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Bluetus

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21. EVERYTHING Trump is doing is illegal

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 09:04 PM

May 2

The President has no power to shut down agencies or end programs that are properly appropriated by Congress. It has no power to deport people without due process, and straight down the line. Unfortunately, Trump has spent his whole life abusing the court system to get away with all sorts of criminal activity. It is gratifying to see so many cases decided on an expedited docket, and practically all of them are coming down against Trump.

But we also need some cases against the extortion/bribery racket Trump has been running with his inauguration scam. He's taken in about a quarter-billion in bribes already. I realize that bribery is usually a criminal offense and this DoJ won't pursue that. But I wonder if there are any civil angles or any angles to prosecute this extortion racket in state courts.

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Judge rules Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2 OP

There is some good news! Balatro May 2 #1

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2 #2

Do we think he will obey? tblue37 May 3 #30

I think they'll probably appeal. I'll be surprised if they get a stay pending appeal onenote May 3 #33

That's nice JoseBalow May 2 #3

Well it might at least encourage some of the cowardly law firms BumRushDaShow May 2 #7

I STILL don't understand why they would do that Skittles May 2 #18

Well their "cloaks" have now been ripped off BumRushDaShow May 3 #28

Agree mamacita75 May 2 #9

Judge Howell has ruled for Perkins Coie, holding that Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm was unconstituti LetMyPeopleVote May 2 #4

Thanks for the link. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2 #5

Here is a link to the 100+ page opinion LetMyPeopleVote May 2 #8

Between Beryl Howell and Amy Berman Jackson BumRushDaShow May 2 #6

Here is the link to the 100+ page opinion LetMyPeopleVote May 2 #10

180 pages? For a ruling of constitutionality? ancianita May 2 #16

102 pages. And the district court had a lot to address onenote May 3 #27

Righteous Ruling CitizenZero May 2 #11

Someone needs to clue me in on what he does that is NOT unconstitutional. MLWR May 2 #12

Is there a Trump executive order that ISN'T unconstitutional? dchill May 2 #13

so this begs the question....... Takket May 2 #14

Yep. They aren't scared, they're collaborators. ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 2 #17

Exactly. PSPS May 2 #24

So donald, shove it. republianmushroom May 2 #15

No Shite! Cha May 2 #19

Now the ones who capitulated will have that egg on their face and moniss May 2 #20

EVERYTHING Trump is doing is illegal Bluetus May 2 #21

It just dumbfounds me that so much time has passed and he's still here ailsagirl May 3 #25

Makes it appear that law firms that kissed Donnie Dipshits ass maxrandb May 2 #22

Another judge he'll want impeached, or arrested Bayard May 2 #23

So many of Trump's executive orders have been over turned by the courts - at what point does the court 33taw May 3 #26

That isn't how the judicial system works. onenote May 3 #29

I know. But they do stop frivolous lawsuits and these seem to be no different. 33taw May 3 #31

Some of Trump's EO's have been upheld. None have been ruled "frivolous" onenote May 3 #32

I was just annoyed and know that it is not a possibility. 33taw May 3 #34