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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Minions Are Trying to Terrorize Judges Into Submission
Facing rebukes from the courts, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk are threatening the independence of the judiciary.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/stephen-miller-elon-musk-judge-tweet/
https://archive.ph/D0OKb

Donald Trumps second term has been marked by attacks on the Constitution so extreme that even judges Trump appointed in his first term are aghast. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, nominated by Trump in 2019, blocked the presidents deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Trump had claimed that Portland was war-torn and under siege by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. Judge Immergut brushed off Trumps justification as untethered to facts and affirmed that This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.
Responding to the ruling on Sunday, Trump justified the charge that he was untethered to facts by misgendering Judge Immergut. I wasnt served well by the people who pick judges, Trump complained to reporters on Sunday. If he made that decision, Portland is burning to the ground . That judge ought to be ashamed of himself. More alarming were attacks on the judiciary made by two of Trumps most important political associates, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and tech billionaire Elon Musk. On Saturday, Miller posted on X (a social media site owned by Musk):

A White House official describing a judicial decision as insurrection is no small matter. But Musk took things further by calling on Trump to emulate Nayib Bukele, the authoritarian president of El Salvador who has destroyed his countrys independent judiciary. The right wing pundit Eric Daugherty then quoted Bukeles attack on the judiciary and insisted We need to Bukele our court system. WATCH how quickly this country is fixed. Musk boosted Daughterys tweet and wrote, essential. He responded to another tweet critical of Judge Immergut by simply saying treason. Former Obama adviser Tommy Vietor provided some essential context for Musks tweet, noting,

These incendiary attacks on the judiciary dont just reflect anger at Judge Immergut, or the many other federal judges who have been ruling against Trumps policies on immigration and other matters. They are also setting the stage for the series of looming battles that Trump faces at the Supreme Court.
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Trump's Minions Are Trying to Terrorize Judges Into Submission (Original Post)
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LS0999
(264 posts)1. Musk needs to have every single penny of his assets confiscated
And deport him with nothing but the shirt on his back
Volaris
(11,140 posts)2. As vile as Miller is, im now convinced hes twice that stupid.
At some point, the Judiciary is gonna belong to itself again, and that VERY SAME JUDICIARY that he's currently attacking will be the ones passing judgement on his ass.
Not smart.
Not smart at all.
Please proceed, I guess.
yellow dahlia
(3,467 posts)3. I still want to know what SLED has uncovered at the judge's house in SC.