Posted on 12/12/2022 10:33:52 AM PST by Coronal
You’re forgetting (if you knew in the first place) that judges get lifetime appointments to the bench. They may be impeached, but they can’t be “fired”. Even if they could be, Trump does not have the power to do that. He is not and never was their “employer”.
Thanks. Trump has a clear case in most of those categories. #4 is the most ironic of all.
More corruption.
You seem to be parroting a standard that most liberal judges would agree with. What is the point of giving someone a job if they are not going to look out for your best interests?
That’s not what judges are supposed to do. Judges are part of the judicial branch, not the executive. They are not subject to the authority of the President. Separation of powers. A judge isn’t supposed to serve as an extension of their appointer.
Trump didn’t argue #1 at all, which was pretty much dispositive of the case. Trump conceded there was no “callous disregard” of his constitutional rights. The 11th Circuit correctly held that, without that, the other 3 factors don’t matter.
Even so, they evaluated them. For #2, Trump showed no individual need for the return of any documents, and for #3, Trump showed no irreparable harm.
For #4, Rule 41(g) provides for the return of unlawfully seized property.
The 11th Circuit got it right.
Are Trump’s lawyers scamming him?
Fascinating.
How on earth did his lawyers not argue there was callous disregard for his constitutional rights & the Constitution in general with regard to Presidential archives?
Thanks for your expertise
If you think that’s something, you should read what his lawyers filed in the 2020 election litigation.
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