“Many of us questioned Mueller hiring Weissmann given his reputation for stretching legal authority and perceived political bias. Weissmann reportedly congratulated acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she ordered the Justice Department not to assist President Donald Trump on his immigration ban. The Supreme Court would ultimately a…
“Many of us questioned Mueller hiring Weissmann given his reputation for stretching legal authority and perceived political bias. Weissmann reportedly congratulated acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she ordered the Justice Department not to assist President Donald Trump on his immigration ban. The Supreme Court would ultimately affirm Trump’s underlying authority, but Yates refused to allow the Justice Department to assist a sitting president in defending that authority. Weissmann gushed in an email to her, writing “I am so proud. And in awe. Thank you so much.””
From Jonathan Turley, how is Trump to accomplish policy goals that voters such as myself support if his executive branch refuses to defend them in court? The SC said Trump had the authority. DD, do you support the DOJ refusing to put the best case of the President’s policy, which is widely favored by his supporters, forward to the SC?
“Many of us questioned Mueller hiring Weissmann given his reputation for stretching legal authority and perceived political bias. Weissmann reportedly congratulated acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she ordered the Justice Department not to assist President Donald Trump on his immigration ban. The Supreme Court would ultimately affirm Trump’s underlying authority, but Yates refused to allow the Justice Department to assist a sitting president in defending that authority. Weissmann gushed in an email to her, writing “I am so proud. And in awe. Thank you so much.””
From Jonathan Turley, how is Trump to accomplish policy goals that voters such as myself support if his executive branch refuses to defend them in court? The SC said Trump had the authority. DD, do you support the DOJ refusing to put the best case of the President’s policy, which is widely favored by his supporters, forward to the SC?