NEW: Trump’s response in the Alien Enemies Act case that was due at noon today was “woefully insufficient”, and the judge has granted MORE time for them to respond.
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Although this is how Trump beat Smith, pushing everything out, it’s all going to come down to SCOTUS in the end to determine if the legislative branch of the federal government has any power at all. It’s a great opportunity for them to undermine themselves or hand more power to state AGs. lol
I know the judge is giving them enough rope to hang themselves so on appeal they can't claim much, but damn I would live one judge to smack these guys down.
They are succeeding because they are incompetent, and it does not seem to matter if they are truly incompetent or just stalling.
The judge is being played. I said on Sunday that I was giving Judge Boasberg until Tuesday COB to hold Trump accountable for violating a court order. And here we are Thursday afternoon still playing games. And maybe contempt takes a long time to implement, but Trump thrives over process delays.
Same thing that happened before the election—judge after judge enabled him to play the system w/special treatment running out the clock avoiding accountability
There hasn’t been a judge yet willing to stand up to him
Can’t fight GOP corruption using the same system GOP corrupted😒
SMDH
These goddam judges playing footsies with these lawless aholes is just as gross as what they’re arguing about! It’s flat out contempt; toss them in jail!
And then what happens when that is woefully insufficient? What recourse does the judge have if they just keep thumbing their nose at him. He can't really jail them.
Just as the last judges they will handle him w/kid gloves enabling his delay delay delay tactics
We’ve yet to see anyone w/power have the courage to really take unprecedented substantive action to meet these unprecedented times
No one’s above the law is just another lie.
Give Republicans enough rope to hang themselves with and they'll still somehow find a way to fucking swing on it instead. Case in point- Trump's trial.
No judge should be surprised at this point by the lack of preparation by this clownish DOJ. Time for some judge to say, “you’ll provide X by Y time, or Z will happen to you and your case.” Enough.
The Judge could be giving the Trump admin plenty of Time to explain their crimes.
They can’t- and today they move onto another ancient law to continue their defense….🍿
He has had too much time and due process already. Why do kleptocrats get special dispensation? Oh yeah, that trickle down theory, as in it will trickle down into your pension.
This is why it's so hard to be good and do the right thing. The bad players take advantage of it. They may win the initial rounds, but at the end, hopefully, the good guys eventually win. Sadly we have to live through their destructive actions.
These kinds of delays re why Tfg gets to skate without any consequences. If they don't comply by his latest deadline they should be cited for contempt. Tfg's legal people have a million tricks for dragging a case out til we're all dead & gone.
“You know what these assholes don't get? We're not a fucking building! We're not a fucking flag! We're not just one person! Assholes like this have been trying to kill us for a long fucking time. But you know what? A thousand years from now, we'll still fucking be here!”
Arrest and DEPORT E-looney-tunes and the rest if the Enemies of Democracy! Let's march them from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison, Cecot. Only 48 days and 8hrs away. A true Trail of Tears for them.
Its a thing. On the one hand, delays mean the admin goes longer without consequences, on the other, making them try harder is going to make appeals more clear cut
Reminds me of a parent counting to 100 and then calling a kids full name until they follow their command
Just another example of Justice for the Powerful and the wealthy as opposed to everybody else
Regular Joe would never get these delays!!!
What a joke!
Omg really !!! Like WHO gets this many chances at things. None of us regular people. It’s like the dog ate his homework and the teacher is just that’s ok sweetie whenever you wanna turn it in.
I hear that. Not a good track record. This judge could be the first. Then the Supreme Court will rule. I don’t trust the conservatives on the SC, but also don’t think they want to make themselves and the entire judicial branch irrelevant. I believe a smack down of Trump by the SC is possible.
If the freaking USAs Govt lawyers are woefully insufficient they get to keep coming back with more & more bullshit? I mean, when does the judge stop this crap? They do it purposely to waste time. Im so sick of our justice system allowing certain people to waste time for fun.
Not wrong. He’s laying the groundwork for a contempt order that can be upheld in the court of appeal. You don’t lock someone up without giving them lots of chances to avoid it. Welcome to our legal system.
Due process requires providing the other side an opportunity to be heard. Briefing is the usual way to do it. Then the judge can rule on a complete record. Finding contempt on a complete record is more likely to be upheld on appeal. Does that make sense?
And then what? Will they be held in contempt and arrested the same as anyone else would have gotten? Will they be held accountable in any other way other than a stern talking to?
Right out of Trump‘s playbook! That’s what he has done repeatedly! And they just keep letting him go! His immunity should be revoked by the Supreme Court! Because Trump is taking that and running with it as fast and as hard as you can before, somebody catches him and takes him down!
What he really needs to do is force the government to extract every prisoner. Then we can see how fucked up the arrests were, non-gang members, etc. They will defy the court before they do that bc it will expose the barbaric, illegal actions
Noooooo ... this is purposeful time wasting again. Did the judiciary not learn ANYTHING from the Jan 6 and classified documents cases?
Trump is running the clock down. Again. To April 2 'Liberation Day', or some other excuse to declare martial law
So they are going the pretending to be dumb at the same time “go screw yourself judge we will do what we want” and the judge allows this behavior….
Once again, bad behavior gets rewarded.
Why are so many people willing to coddle this con man and wannabe dictator? Have they never seen the Peanuts comics where Lucy holds a football for Charlie Brown? What will it take to get these people to fight for our country?
Note from Trump's teacher in 1959: Your assignment that was due today at noon was "woefully insufficient," and the teacher has granted him more time to respond.
Don't know enough about the law but I think the judge is being waaaaay to lenient on this and the amount of time he is giving them to respond. Just my opinion.
Isn’t the central judicial concern due process? How do we know there weren’t law abiding American citizens on those planes? That step needs to done transparently. Then they can use secret military plans for transport. Arguing the military aspect of this is playing into Republican talking points.
So the judge _sounds_ like he's fighting back, and maybe he is; but what really sounds like happened is he told them basically, "this isn't good enough, fake some BS harder so i can let this go". If they come back with more backfilled excuses and they're accepted, we have our answer.
Does anyone know what rights you have at the border? Can they take your phone without a warrant?? I’m just reading some scary stories. And I think we need a list of your rights like were put together for ICE.
Yes. We have to know our rights. Seems like we should be protected by the constitution for unlawful search and seizure. But then why are they taking phones and looking through their social media? I’m a literal prisoner in this country now and cannot leave because I won’t get back in probably
The ACLU has this information so seems like I would be able to refuse to unlock my phone. I had plans for the south of France this summer but I just can’t risk it 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 if I leave and they won’t let me back in because I’m a vocal liberal then that upends the lives of my family
I’m going to make some cards for my wallet that say you cannot revoke my green card without a hearing before a judge and just have those ready in case. Because I will not comply with anything illegal or speak. I’ll just hand out a card that makes it clear I know my rights
It's starting to look very much like this judge is NOT an actual warrior for the Constitution but instead is just a delay-tactical asset for the administration, maybe hoping that keeping the case 'actively inactive' will somehow make everybody think that there's a chance that Justice will be served!
Why????? Why can’t they be held to the same standards as everyone else?! Is there any way to get those prisoners released and back into the US? Is that what we’re hoping for in the court case? Thank you for any insights you share!
11 days? Well, I am sure the people in the worst prison in the world who are not in a gang and some who weren’t here illegally, will be fine chilling for the better part of two weeks.
Why do they always get more time? This is like a parent who threatens to count to 3, but when they get to 2 they start counting in 1/2's, then 1/4's, then…you get the point.
Lame response from the judge. C’mon it’s Trump using his typical delay BS. Our trust in the justice system continues to diminish. If I tried this my ass would be in the clinker
Though procedurally it is moving forward. They've finally got an order to show cause, which I believe is a required step for finding them in contempt. So, the moment today's hearing was scheduled without an order to show cause, tomorrows hearing was going to have to happen.
#Ignorance of the law doesn’t save those in #Poverty from having to comply with the law, but this #Judge is giving the #Felon #Extra #Privilege he should never have had.
When ag and cabinet members broadcast on many media outlets that judges have no authority and court orders will blanketly not be followed, then don’t follow them, that would seem like direct contempt. Allowing more time to coerce compliance to ensure due process would seem a bit contrived.
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They are succeeding because they are incompetent, and it does not seem to matter if they are truly incompetent or just stalling.
Rope a Dope on them. The more they say…..ain’t a good place! 🍿
There hasn’t been a judge yet willing to stand up to him
Can’t fight GOP corruption using the same system GOP corrupted😒
SMDH
We’ve yet to see anyone w/power have the courage to really take unprecedented substantive action to meet these unprecedented times
No one’s above the law is just another lie.
They can’t- and today they move onto another ancient law to continue their defense….🍿
Yeah your response suck, I should rule against you just for incompetence, but have another couple of days to figure it out.
If it was us we'd be thrown in jail.
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Where did Dump find all these horrible lawyers who are willing to do this to their careers?
Nobody survives contact with Dump. He turns everything he touches to shit.
Just another example of Justice for the Powerful and the wealthy as opposed to everybody else
Regular Joe would never get these delays!!!
What a joke!
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I have zero faith in the broken ass system that couldn't prosecute a known insurrectionist before they could get elected.
I think they'll take that.
VERY WEAK!
the question is who will blink first
He doesn't want to give the Appellate Court any reason to overturn
they will keep doing it.
disgusting.
Trump is running the clock down. Again. To April 2 'Liberation Day', or some other excuse to declare martial law
Once again, bad behavior gets rewarded.
This is so cruel and evil.
America are going to miss the migrants si bad
WTF
I'm just fuming about pretty much everything in these times
We live in a two tiered justice system.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelans-deported-el-salvador-names/
What a joke the American system is.
Then more time…then more…then dismissal
They're not geniuses, but they did find a stupid loophole.
LOVING the short video update style.