“Asked on Tuesday about President Donald Trump’s attacks on the ‘so-called judge’ who blocked his immigration executive order nationwide, House Speaker Paul Ryan defended the President. Despite the insults, Trump was respecting the appeals process, Ryan said at his weekly press conference.” Ryan Defends Trump’s Attacks On Judge: ‘He’s Respecting The Process’.
The “zombie-eyed granny starver from the state of Wisconsin” and Ayn Rand fanboy spoke too soon. On Wednesday, Trump was on the attack against the independence of the appellate court as well. Trump suggests only politics could lead court to rule against his immigration order:
President Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as “disgraceful” on Wednesday — a day after three federal appellate judges lobbed critical inquiries at those challenging and defending the plan — and suggested a ruling against his administration would be based on politics and not a fair reading of the law.
In a speech to law enforcement officials in Washington, Trump argued his executive action is clearly legal and read aloud the relevant part of the law, which he called “so simple and so beautifully written and so perfectly written.”
“I watched last night, in amazement, and I heard things that I couldn’t believe, things that really had nothing to do with what I just read,” he said. “And I don’t ever want to call a court biased, so I won’t call it biased. And we haven’t had a decision yet. But courts seem to be so political and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to read a statement and do what’s right.”
Trump insisted the order was within his executive powers and “a bad high school student would understand this.” The court said it would not issue a decision Wednesday but previously indicated a ruling could come this week.
The panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday aggressively questioned a Justice Department lawyer about what he considered the limits on the president’s power and what evidence Trump relied upon in temporarily barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
But the panel similarly interrogated Washington state’s solicitor general, who is challenging the president’s directive, over what evidence he had to demonstrate religious discrimination and whether a lower-court judge’s freeze on the ban was too broad.
The court said it expects to make a decision on the matter “probably this week,” and Judge Michelle Taryn Friedland promised rapid consideration.
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Earlier Wednesday, Trump added to his barrage of comments decrying the challenge to the order, and casting blame if the decision does not go his way. “If the U.S. does not win this case as it so obviously should, we can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled,” Trump tweeted. “Politics!”
Later, before his address to the police chiefs and sheriffs, Trump appeared to describe the legal challenges as “horrible, dangerous and wrong.”
At least one appellate court judge has now spoken out against our Dear Leader Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine the independence of the judiciary: his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, appellate court judge Neil Gorsuch. Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump’s attacks on judiciary are ‘demoralizing’:
President Trump’s escalating attacks on the judicial branch drew denunciation Wednesday from his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, who told lawmakers that the attacks were “demoralizing” and “disheartening” to the independence of the federal courts.
“He certainly expressed to me that he is disheartened by the demoralizing and abhorrent comments made by President Trump about the judiciary,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D- Conn.) told reporters after meeting privately with Gorsuch.
Gorsuch’s comments to Blumenthal were confirmed by Ron Bonjean, a member of the judge’s “sherpa” team, a group of aides tasked with helping him navigate the confirmation process.
Ruh-roh! Trump famously retaliates against anyone who disagrees with him. Will he now withdraw the Gorsuch nomination in retaliation for his public rebuke and appoint some dutiful bootlicker who will support our Dear Leader Donald Trump to the hilt, right or wrong? Stay tuned.
all this did was remind people of richard blumenthals vietnam war record or lack of same.
Two words will forever describe the Trump junta, from nomination to “selection” to alleged administration, and those words are “fantasy” and “delusion”.
If Judge Gorsuch is so ‘disheartened’ and ‘demoralized’ then perhaps he’ll withdraw his nomination? Not in a billion years. Being the good conservative soldier Schweik he is.
Gorsuck is trying to bolster his chances by appearing to distance himself from dump. Judicial independunce doncha know.
Of course, if confirmed, he would be a rubber stamp for dump’s policies.
Just gotta play the game until confirmation!!!