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Bankruptcy courts are NOT part of the administration.

The Bankruptcy Court Trustee works for the Department of Justice (Eric Holder). And DOJ is the most politically driven of all departments in the Federal Government, so although it may not have anything to do with Obama directly, his Attorney General is responsible for this action.

I would like to establish, if possible, who appointed this trustee. Can a line be connected between any administration and the trustee?

There are too many questions here to blame it on Obama- yet. Could be an overzealous or greedy attorney. Could plain old stupidity on the court and trustee, or they could be ordered by the administration to go after anyone with money to tax.

I sincerely doubt the any administration would want the PR nightmare of attacking a hero at the end of his days.

I still think this is a stretch. If we prevented every vet from bankruptcy, and the impacts that come with it, no vet could get a mortgage.

I feel for the guy, but this is no grand conspiracy.

so although it may not have anything to do with Obama directly, his Attorney General is responsible for this action

Bankruptcy trustees are private attorneys that are appointed to their position by the U.S. Trustee for the federal district court within which they serve. That being said, U.S. Trustees do not control how individual bankruptcy trustees handle particular cases. As a result, it is more than a stretch to say that the Obama administration is responsible for how this veteran is being treated in bankruptcy court.

Additionally, it should be noted that bankruptcy trustees have a fiduciary duty to estate creditors to maximize returns to them from debtor property. So the bankruptcy trustee may be acting overzealously in this case but there is almost no chance that she is doing it at the behest of the Obama administration.

If you are looking for strange goings-on in bankruptcy court, the MF Global bankruptcy involving Jon Corzine is a much better place to look.