Posted on 02/23/2025 10:25:38 AM PST by John Semmens
Angered that the Trump Administration has not obeyed his Feb 13 ruling ordering it to resume the payments the US Agency for International Development (USAID) had been previously been handing out, US District Court Judge Amir Ali demanded that "the payments be resumed or President Trump will face being found in contempt of court."
A lawyer representing several of the foreign recipients of the money handed out by USAID pointed out that "my clients depend on this funding to carry on their work. Without it they will have to dismiss personnel who administer their grants to organizations that have become accustomed to getting this money. If the payments aren't immediately restored a constitutional crisis will occur."
Judge Ali concurred with the plaintiff's lawyer, saying "the defendant's desire to review the uses to which the funds were being applied before sending more money does not comply with my ruling. Their owed funds have not been disbursed, and they continue to suffer the same irreparable harms."
President Trump countered the Judge, saying "the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found significant irregularities in the payments USAID made. Money is being paid to terrorist organizations, funding a raft of transgender propaganda, and opium production in Afghanistan, to cite just a few of the very very many dubious and wasteful uses of the taxes the American people have paid. Irreparable harm has already been done by making these payments. It is both sensible and essential that further scrutiny be applied before any more money is given away."
Well, I sort of feel contempt for this court too.
Amir Ali needs to go back to Karachi. By 5pm today, if possible.
The Jeffersonian approach to these courts needs to be implemented, right now.
Nope!
Investigate the Judge. What ties does he have to any USAID payments. The constitution says the Chief Executive runs his department. Separation of powers must be maintained. Impeach the Judge for unconstitutional acts.
This is that foreign black-robe “refugee” stooge. The boy isn’t even an American. It’s time for the GOP to start acting like the RAT turds. Tell the government stooges to go **** themselves. The black-robed stooges have all run off the rails. We should pay no attention to them until they can get back on track. Especially this ALI piggy.
This is a great idea. The stooge needs to be investigated to find out if he is receiving money from the USATM slush machine.
“I am the flail of god. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” ― Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan's Rules for (Warriors)
Genghis was unavailable so they sent Trump.
Muslims cheered Ali's appointment to the bench.
Impeach this judge.
yup
we lost the payment codes...give us 6 months and we’ll get right on it...
headline makes me think of saying “you can (demand) in one hand and cr*p in the other and see which gets full first”
Three things come to mind:
1. It is not contempt to refuse to obey an illegal order;
2. The judge has no power with which to enforce his order ( he can’t call out any law enforcement not under the control of the executive branch);
3. The judge will be reversed in due course, by either an appellate court or SCOTUS;
4. The term of the judge is indeed shortened as he runs afoul of existing law, and can have his powers reduced, or eliminated.
Enough said,
Gwjack
Yet another DEI hire. Is this raghead even an American.
Hey who doctored the photo the democrat strings are missing?.
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