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.
Diaper Donny and his turds just won’t recognize the justice system anymore. This happened before, when they went ahaid with deportations against judge rulings. JD Already said he didn’t recognize the justice system anymore. They make themselves invincible.
It’s still better if they have to say it, or actively break laws. It slows down the normalization of their crimes, which is one of the tools fascists use to take over.