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It looks like this. The link below provides ample examples, more than I expected to find, of how trump has turned the once venerable DoJ in to a farce.
www.justsecurity.org
For the purposes of this thread I wanted to focus on a very recent instance with parallels to this.
This case involves the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
On Apr. 3, Judge Boasberg repeatedly asked the government’s counsel for information on the flights the administration was using to transport alleged gang members to El Salvador, and was told that the DOJ had no additional information. In an Apr. 16 memorandum opinion finding probable cause for criminal contempt, Boasberg wrote that he believed “that the Government might be rapidly dispatching removal flights in an apparent effort to evade judicial review while also refusing to provide any helpful information.” He added, “Those later-discovered flight movements, however, were obscured from the Court when the hearing resumed shortly after 6:00 p.m. because the Government surprisingly represented that it still had no flight details to share.”
Lemons, one of the lead prosecutors in Comey’s case, said the existence of a so-called declination memo — which could outline weaknesses in the case — might be considered internal “work product” material not subject to disclosure. He repeatedly declined to answer questions from Nachmanoff about the existence of a declination memo. Lemons added, however, that he had seen drafts of memos analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the case against Comey.
“I am aware of written correspondence debating whether charges should be brought,” Lemons said as Nachmanoff pressed him.
Judge Nachmanoff obviously wants to see the declination letter written by prosecutors in Halligan's office stating the charges against Comey should not be brought. Those prosecutors are currently refusing to participate in Comey's prosecution which is why Halligan appeared before the grand jury alone. Her inexperience leading to the process being completely botched.
An attorney representing the DoJ, Tyler Lemons.......who is on loan from another office.......eventually admitted "someone" in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office told him not admit to the existence of the letter.
AI Overview
During a recent court hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney N. Tyler Lemons testified that he was instructed by "someone" in the office of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche not to disclose whether a declination letter or memo, which would have recommended against prosecuting James Comey, existed.
It's just one example of how judges around the country can no longer assume DoJ attorneys have proceeded and or are proceeding in a good faith representation of the truth. trump, he did that.........with a big assist from loyalists Bondi and Blanche.
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
www.justsecurity.org
For the purposes of this thread I wanted to focus on a very recent instance with parallels to this.
A. General
Chief Judge James Boasberg (W. Bush appointee; Obama appointee), J.G.G. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00766 (D.D.C.)This case involves the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
On Apr. 3, Judge Boasberg repeatedly asked the government’s counsel for information on the flights the administration was using to transport alleged gang members to El Salvador, and was told that the DOJ had no additional information. In an Apr. 16 memorandum opinion finding probable cause for criminal contempt, Boasberg wrote that he believed “that the Government might be rapidly dispatching removal flights in an apparent effort to evade judicial review while also refusing to provide any helpful information.” He added, “Those later-discovered flight movements, however, were obscured from the Court when the hearing resumed shortly after 6:00 p.m. because the Government surprisingly represented that it still had no flight details to share.”
Comey case hanging by a thread as judge squeezes DOJ over Halligan’s handling
Nachmanoff also pressed prosecutors about whether career officials had initially recommended against prosecuting Comey — only to be told by Lemons that the answer could be “privileged.”Lemons, one of the lead prosecutors in Comey’s case, said the existence of a so-called declination memo — which could outline weaknesses in the case — might be considered internal “work product” material not subject to disclosure. He repeatedly declined to answer questions from Nachmanoff about the existence of a declination memo. Lemons added, however, that he had seen drafts of memos analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the case against Comey.
“I am aware of written correspondence debating whether charges should be brought,” Lemons said as Nachmanoff pressed him.
Judge Nachmanoff obviously wants to see the declination letter written by prosecutors in Halligan's office stating the charges against Comey should not be brought. Those prosecutors are currently refusing to participate in Comey's prosecution which is why Halligan appeared before the grand jury alone. Her inexperience leading to the process being completely botched.
An attorney representing the DoJ, Tyler Lemons.......who is on loan from another office.......eventually admitted "someone" in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office told him not admit to the existence of the letter.
AI Overview
During a recent court hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney N. Tyler Lemons testified that he was instructed by "someone" in the office of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche not to disclose whether a declination letter or memo, which would have recommended against prosecuting James Comey, existed.
It's just one example of how judges around the country can no longer assume DoJ attorneys have proceeded and or are proceeding in a good faith representation of the truth. trump, he did that.........with a big assist from loyalists Bondi and Blanche.
