You're right, David. It's important to see that Trump is trying to distract us. It's equally important to see that even the conduct that Trump designs to distract us also shows us his true nature. Trump is showing us that he actually is the kind of person who sexually assaults women and young girls. Trump is showing us that he actually is exactly the kind of person that he already admitted that he is: the kind of person who grabs women or girls by the crotch just because he wants to and just because he thinks he can get away with it.
Trump uses force (including to bomb Iran last year and this year and to attack Venezuela in it's capital and on the ocean) just because he wants to and just because he thinks he can get away with it. He's not using force for its only lawful purpose: to fulfill his oath to "faithfully execute the Office of President" to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution."
The actions and attitudes of DOJ attorneys (including Bondi) also reflect Trump's attitude that they will do what they want because they think they won't be held accountable. They are not using their skills for their only lawful purpose: to fulfill their oaths to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
This is obvious at this point, at least to those of us who support the Constitution and the rule of law in this country. We must not let the crimes trump has committed referred to in the epstein files be obscured by the new crimes he is committing by bombing Iran.
We have to rally in great numbers in protest against this lawless regime and stand behind the judiciary in upholding the Constitution and rule of law. And we must protect our elections and show up in massive numbers to vote out the republicans. It is the only way to stop the obvious cruel, criminal intentions of that despicable man who had no intentions of obeying the oath he so casually took...twice.
While I agree with your bullet points 1-5, your concluding statement that "47 years of terror are over" remains very much in doubt.
The only way that the US/Israel can possible make this happen is by means of a major occupation for an extended period of time. However, I suspect that there is little appetite for a long term occupation as the cost in men and material would be significant. And, if Afghanistan is any example, when the major powers holding peace leave the playing field, there may be little to prevent a new terrorist regime from invading and seizing power.
As for Mr. Trump's 2024 election win, he received 49.8% of the votes cast, vs. 48.3% for Ms. Harris. Based on the number of eligible voters in the US, Mr. Trump's win represented only 44.4% of all voters, suggesting that a failure to vote on the part of many voters may have contributed to his win.
China buys most of its oil from Russia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. It is also undertaking a major effort (unlike the US) to reduce its dependence on oil, especially imported oil.
As for why people voted for Trump, they indeed thought they were getting someone who would help average Americans, but it is also increasingly apparent that they are not getting what they hoped for. Health and benefit cuts, continued inflation, high home prices, tariffs and lower rates of hiring and job creation do not translate into gains for average Americans.
And, while I agree that Americans wanted secure borders and reduced immigration (which, incidentally began in the last year of the Biden administration), what they didn't bargain for was the deployment of an internal paramilitary force that would kill Americans and indiscriminately pull people off the street or out of their homes without due process. The promise made was to deport "violent criminals," but the reality has been much different. And, if Trump is successful in deporting any significant portion of the est. 10-15M undocumented immigrants in this country, the economic consequences will be significant.
I don't have a crystal ball to see how all this will play out, but the mid-terms should give us a clue. However, if Trump can cancel or interfere in them sufficiently to avoid a mid term GOP disaster, we will be facing much bigger problems over time.
The US has been more responsible for destabilizing the middle east than any other country. Did you forget Iraq? We are currently murdering and suppressing our own citizens, invading other countries, and terrorizing our own citizens and and those in other countries like Venezuela. There is no evidence that Iran has any current nuclear capability. Most of the country is against Trump now...and hopefully the rest of the cult of Trump will own up to how terrible he's been for out country.
Joyce documents the judiciary declaring war on ICE lawlessness…393 rulings against the administration, only 33 in favor. Republican senators demanding Epstein files. Federal judges threatening criminal contempt. This is the machinery Joyce trusts finally pushing back.
But here’s the behavioral reality: Iran bombing happened because those constraints started binding. When Republican senators pressure DOJ for Epstein docs, when judges issue 393 rulings against you, when even Trump-appointed judges call masked federal agents “an assault on constitutional order”—you bomb Iran. Create war-time emergency, dominate news cycles, frame opposition as unpatriotic, claim executive war powers.
Judge Schiltz can threaten contempt all he wants. Judge Tunheim can write 66-page orders. The administration’s response? Send 3,000 ICE agents without resources for legal compliance, then launch “major combat operations” when courts start enforcing the law.
Venezuela showed this pattern: constitutional crisis domestically triggers foreign military action. Iran confirms its doctrine.
The judges are heroes. They’re doing exactly what they should. But the regime’s counter-move isn’t compliance, it’s escalation to war that makes domestic legal battles seem petty during “national emergency.”
That’s predator eliminating threats by changing the terrain completely.
Congress is comprised of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Confusion has come, methinks, because we address Representatives as Congressmen and Senators as Senators. But they are all Members of Congress.
Never in forty years of litigation practice did I see such contemptuous, contumacious behavior as that of the Trump DOJ. I appreciate the judges’ bold language, but to enforce the law they need to act, not just talk tough.
The Judges need to issue orders to put Trump's lawyers in jail for contempt of court. How about putting them in the ICE detention camps. I'm certain that ICE detainees would love that.
The major problem is that the agency that enforces judges' rulings is the US Marshalls, and guess who their ultimate boss is: Bondi and the DOJ. In the real world, not this fictional, insane one, the Marshalls would be standing on Bondi's doorstep with elbows up, no nonsense attitudes, with the judges' rulings in hand, with the instruction to "follow the rulings or go to jail". But in these times?? The Marshalls are powerless. Good for the judges, but enforcement is out the window. The only things the judges have at this time is tough talk, with the hopes that some of the ninnies in the DOJ will comply.
When it comes to the lawyers, judges generally have the power to fine, incarcerate, strip the eligibility to practice in the subject jurisdiction, and refer to state bar associations for disbarment.
See the comment I just added with yours. Unfortunately, other than fines (I think the most likely to achieve results), and possibly incarceration (seems unlikely, it would require a federal marshal, your other recommendations would take far too long to make a difference. Especially state bar associations. Look at how long it took for the NY Bar to yank Giuliani's law license.
Exactly my point. The judges can condemn all they want, but if they lack true enforcement power, in the end, the condemnation falls by the way side. And don't think these criminals running the DOJ and the Oval don't know it.
One judge, I think in Minnesota, imposed a $500 a day fine on a DOJ attorney until his order had been complied with. This needs to be done for every DOJ attorney who has flouted court orders. The fines will add up and be on the public record; if not paid, and a court order not complied with, records will show that each attorney has unpaid debts. This isn't something the DOJ can block or eliminate from the record bcz the records will be with the federal court(s) and not the DOJ.
I just sent a letter to the NYT to ask them to keep these ICE stories ’above the fold’ (old fashioned term I know) even though the new war we are in is taking up all the oxygen. We can let this current distraction chaos let us take our eye off these horrors.
Joyce, I needed this. Thank you for this great work, reading your messages replaces reading any news, much of which is NOT news. Hero's all in Minnesota, my alma mater! The chickens are way smarter than this administration. You are a gift.
Exactly how I was feeling as I read Joyce's newsletter. An enormous amount of work, cogently explained. My hat is off to Judge Schlitz and there other justices who are coming down hard on ICE. I have wondered about all those arrested with their car windows bashed in, a seemingly joyful activity of ICE as they put the fear of God into detainees, whether they were American citizens or immigrants, being denied due process. Indeed, Joyce is a gift.
First step: identity where the attorney holds a Bar license. Then check that state bar’s website for complaint procedures. Pam Bondi is “licensed” in Florida.
Thank you for your explanations — with data — of where and how the judiciary is trying to make the administration follow the rule of law. We get a few examples of these cases that the media highlight, but we don't get the big picture. The big picture matters.
The big picture every important and that's why I so appreciate Joyce's efforts to help us understand just how the current distraction is working. Time to start the Impeachment process.
Imagine if Joyce or any of us reading Joyce's column defied court orders even once, let alone dozens of times and then sassed the judge about it. Yikes! I'm no lawyer, but I think we'd be jailed immediately for contempt of court.
Even better, imagine of one of ICE's horrible detention centers was converted to a prison for Trump and all his law-breaking appointees and Members of Congress. Corruption, perjury, extortion, misuse of public funds, election fraud, treason, treason, and treason, etc. Oh wait, we'll probably need two detention centers converted to prisons to hold all these scumbags.
NO KINGS 3 is March 28. Check out www.nokings.org to see where and when to show up. Imagine how good you'll feel protesting with other lovers of democracy that day!
Laurie, your comment raises a question for me. In cases like these, who can be named in the contempt order? Someone high up in DOJ? But ICE is DHS. So Noem? And then, as someone noted earlier, who will enforce the contempt orders if all the enforcement measures come from DOJ? What arrows do the courts have in their quivers to make the Executive pay attention? I find the whole situation deeply frustrating.
Good questions, especially since SCOTUS and Congress have relinquished their power to Trump. I'd like to see the lying lawyers and their bosses held in contempt. Can a judge jail or fine them? It's tragic to see the farce that is now the DOJ.
Joyce, I love your writings and commentary. I read your substack pieces every day. But please do not use AI generated images ( or content). I may be a Luddite and I am definitely a curmudgeon. I avoid AI as much as I can.
Thank you for the round-up of judges that are defending democracy. Keep up your comments on this issue so that we are informed of how corrupt this administration is.
American soldiers are dying. May they rest in peace. My heart goes out to their families.
Sadly, “Operation Epic Fury” is more appropriately known as “Operation Epic Epstein-Files-Coverup Distraction”
Trump started this war for two reasons: (#1) to distract us, again, from the massive coverup of the Epstein files, a coverup Trump ordered his DOJ sycophants to do. Note that Fraud Trump started his war against Iran only two days after it was revealed that 30 Epstein documents were completely hidden from from the American People, including one that alleged that Trump sexually-assaulted a 13-year old girl. (#2) to enrich his Puppet-Master, Putin. Russia will financially benefit from producing arms and ammunition for Iran’s military.
Trump is a liar, a fraud and a con.
Trump is Putin’s puppet.
If you were willing to devote several days’ time to read about Trump's "relationships" with Russians, going back to the 1980's, you would know why Trump will NEVER do ANYTHING that is against Putin's wishes. From an appeasement standpoint, Trump is the "Neville Chamberlain" of our time.
Prior to Trump's most recent grifting activities, most of Trump's income was derived from real estate sales. 100's of millions of Trump real estate was sold to Russian Oligarchs and Russian Mafia, both laundering money. Putin knows that. In fact, he directed that. There is no reason to wonder why Putin invested 100's of millions to get Trump elected in 2016 and 2020 (attempt failed) and 2024. Putin's Puppet, America's Disgrace Trump will never do ANYTHING to block Putin. Don't take my words for all that I've said - several books have been written about Trump's dirty relationship with Russians.
Prince Muhammed of Saudi Arabia can be added to the list of puppet masters. He worked Trump perfectly, and the old criminal went for it. The Prince is young, crafty, cruel, murderous, and treacherous; faster mind that old Donnie, I'm sure. He had several conversations with old Don about Iran before the latter decided to start bombing. That's the typical Saudi way, it appears: commit the treachery/murder, then look innocent, and manipulate the players into attacking other people/countries. I'm not saying Iran are the good guys, hardly, but SA has been duking it out with Iran for decades. It was in their best interests for Donnie to partner with Israel and do their dirty work. And don't think they're not paying Donnie big time. Why do you think he was using his son-in-law Jared for negotiation?
Thank you, Joyce, for pulling this all together and putting it in context. It is hard to see the picture when news of the court orders comes in fits and starts. As someone who was an attorney for the federal government (although at the FTC, not DOJ), I am shocked and horrified by the government’s conduct. Thank God these courts are upholding the law!
It must be apparent by now to all federal judges that Bondi's Department of (IN) justice is not following the LAW. I think they should not give the "government" extra time to delay and outright hold them in contempt. Order the Bondi lawyers held by US marshals until those who were detained give written notice to the judge that they have been freed--and had their personal possessions returned in full. How skeptical am I?
Until I read this post tonight, Joyce, I'd never realized the full extent of my capacity for mocking laughter.
This report, replete with the words of the justices themselves and the undergirding data, underscores the ineptness of the Federal agents involved, the inadequacies of their performance, and the stark contrast between it and the standards demanded by the justices themselves and the potential consequences to the federal enforcement figures and their administrators for failing to achieve same. After the last 14 months of increasing dismay at the obstructive, obtuse, and harsh actions of DHS and DOJ this report today is finally heartening. Thanks for this.
On top of the daily bombardment of 'stuff', I am thoroughly sick and tired of Trump's endless references to Obama, Biden, Kamala, and others, who are not the president. This is now and unfortunately for us, he is the current president, not these other folks. He wanted the position and it's his.
So, so true, and all of his minions do the same thing. The Dems are NOT in power currently, and Biden, Obama, and whomever they attempt to slander are not in the Oval. They simply cannot take responsibility for this out of control, contemptible, criminal, demented idiot.
All of a sudden, it seems, The Donald is foolin’ nobody but himself … and his cult. From “Lookit me!” to “Lookit over there.”
You're right, David. It's important to see that Trump is trying to distract us. It's equally important to see that even the conduct that Trump designs to distract us also shows us his true nature. Trump is showing us that he actually is the kind of person who sexually assaults women and young girls. Trump is showing us that he actually is exactly the kind of person that he already admitted that he is: the kind of person who grabs women or girls by the crotch just because he wants to and just because he thinks he can get away with it.
Trump uses force (including to bomb Iran last year and this year and to attack Venezuela in it's capital and on the ocean) just because he wants to and just because he thinks he can get away with it. He's not using force for its only lawful purpose: to fulfill his oath to "faithfully execute the Office of President" to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution."
The actions and attitudes of DOJ attorneys (including Bondi) also reflect Trump's attitude that they will do what they want because they think they won't be held accountable. They are not using their skills for their only lawful purpose: to fulfill their oaths to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
This is obvious at this point, at least to those of us who support the Constitution and the rule of law in this country. We must not let the crimes trump has committed referred to in the epstein files be obscured by the new crimes he is committing by bombing Iran.
We have to rally in great numbers in protest against this lawless regime and stand behind the judiciary in upholding the Constitution and rule of law. And we must protect our elections and show up in massive numbers to vote out the republicans. It is the only way to stop the obvious cruel, criminal intentions of that despicable man who had no intentions of obeying the oath he so casually took...twice.
CULT? You mean 51% of the America who voted for him.
BTW - The IRAN decapitation maybe the single greatest foreign policy move in the last
50 years.
1) Iran was a nuclear threat
2) Iran was the primarily funding source for Islamic terror - Hamas Hezzbollah
3) Iran threatened Israel
4) Iran destabilized the middle east
5) Iran murdered and suppressed its citizens
47 years of terror are over.
Wake up
While I agree with your bullet points 1-5, your concluding statement that "47 years of terror are over" remains very much in doubt.
The only way that the US/Israel can possible make this happen is by means of a major occupation for an extended period of time. However, I suspect that there is little appetite for a long term occupation as the cost in men and material would be significant. And, if Afghanistan is any example, when the major powers holding peace leave the playing field, there may be little to prevent a new terrorist regime from invading and seizing power.
As for Mr. Trump's 2024 election win, he received 49.8% of the votes cast, vs. 48.3% for Ms. Harris. Based on the number of eligible voters in the US, Mr. Trump's win represented only 44.4% of all voters, suggesting that a failure to vote on the part of many voters may have contributed to his win.
1) 47 years of terror are over is a fair criticism. What comes will be different that's for sure. Will it be better? History will decide.
Trump clearly has a China strategy in mind too. By weakening Venezuela and Iran he has significantly dampened China's access to oil.
This will be a game changer.
Trump in 2024 won because he ran a better campaign and had a better message.
Look at all the exit polls. Voters wanted the border sealed and illegals deported. They wanted a better run economy.
Harris ran a terrible campaign. Never any solutions. It was always TRUMP is bad.
Even now Democrats have NO VISION for the country. Its ALL Trump....
China buys most of its oil from Russia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. It is also undertaking a major effort (unlike the US) to reduce its dependence on oil, especially imported oil.
As for why people voted for Trump, they indeed thought they were getting someone who would help average Americans, but it is also increasingly apparent that they are not getting what they hoped for. Health and benefit cuts, continued inflation, high home prices, tariffs and lower rates of hiring and job creation do not translate into gains for average Americans.
And, while I agree that Americans wanted secure borders and reduced immigration (which, incidentally began in the last year of the Biden administration), what they didn't bargain for was the deployment of an internal paramilitary force that would kill Americans and indiscriminately pull people off the street or out of their homes without due process. The promise made was to deport "violent criminals," but the reality has been much different. And, if Trump is successful in deporting any significant portion of the est. 10-15M undocumented immigrants in this country, the economic consequences will be significant.
I don't have a crystal ball to see how all this will play out, but the mid-terms should give us a clue. However, if Trump can cancel or interfere in them sufficiently to avoid a mid term GOP disaster, we will be facing much bigger problems over time.
The US has been more responsible for destabilizing the middle east than any other country. Did you forget Iraq? We are currently murdering and suppressing our own citizens, invading other countries, and terrorizing our own citizens and and those in other countries like Venezuela. There is no evidence that Iran has any current nuclear capability. Most of the country is against Trump now...and hopefully the rest of the cult of Trump will own up to how terrible he's been for out country.
The U.S., plus western Europe governments like the UK, has interfered in the middle east for more than a century prior to Iraq.
Why is a raven like a writing desk?
Joyce documents the judiciary declaring war on ICE lawlessness…393 rulings against the administration, only 33 in favor. Republican senators demanding Epstein files. Federal judges threatening criminal contempt. This is the machinery Joyce trusts finally pushing back.
But here’s the behavioral reality: Iran bombing happened because those constraints started binding. When Republican senators pressure DOJ for Epstein docs, when judges issue 393 rulings against you, when even Trump-appointed judges call masked federal agents “an assault on constitutional order”—you bomb Iran. Create war-time emergency, dominate news cycles, frame opposition as unpatriotic, claim executive war powers.
Judge Schiltz can threaten contempt all he wants. Judge Tunheim can write 66-page orders. The administration’s response? Send 3,000 ICE agents without resources for legal compliance, then launch “major combat operations” when courts start enforcing the law.
Venezuela showed this pattern: constitutional crisis domestically triggers foreign military action. Iran confirms its doctrine.
The judges are heroes. They’re doing exactly what they should. But the regime’s counter-move isn’t compliance, it’s escalation to war that makes domestic legal battles seem petty during “national emergency.”
That’s predator eliminating threats by changing the terrain completely.
—Johan
Malcolm Nance just said war will keep Epstein off the headlines for maybe two days. https://deanblundell.substack.com/
He's killing several "birds." Primary is to detract from Epstein.
Secondary is personal aggrandizement.
Also raises oil prices -- to benefit Putin's war machine.
And a pretext -- an "emergency" to invoke the "unitary executive".
True. Congress didn't see it coming? Senators are yelling, "That's UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!" WE KNOW.
Congress could have already ordered the fleet, planes, military personnel, to RETURN to the U.S. Taking away the ability to keep the war going.
Congress could have declared a new SPEAKER, and REMOVED the problems.
🗽🇺🇲🇺🇦
Congress is comprised of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Confusion has come, methinks, because we address Representatives as Congressmen and Senators as Senators. But they are all Members of Congress.
Never in forty years of litigation practice did I see such contemptuous, contumacious behavior as that of the Trump DOJ. I appreciate the judges’ bold language, but to enforce the law they need to act, not just talk tough.
The Judges need to issue orders to put Trump's lawyers in jail for contempt of court. How about putting them in the ICE detention camps. I'm certain that ICE detainees would love that.
The major problem is that the agency that enforces judges' rulings is the US Marshalls, and guess who their ultimate boss is: Bondi and the DOJ. In the real world, not this fictional, insane one, the Marshalls would be standing on Bondi's doorstep with elbows up, no nonsense attitudes, with the judges' rulings in hand, with the instruction to "follow the rulings or go to jail". But in these times?? The Marshalls are powerless. Good for the judges, but enforcement is out the window. The only things the judges have at this time is tough talk, with the hopes that some of the ninnies in the DOJ will comply.
When it comes to the lawyers, judges generally have the power to fine, incarcerate, strip the eligibility to practice in the subject jurisdiction, and refer to state bar associations for disbarment.
See the comment I just added with yours. Unfortunately, other than fines (I think the most likely to achieve results), and possibly incarceration (seems unlikely, it would require a federal marshal, your other recommendations would take far too long to make a difference. Especially state bar associations. Look at how long it took for the NY Bar to yank Giuliani's law license.
Exactly my point. The judges can condemn all they want, but if they lack true enforcement power, in the end, the condemnation falls by the way side. And don't think these criminals running the DOJ and the Oval don't know it.
One judge, I think in Minnesota, imposed a $500 a day fine on a DOJ attorney until his order had been complied with. This needs to be done for every DOJ attorney who has flouted court orders. The fines will add up and be on the public record; if not paid, and a court order not complied with, records will show that each attorney has unpaid debts. This isn't something the DOJ can block or eliminate from the record bcz the records will be with the federal court(s) and not the DOJ.
I’m still not understanding why the backward-bending? Why not just issue contempt orders right now?Why not send a bailiff to arrest Todd Lyons today?
If it were you or I, we’d already be in jail by now.
I just sent a letter to the NYT to ask them to keep these ICE stories ’above the fold’ (old fashioned term I know) even though the new war we are in is taking up all the oxygen. We can let this current distraction chaos let us take our eye off these horrors.
Joyce, I needed this. Thank you for this great work, reading your messages replaces reading any news, much of which is NOT news. Hero's all in Minnesota, my alma mater! The chickens are way smarter than this administration. You are a gift.
Exactly how I was feeling as I read Joyce's newsletter. An enormous amount of work, cogently explained. My hat is off to Judge Schlitz and there other justices who are coming down hard on ICE. I have wondered about all those arrested with their car windows bashed in, a seemingly joyful activity of ICE as they put the fear of God into detainees, whether they were American citizens or immigrants, being denied due process. Indeed, Joyce is a gift.
Why aren't government lawyers who flagrantly lie disbarred?
Starting with Bondi.
Anyone can file a Bar complaint.
Huh. How does it need to be structured to make it effective, I wonder? Some research is needed, I think.
First step: identity where the attorney holds a Bar license. Then check that state bar’s website for complaint procedures. Pam Bondi is “licensed” in Florida.
Thank you for your explanations — with data — of where and how the judiciary is trying to make the administration follow the rule of law. We get a few examples of these cases that the media highlight, but we don't get the big picture. The big picture matters.
The big picture every important and that's why I so appreciate Joyce's efforts to help us understand just how the current distraction is working. Time to start the Impeachment process.
Make Impeachment the top news of the day!
Imagine if Joyce or any of us reading Joyce's column defied court orders even once, let alone dozens of times and then sassed the judge about it. Yikes! I'm no lawyer, but I think we'd be jailed immediately for contempt of court.
Even better, imagine of one of ICE's horrible detention centers was converted to a prison for Trump and all his law-breaking appointees and Members of Congress. Corruption, perjury, extortion, misuse of public funds, election fraud, treason, treason, and treason, etc. Oh wait, we'll probably need two detention centers converted to prisons to hold all these scumbags.
NO KINGS 3 is March 28. Check out www.nokings.org to see where and when to show up. Imagine how good you'll feel protesting with other lovers of democracy that day!
As we used to say “back in the day,” we’d be under the jail!
Laurie, your comment raises a question for me. In cases like these, who can be named in the contempt order? Someone high up in DOJ? But ICE is DHS. So Noem? And then, as someone noted earlier, who will enforce the contempt orders if all the enforcement measures come from DOJ? What arrows do the courts have in their quivers to make the Executive pay attention? I find the whole situation deeply frustrating.
Good questions, especially since SCOTUS and Congress have relinquished their power to Trump. I'd like to see the lying lawyers and their bosses held in contempt. Can a judge jail or fine them? It's tragic to see the farce that is now the DOJ.
Joyce, I love your writings and commentary. I read your substack pieces every day. But please do not use AI generated images ( or content). I may be a Luddite and I am definitely a curmudgeon. I avoid AI as much as I can.
We need to see the rest of Epstein Files!!!
RELEASE THE TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES!!
Thank you for the round-up of judges that are defending democracy. Keep up your comments on this issue so that we are informed of how corrupt this administration is.
American soldiers are dying. May they rest in peace. My heart goes out to their families.
Sadly, “Operation Epic Fury” is more appropriately known as “Operation Epic Epstein-Files-Coverup Distraction”
Trump started this war for two reasons: (#1) to distract us, again, from the massive coverup of the Epstein files, a coverup Trump ordered his DOJ sycophants to do. Note that Fraud Trump started his war against Iran only two days after it was revealed that 30 Epstein documents were completely hidden from from the American People, including one that alleged that Trump sexually-assaulted a 13-year old girl. (#2) to enrich his Puppet-Master, Putin. Russia will financially benefit from producing arms and ammunition for Iran’s military.
Trump is a liar, a fraud and a con.
Trump is Putin’s puppet.
If you were willing to devote several days’ time to read about Trump's "relationships" with Russians, going back to the 1980's, you would know why Trump will NEVER do ANYTHING that is against Putin's wishes. From an appeasement standpoint, Trump is the "Neville Chamberlain" of our time.
Prior to Trump's most recent grifting activities, most of Trump's income was derived from real estate sales. 100's of millions of Trump real estate was sold to Russian Oligarchs and Russian Mafia, both laundering money. Putin knows that. In fact, he directed that. There is no reason to wonder why Putin invested 100's of millions to get Trump elected in 2016 and 2020 (attempt failed) and 2024. Putin's Puppet, America's Disgrace Trump will never do ANYTHING to block Putin. Don't take my words for all that I've said - several books have been written about Trump's dirty relationship with Russians.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Prince Muhammed of Saudi Arabia can be added to the list of puppet masters. He worked Trump perfectly, and the old criminal went for it. The Prince is young, crafty, cruel, murderous, and treacherous; faster mind that old Donnie, I'm sure. He had several conversations with old Don about Iran before the latter decided to start bombing. That's the typical Saudi way, it appears: commit the treachery/murder, then look innocent, and manipulate the players into attacking other people/countries. I'm not saying Iran are the good guys, hardly, but SA has been duking it out with Iran for decades. It was in their best interests for Donnie to partner with Israel and do their dirty work. And don't think they're not paying Donnie big time. Why do you think he was using his son-in-law Jared for negotiation?
Totally illegally to boot.
Thank you, Joyce, for pulling this all together and putting it in context. It is hard to see the picture when news of the court orders comes in fits and starts. As someone who was an attorney for the federal government (although at the FTC, not DOJ), I am shocked and horrified by the government’s conduct. Thank God these courts are upholding the law!
It must be apparent by now to all federal judges that Bondi's Department of (IN) justice is not following the LAW. I think they should not give the "government" extra time to delay and outright hold them in contempt. Order the Bondi lawyers held by US marshals until those who were detained give written notice to the judge that they have been freed--and had their personal possessions returned in full. How skeptical am I?
Until I read this post tonight, Joyce, I'd never realized the full extent of my capacity for mocking laughter.
This report, replete with the words of the justices themselves and the undergirding data, underscores the ineptness of the Federal agents involved, the inadequacies of their performance, and the stark contrast between it and the standards demanded by the justices themselves and the potential consequences to the federal enforcement figures and their administrators for failing to achieve same. After the last 14 months of increasing dismay at the obstructive, obtuse, and harsh actions of DHS and DOJ this report today is finally heartening. Thanks for this.
On top of the daily bombardment of 'stuff', I am thoroughly sick and tired of Trump's endless references to Obama, Biden, Kamala, and others, who are not the president. This is now and unfortunately for us, he is the current president, not these other folks. He wanted the position and it's his.
So, so true, and all of his minions do the same thing. The Dems are NOT in power currently, and Biden, Obama, and whomever they attempt to slander are not in the Oval. They simply cannot take responsibility for this out of control, contemptible, criminal, demented idiot.