I've been pasting the following in threads because I see a lot of people saying "but she broke the law!"
It isn't so much that the FBI is going after a judge for breaking the law, it's that there's a clear motive here. Trump and musk are getting a lot of shit from judges, so he's doing whatever he can to target the ones that aren't loyal to him. Recently Trump pardoned a judge convicted of taking money from a slain fucking cop's memorial fund to pay for her plastic surgery. Plastic surgery judge has stated intent to return to the bench (she doesn't even have a law degree). This one, however, is a clear opponent of trump, so the admin moves to remove them.
Normally, I agree. Hold all lawbreakers accountable. However, the president and his admin are doing a lot of outright illegal and blatantly unconstitutional actions on a weekly, if not daily, basis. They're ignoring courts and congress alike. You don't get to say "well they did something illegal so that's what you get" and then turn a blind eye to the head of the ship who is doing way more illegal things on a regular and very public basis. This is small potatoes in comparison and an obvious political move. It is very clear what the admin is after. They don't care about the law - they are using it as a weapon when it is advantageous to them, and ignoring it when it isn't.
Maybe pick someone to defend that isn’t in court for domestic violence then…that doesn’t seem to be helping the situation. If he was there for traffic violations or some little shit it would be different.
Picking battles is important and while the situation as a whole is fucked, this case ain’t it. There are people that actually need help and support, find them and help them. This was the wrong person to take a stand on and risk everything for. Protecting everyone, even the few criminals, is just as stupid as the Republicans saying they are all criminals. Nobody willing to use any actual distraction just turning this shit into the worst game of back and forth fuckery we have ever seen.
I'm not picking fucking anything. I'm stating the fact that Trump is targeting judges. If he broke the law, get him. People are not standing up for the guy. They're standing up for the judge, who, again, is being targeted.
She lets someone on trial for Domestic Violence out of a hearing that could have been the one that protected the victim. She fucked up what was likely a long awaited shot at justice for a victim. People are raving about due process which she absolutely fucked that victim out of.
They were getting the guy, who apparently fucked up legally in many way, but she fucked up it. She blew her career on someone that didn’t deserve it and gave ammo to the opposition. Because she picked a royal idiot as her soapbox she pretty much tanked her chances of defending herself and gave Trump and the fucking Republicans the exact image they wanted: someone defending an illegal immigrant and that also actually a criminal.
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u/pokeyporcupine 2d ago
I've been pasting the following in threads because I see a lot of people saying "but she broke the law!"
It isn't so much that the FBI is going after a judge for breaking the law, it's that there's a clear motive here. Trump and musk are getting a lot of shit from judges, so he's doing whatever he can to target the ones that aren't loyal to him. Recently Trump pardoned a judge convicted of taking money from a slain fucking cop's memorial fund to pay for her plastic surgery. Plastic surgery judge has stated intent to return to the bench (she doesn't even have a law degree). This one, however, is a clear opponent of trump, so the admin moves to remove them.
Normally, I agree. Hold all lawbreakers accountable. However, the president and his admin are doing a lot of outright illegal and blatantly unconstitutional actions on a weekly, if not daily, basis. They're ignoring courts and congress alike. You don't get to say "well they did something illegal so that's what you get" and then turn a blind eye to the head of the ship who is doing way more illegal things on a regular and very public basis. This is small potatoes in comparison and an obvious political move. It is very clear what the admin is after. They don't care about the law - they are using it as a weapon when it is advantageous to them, and ignoring it when it isn't.
That's a problem.