Judge also warned he could name independent prosecutor if White House stonewalled contempt proceedings
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in criminal contempt for violating his temporary injunction that barred the use of the Alien Enemies Act wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
In a scathing 46-page opinion, James Boasberg, the chief US district judge for Washington, wrote that senior Trump officials could either return the people who were supposed to have been protected by his injunction, or face contempt proceedings.
The judge also warned that if the administration tried to stonewall his contempt proceedings or instructed the justice department to decline to file contempt charges against the most responsible officials, he would appoint an independent prosecutor himself.
right, like, if you expect this step to fail then get your friends organized for the next battle, the court process is there to buy time and make sure the other avenues are fully explored
I am organized and Canadian. Y’all better hit the ground sprinting. You’ve fucked years of organizing time and decades of realization. No one did shit when the supreme Court gave dictatorial powers to your president before the election. That wasn’t the biggest wakeup call you’ve ever heard? Why even allow the election to happen?