Republicans Protect Trump from Contempt of Court
LAWLESS Republicans try to sneak a provision in a bill which would Protect Trump from being held in Contempt of Court
GOP aims at contempt of court in House reconciliation text – Roll Call
At least two federal judges have suggested they might find Trump administration officials in contempt of court in immigration-related cases.
Per the above article: The House Judiciary Committee’s portion of major spending legislation includes a provision that appears to limit the authority of judges to find U.S. government officials in contempt of court, drawing fire from critics who say it amounts to freeing the Trump administration to ignore court orders
The measure, Section 70303, is the final paragraph of 116 pages of text the committee approved last week as part of the process detailed in the fiscal 2025 budget resolution.
The language would prohibit courts from using federal funds to enforce a contempt citation for failing to comply with court orders if plaintiffs don’t offer money for bond pursuant to the rules of civil procedure — something experts said does not happen in most cases challenging U.S. government policies.
At the markup of the text last Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, top Democrat on the committee, said the proposal “seeks to strip the courts of their power to hold an administration in contempt when the president violates explicit judicial court orders.”
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., said the provision could only be meant to shield the Trump administration from adverse consequences in the judiciary.
“It makes it much, much more difficult for a judge to enforce a contempt order,” Goldman said. “Huh? Wonder why the Republicans are trying to do that, as two judges have threatened to hold the administration in contempt of court for defying court orders.”
“Now, the Republicans, rather than encourage the president of the United States to follow the rule of law, to follow court orders, including a unanimous nine-to-nothing Supreme Court ruling, are actually trying to make it easier for the president to violate court orders,” Goldman said.
“MAGA Republicans are trying to use this spending bill to keep Americans from using the courts to constrain Trump’s illegal actions,” Johnson said. “They are saying that unless you can hand over a lot of money when Trump and his administration violate your rights, they can just keep on violating them.”
David Cole, a law professor at Georgetown University and former national legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union, said the provision “without question is directed at Judge Boasberg,” but also broadly at the authority of the courts to hold President Donald Trump accountable.
Power of judges to hold Trump administration in contempt may be undermined with filibuster-proof GOP proposal | CNN Politics
The ability of federal judges to hold the Trump administration in contempt for defying their orders could be undermined by legislation approved by a House Republican-led committee late Wednesday in a bill that may be impossible for Senate Democrats to filibuster.
Per the above article: The ability of federal judges to hold the Trump administration in contempt for defying their orders could be undermined by legislation approved by a House Republican-led committee late Wednesday in a bill that may be impossible for Senate Democrats to filibuster.
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