Posted on 04/04/2022 7:08:11 PM PDT by bitt
Former President Donald Trump wants to remove the federal judge assigned to his lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and others tied to the so-called "Russiagate" controversy.
Trump's legal team filed a motion to disqualify U.S. District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks, who is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, citing how the judge was nominated by former President Bill Clinton in 1997, when his spouse was the first lady.
The filing stresses that "there exists a reasonable basis that Judge Middlebrooks’ impartiality will be questioned" and notes the lawsuit is levied, in part, against Hillary Clinton, who ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign against Trump in 2016.
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In addition, the motion cites Section 455 of the U.S. Code, which states, "Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned."
Trump's filing does not make any mention of Middlebrooks's decision in 2016 to toss a civil racketeering lawsuit against Clinton which alleged that the former secretary of state used her private email account and changed U.S. foreign policy to seek speaking fees and donations to the Clinton Foundation.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
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..... In the Old America before the Reset Trump may have had a chance .... But in this New World Order Transitional America .... I don’t think he wil have standing ....
A long shot but worth a try.
This is not a good look. Bad luck of the draw in getting this judge. Disqualification motions rarely succeed and just make the judge more hostile, but more subtle.
that the judge even took the case is problematic
Thanks bitt.
This is horrible. How does this happen? Doesn’t seem like the luck of the draw. It seems deliberate. I bet it is. Even if you think it is the luck of the draw,it isn’t. Too much corruption to know it’s not.
This is not a good look.
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It’s a great look.
Bad luck of the draw in getting this judge.
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Luck ? Ya, okay, suuuure.
Disqualification motions rarely succeed and just make the judge more hostile, but more subtle.
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MORE hostile ?
Can the judiciary get any more hostile ?
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If he’s disqualified he’ll get an Obama appointee.
It’s never luck of the draw in these cases. How many democratic appointed Federal Judges are in the State of Florida? I bet you would need a pretty good roll to get this case to this Judge.
However after checking, this is the only federal Judge in West Palm Beach. Plus, he can’t get a Trump appointed Judge in this case. So his only choices are Clinton, Obama, or the 2 Bush’s. Not great odds.
Will this be a jury trial?
The cancer is everywhere
Kamala Harris introduced the new legal doctrines of kneeling and heels-up covering the concepts of extra legal favors.
Trump is correct.
Conflict of interest
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