BREAKING: A federal judge just found Elon Musk and DOGE likely violated the Constitution when they unilaterally acted to shut USAID. Judge Chuang blocked the Trump admin from taking action relating to the shut down of USAID and ordered Musk and DOGE to reinstate systems access to USAID employees. - ThreadSky

kylegriffin1.bsky.social • 13 hours ago

BREAKING:

A federal judge just found Elon Musk and DOGE likely violated the Constitution when they unilaterally acted to shut USAID.

Judge Chuang blocked the Trump admin from taking action relating to the shut down of USAID and ordered Musk and DOGE to reinstate systems access to USAID employees.

Comments

faithlessgrace.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Good. Deport his ass, cancel his federal gravy train, and send him to El Salvador to work off his crimes.

egc.bsky.social•11 hours ago

#DeportMusk
#ArrestTheMuskrats
#DumpTrump

roswarrior.bsky.social•10 hours ago

And?

newfmom29.bsky.social•11 hours ago

"likely"?

Seems like a yes or no to me.

juliadilliard.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Excellent!! But, how many people have already died as a result of musk's unconstitutional shuttering of USAID? Musk should be in prison.

prairiecrab.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The wood chipper bit back.

iriejam08.bsky.social•10 hours ago

The judiciary has entered the the fray.

jenhoffman.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Judge Chuang is going to be banned from X and be called an activist in 3... 2.... 1....

leftamerican.bsky.social•11 hours ago

People have already died from the shut down of #USAID
Now our judicial needs to MAKE THEM start it up again ASAP

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•11 hours ago

admiralkomack.bsky.social•10 hours ago

So?
What action will be taken, and be specific.

admiralkomack.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Just to clear this up:
I am not asking YOU for the action that will be taken and the specifics; I am asking the judge for that information.
Honestly, I think the judge will punk out…yet again.🥱

ww444.bsky.social•9 hours ago

BOOM Musk!

https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lkoexz7bts2w

lydmed.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Lock them up already

bryanttl1953.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Along with their budget I hope. DOGE has no lawful right to shut down any agency created by law of Congress. Congress is the only one who can shut them down. We do have a Congress that has abdicated their power, but they need to take it back and do their jobs. They DO NOT WORK FOR TRUMP.

madcolorist.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Now get Elon completely out of all Gov. contracts and split up his companies. Then strip him of his citizenship and deport him permanently.

cv-danes.com•11 hours ago

I feel the judges need to be explict about the "or else" part of the ruling, as in "or else the court will deputize someone with handcuffs to apprehend you and bring you to it for an explanation."

ilikestuff25.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Get Elmo the fuck out of here!

hookcity.bsky.social•13 hours ago

That's so awesome

jotata75.bsky.social•11 hours ago

They will not follow the order, they will appeal and the far-right SCOTUS will side with Trump

mrliam.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Isn’t this all, “Quick! The horse ran away so go shut the barn door.”

pennydarling.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Let us know when they are being accused and not just "likely" violating the constitution.

bamer1can.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Actual determinations are made when the full merits of the case is heard, not on a preliminary injunction.

echo4.bsky.social•13 hours ago

… and so the Constitutional crisis begins in earnest. What will the consequences be? Who will enforce those sequences on behalf of the court?

peskyprofessor.bsky.social•13 hours ago

cfrankel18.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Duh!!!86/47

lpeterp.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Yes

pharmasus.bsky.social•12 hours ago

All of their fraud and abuse created a lot of waste

ubuntu4all.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Of all the heinous acts, this one hit me the hardest, because it hurt the most vulnerable, the most innocent, those with the least among us. I don’t care what happens to someone who is capable of effectively killing starving, innocent people.

pnwartist.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Ooop! The judge was confirmed using an auto pen so I guess his rulings don't apply?

laststarfighter.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Doesn’t this mean that Trump violated his oath of office to “will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”?

He allowed his owner to violate the Constitution.

thewakan.bsky.social•12 hours ago

FIGHT BACK!
This is a win!
PUSH BACK!

RESISTANCE!

alicialou.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Arrest and deport!

idahoavs.bsky.social•12 hours ago

No, judge did not block trump admin, just specifically musk/DOGE. Other administration officials could issue the exact same order.

So really not that much of a win

cheriebaby1.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Wager that he'll stop?

arrchef.bsky.social•11 hours ago

He needs to be held accountable! If not every billionaire in town will buy the government

doge-bag.bsky.social•11 hours ago

But who will enforce this court order? 🤷‍♂️

lucasaurelius.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Can the judge now sentence them for the deaths that have already occurred? How about demand that they bring those children back to life? I understand that this is good news for those that haven’t died yet, but god I am getting sick of the lack of accountability that these monsters operate under.

nanjde.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The scam and the shams are all starting to fall apart...What do these morons say when they are all asked for Depos?

"I'm an idiot and I only change the orange guys diapers." because everyone of them is going to have to give a depo!

parleyjaye.bsky.social•12 hours ago

"Violated the Constitution" - but suffer no consequences? This is bullshit. Arrest the treasonous traitor

mleeds2048.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Elon Musk is a South African NAZI SCUM criminal who believes in Hitler’s NAZI Ideology. He’s a puppet for Russia. He is a national security threat to the U.S. He’s a malignant narcissist, psychopathic lunatic,sociopath & megalomanic.He’s not American & does not belong here. He’s insane & dangerous!

tobiasbarth.bsky.social•12 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/tobiasbarth.bsky.social/post/3lgecjmzhpc2e

steve-levine.com•13 hours ago

Will these lawless thugs respect the ruling?

quantumnorm.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And the big question will be whether they defy the judge or not.

Will this be the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

davidicouldbewrong.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Trump is the President of chaos. https://cbwrong.blogspot.com/?m=1

tarthserjaime.bsky.social•11 hours ago

"Likely violated" -- ??????? Jfc it's been two months of this.

bamer1can.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Likely to succeed on the merits is the legal standard for a preliminary injunction. Actual determination is left for when the merits is heard.

bilboa243.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Bet the king isn't happy.

bonnieeldon.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They're breaking it (everything) as fast as they can

rfd42.bsky.social•12 hours ago

So, what's the penalty for blatantly violating the Constitution? Life imprisonment at Guantanamo? Deportation back to South Africa? Or maybe a stern finger wag? I think I know the answer to this...

sueric.bsky.social•12 hours ago

A slap on the wrist for Elon.

cainethejust.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The reply of this Administration

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Sure. But then the Marshalls get involved, and if the Marshalls are shot down by the DOJ or White House, the courts will simply deputize someone to enforce the order.

wildecard.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It's wild that there's a specific provision for this exact scenario, almost as if there was a time when *planning* was valued.

cainethejust.bsky.social•11 hours ago

mir-scs.bsky.social•12 hours ago

What is the penalty for violating the constitution?

mrblifil.bsky.social•12 hours ago

LOCK HIM UP!

billyofohio.bsky.social•11 hours ago

God Bless the US of A not Putin or South Africans

oldcharlie2ears.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Likely' violated? Do federal judges not know the Constitution, or is the Constitution too vague to offer useful guidance in the matter?

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

“Likely” in the sense that this order isn’t a ruling on the merits itself but an order based on the likelihood that the administration will eventually lose on the merits.

Such orders are to prevent irreparable harm from happening before the case can even be properly decided.

oldcharlie2ears.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Oh I see. That's alright then. For a moment there I thought there was some uncertainty about what the Constitution says.

kprclc.bsky.social•9 hours ago

It’s already bit late for that, sadly.

bamer1can.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Likely to succeed on the merits is the legal standard for a preliminary injunction. Actual determination is left for when the merits is heard.

oldcharlie2ears.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Hope it's not left undetermined for too long.

bamer1can.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The case will proceed as they normally do and eventually the Court will address the question directly when it’s procedurally appropriate. But this is preliminary relief so it’s a preliminary finding.

krisall515.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Impeach the convicted felon and deport his co-president NOW. They’re violating the law left and right.

debscheetzam.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Yaaaayyy.

twistedphilosopher.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Deport his ass back to South Africa.

pcunited.bsky.social•12 hours ago

⚖️ Holds

And Elon's day worsens on Tesla stock news — Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of Tesla stock: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tesla-board-members-executive-sell-off-100-million/story?id=119889047

booper8.bsky.social•12 hours ago

They’ll say they’re doing exactly what the American people voted them in to do. They love saying that.

politicsexplained.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Unfortunately the two wealthy morons in this picture are willing to let people starve for their religious conservative beliefs .. none of which following the words of Christ

stacylymb.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Are there any employees left to work there to give access back?

uglyoldman.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Not another court order to violate by ignoring.

pizzapartyweekend.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Who will enforce this ruling

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The U.S. Marshals. If are prevented from doing so by the DOJ or White House, courts have the authority to deputize others to see to it that their orders are followed.

daydream25.bsky.social•13 hours ago

How about arresting them

sparklerblue2.bsky.social•13 hours ago

There’s no “likely” about it!

bamer1can.bsky.social•11 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/bamer1can.bsky.social/post/3lkok7xzdg223

tunanoodle.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I can't wait to learn what Judge Chuang's cousin has posted on social media and why that is disqualifying.

scoony.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Judge Chuang? ... Trump will probably try to deport him too.

pnnchicago.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Lock DOGE goons and Elon up !

dr0923.bsky.social•13 hours ago

What are the consequences?

tlyns-boyfriend.bsky.social•12 hours ago

You know as well as the rest of us non-MAGATS and NAZIS: NONE!

skeletired.bsky.social•13 hours ago

They 100% will not do it.
"We have an army and you don't."

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Courts can deputize people to enforce their rulings. If the administration doesn’t want to obey, then somebody will get held in contempt and brought in by deputies to rot until compliance happens.

djoflowerpower.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I admire your confidence!

thepenguinsays.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Next up for the admin to try to impeach

ryanmichael80.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Just in case you’re wondering, NO I am not getting tired of winning against this administration!

cuyahogadave.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I'd still love for someone to me exactly what legal authority melon has

docdavelo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Will they comply? What if they don't. What about all the damage already done?

rjc1084.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Sure seems like this judge knows Musk is the official administrator of DOGE!

sharoncarbine.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Definitely, Rob.

"Substance over form" is an important legal concept. It 100% clear Elon Musk runs DOGE.

Courts know Trump Admin is LYING when it states a woman heads DOGE.

moonied.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Likely? The wheels of justice aren’t turning slowly; they are rusted shut.

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

This isn’t a ruling on the merits. And to get the injunction that they want, which takes effect now rather than at the conclusion of months or years of legal maneuvering, all that is needed is a likelihood of success when the merits are ultimately determined.

bamer1can.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It’s a preliminary injunction. That’s the standard.

donhondo13.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Is there any consequence for violating the Constitution? Seems like there should be....

auntteefa.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Question of the day is, who will enforce it???? Can't wait to see

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

If the courts have to deputize someone to enforce their orders, they absolutely have the authority to do that.

cybahguy25.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Cool

Now watch Trump and Elon not do any of that

dreamchaser4ever.bsky.social•11 hours ago

If they don't comply, they are in contempt. Arrest them, fine them, all of them. Hold them accountable, consequences!

itsmemattcarter.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Problem is the Moscow appointed SCOTUS members gave the President Immunity.

dreamchaser4ever.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Trumps minions who are carrying out the crimes don't have immunity.

itsmemattcarter.bsky.social•10 hours ago

That’s assuming the current DOJ would actually go after them which I highly doubt myself.

dreamchaser4ever.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I believe if the corrupt Trump DOJ refuses, a judge can appoint someone.

dustyk504.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Then bring back bring back all of the fired employees. Douchebag isn't a real agency. It wasn't approved by Congress. I'm still confused about why they weren't thrown out.

lestatdelc.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Good ruling. Now how will the force them to do it, and ensure it is actually done?

cpgerman12.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Right? They do what they want

lestatdelc.bsky.social•13 hours ago

We will see.

spicymchaggis.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Exactly. Nobody is going to enforce this. Their punishment is equal to calling a child a silly goose and giggling.

lestatdelc.bsky.social•13 hours ago

We shall see.

blizzardpassenger.bsky.social•11 hours ago

By holding them in contempt if they refuse.

And if the Marshalls get shot down by the DOJ or the White House, then the courts have the power to deputize others in order to make the contempt punishment happen.

At which point Musk/DOGE can decide how long they’d like to be punished before they obey.

lestatdelc.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I would love to see some asset fortune of Musk and Trump for failure to comply with court order and are charged with civil contempt from the bench.

The optics alone would be amazing.

westvillagecrank.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Alas, they can't. This will get real real fast. And probably not in a good way. But we can hope.

lestatdelc.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The courts better be working out how to force compliance to court orders, up to an including deputizing people to enact bench warrants, etc.

westvillagecrank.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The courts only have force to the extent the executive branch wishes to support. There is a famous clash between John Marshall and Andrew Jackson in which AJ said, "It's Marshall's decision, let Marshall enforce it." And, of course, Marshall couldn't.