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Shrike47

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1. This is astounding. Openly ignore and defy a court order?

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 06:31 PM

Feb 2020

I am a former state Assistant Attorney General. We drummed into our clients (state employees ) : you have to obey direct orders from a court until/unless it’s stayed, no matter how wrong you think it is.

The lawyers here should be held in contempt.

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A department of the DOJ defied a federal court order. This is a big deal IMO. [View all] alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 OP

This is astounding. Openly ignore and defy a court order? Shrike47 Feb 2020 #1

You're so right. That is why I consider this such a big deal; the implications of defiance of a alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #2

Barr is defying any authority but his own. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2020 #6

Trump has appointed him as DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #3

+1000 alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #4

Impeachable. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #5

Conundrum. If Barr were impeached, who would have authority to remove him? Would there be any alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #7

His own ex-employees would likely show him the door localroger Feb 2020 #8

Yup. There are no good options. alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #9

I posted this comment in another thread, but it fits here also. Lonestarblue Feb 2020 #10

+1000 alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #13

This is the truth. mountain grammy Feb 2020 #16

It's a huge deal CanonRay Feb 2020 #11

+1000 alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #15

great... so IF SCOTUS rules against drumpf, DOJ can just say it is "incorrect" and they move on Takket Feb 2020 #12

I think it all comes down to who is tasked with enforcement and almost everything goes through alwaysinasnit Feb 2020 #14