Posted on 04/12/2024 2:33:58 PM PDT by airdalecheif
Judge Ana Reyes also dinged the House for seeking testimony that is clearly privileged.
A federal judge tore into the Justice Department on Friday for blowing off Hunter Biden-related subpoenas issued in the impeachment probe of his father, President Joe Biden, pointing out that a former aide to Donald Trump is sitting in prison for similar defiance of Congress.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
“I think it’s quite rich you guys pursue criminal investigations and put people in jail for not showing up,” but then direct current executive branch employees to take the same approach, the judge added. “You all are making a bunch of arguments that you would never accept from any other litigant.”
That’s a good way to get committed suicide on.
Wake me when she jails Garland for contempt.
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Given the current ideological context, I can’t help believing that this is just virtue signaling by the judge so that when she sells out her principles later she’ll be able to point back to this speech and say, “see? I know what I’m doing now by making sure my political masters get the absolute bestest “justice” they can afford, because you can see that I said law-like things and justice-like things way back when...”
Agreed. That’s the first thing I thought of too
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