uncle-anonymous.bsky.social•11 days ago

And, if the Oval Office ignores the court order? Or appeals up the Supreme Court which DonOLD owns?

antonioboixpons.bsky.social•11 days ago

A T-attack against the control of the Government's power.

antonvangramberen.bsky.social•11 days ago

We can’t do anything but wait and see, but it doesn’t look promising to me.

grimace14.bsky.social•11 days ago

Having two feuding teams of IGs both asserting legitimacy is an interesting development. Public opinion (at the moment) seems to be favoring the view that all of these actions are illegal and need to be vacated.

pham60.bsky.social•11 days ago

About time.

red1r.bsky.social•11 days ago

They should simple just show up to worked armed to defend themselves. This is what it's coming to.

michaelt2300.bsky.social•11 days ago

“actions that brazenly violated legal limits on his power”

Say the word illegal

red1r.bsky.social•11 days ago

Don't expect anything better from the @nytimes.com

lindiemoungu.bsky.social•11 days ago

Good. This is how you fight.

lkbeslindy-67.bsky.social•11 days ago

Fight back. We have to open our eyes. Not stand around like a deer in the headlights.

jjev69.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/vXFLqSAuYqI?si=TvAHiwag8E_hUM9Z

what

markcbh.bsky.social•11 days ago

But he will not care because the SCOTUS ruled the president cannot be found guilty of any crime, so he will just totally ignore this and there’s nothing anybody can do

connordickie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yeah no that’s not true

markcbh.bsky.social•11 days ago

“the Court determined that presidential immunity from criminal prosecution presumptively extends to all of a president's ‘official acts’”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._United_States_(2024)

connordickie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yes from criminal prosecution… which none of these lawsuits are. It also only protects him personally, not his DOJ or anyone else. It is also only absolute immunity for acts within his core constitutional powers, which a lot of this isn’t. Please actually read the ruling?

markcbh.bsky.social•11 days ago

But what I’m saying is: after he ignores these rulings, there are no applicable consequences or threats because it can never be made into something which threatens him. And as for his associates / department heads, he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about them

connordickie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yes there are… that’s what I’m trying to tell you. If he’s acting outside of his core constitutional powers, he doesn’t have immunity…

beth-sue.bsky.social•11 days ago

Proud of you , NYT.
Keep it up on the front page.

0roberto.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hello Beth! How are you doing today?

kwatts1980.bsky.social•11 days ago

Declare them illegal? Is this a joke!? We already know it's illegal! It's already been declared. He knew he was breaking the law when he did it. Why do we have to play this game?

ods91.bsky.social•11 days ago

So funny that these career bureaucrats think they have a right work for the government.......

antiinsanity.bsky.social•11 days ago

please ask for a minimum of $1B in damages so it hurts the stupid billionaires badly..

proudmom.bsky.social•11 days ago

He isn't displaying any type of being and president. All he is doing is getting even to the people that held him and are still attempting to hold him accountable for his fraudulent behavior and his conman criminal actions. He's getting revenge. He doesn't care one bit about anyone but himself

kenyattayamel.bsky.social•11 days ago

Sue the pants off him

steeleleets.bsky.social•11 days ago

drenethdolly.bsky.social•11 days ago

Wow.

So much of the shock and awe seems to have been trying to get us to think the Republic was already gone.

It's not gone yet.

Call lawmakers, protest. We aren't done.
Our 250-year democracy won't be lost in a month.