Posted on 11/30/2021 3:26:10 AM PST by Political Junkie Too
Nine U.S. House Democrats have asked the Justice Department to release American environmental lawyer Steven Donziger, who spent decades battling Chevron Corp over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
The disbarred lawyer was handed a six-month imprisonment sentence in October for criminal contempt arising from a lawsuit brought by the oil company.
The Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib on Monday said in a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland that the lawyer was jailed for "petty contempt of court".
"As the United States is a party to the District Court case against Mr. Donziger, we request that you act immediately to reclaim control of this case, dismiss the charges, and free Mr. Donziger from his imprisonment," the letter said.
U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska sentenced Donziger after finding him guilty in May of "willfully" defying court orders, including by failing to turn over his computer and other devices.
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How would The Squad feel about people willfully defying contempt of Congress charges?
This lawyer was found guilty of paying bribes to Ecuadorian officials to falsify testimony and deliver a guilty verdict. He then took that crooked verdict to American courts to try to enforce it against Big Oil.
Now, The Squad wants him freed from jail in their quest to further attack the energy producers in America.
-PJ
An elderly neighbor happened by and raising his cane shouted, "Free Zucchini nuttin'. I say shoot da bum!"
If this bunch wants him out, keep him in.
Typical Communist, the means justifies the end.
Not only should he remain in jail for the rest of his term, he should be sent to complete it in the Uighur concentration camps in China since these Democrats love China so well.
Another "ends justify the means" group of people. And they are in OUR Congress and LAAP-dog media!
-PJ
Chevron baaaad. Lawyer goooooood.
-PJ
Well, if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib and the Squad are fer it, I am agin it.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib...
“willfully” defying court orders, including by failing to turn over his computer and other devices.
that sounds similar to what they accuse Trump and his associates of doing. I guess she must be fine with Trump’s actions.
You mean like petty contempt of Congress asked Steve B.
Eric Holder.
Hehehehe
Considering the Ethics of the petitioners and the Lawyer, Justice would be served if the sentence was increased to Six Years.
The question that is never asked is......Is congress contemptable?
If so, is the charge of contempt of a contemptable congress justified and punishable?
He is not being jailed for bribing judges. He is being jailed for contempt of court. This is not rocket science but it’s also not nursery school, or for that matter, bartender’s school.
Contempt is imposed by the courts, one of three separate independent branches of government. Contempt is imposed for failing to comply with the COURT’s processes. COURTS have the power to enforce and control their own proceedings and the contempt power is part of that.
The DOJ is the executive. A different branch of government. By asking Garland, of the executive branch, to get Donzinger out of jail, they are asking the executive branch to unlawfully interfere with the separate and independent judicial branch, a constitutional violation.
Garland has no authority to do it that I can see.
If it wasn’t for companies like Chevron AOC couldn’t plug in her electric car but she’s too stupid to know that 🤪
Same difference. Evil corporation (are there any other kinds?)+ oil = baaaaaaad.
Lawyer + going after (evil corporation +oil) = goooooood.
It’s the new math, man. Grooooovy.
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