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14. More on the Clusterf...k DOJ attempt to satisfy the Orange Menace

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 07:55 PM

Jul 2019

This is really intriguing. Looks like maybe the leadership of DOJ Federal Programs (which usually would have representation here) declined to go along with this farce, but Consumer Protection Branch (!) volunteered to take over.

Per a DOJ official (declined to be ID'd), the new team in the census litigation will include a mix of political appointees and career lawyers, drawing more from the Consumer Protection Branch, as opposed to Federal Programs. Official declined to get into the *why*

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DOJ Lawyers Who Had Represented Government in Census Case are Being Replaced: An Ominous Development [View all] Gothmog Jul 2019 OP

found em new set who are willing to risk throwing away their licenses for Trump... Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #1

Right elleng Jul 2019 #2

No career types would want to be involved in this shipwreck Gothmog Jul 2019 #8

Right. USED to be that working for DoJ was among the BEST reference for future jobs; elleng Jul 2019 #9

More mini-Barrs. calimary Jul 2019 #32

Census farce: Trump, Barr and the Justice Department make a mockery of the law Gothmog Jul 2019 #50

This will backfire on Republicans. Iliyah Jul 2019 #3

nothing backfires on them because tRumps base loves it nt yaesu Jul 2019 #6

Yes it does. Iliyah Jul 2019 #10

This is so true. Trump's cult is willing to let him get by with anything Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #12

It has come down to if "Libs like or want it-destroy it." StClone Jul 2019 #36

there are more of us than there are of them. GOTV! TeamPooka Jul 2019 #34

WTF??? a kennedy Jul 2019 #4

For Donald, Carnival Barker, it's all about marketing, and this is desperation pure and simple bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 #5

Do you mean... SergeStorms Jul 2019 #37

Roberts worries me bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 #40

And it doesn't matter if it's so blatant? nt babylonsister Jul 2019 #7

Are you surprised? Gothmog Jul 2019 #11

No. Not even. babylonsister Jul 2019 #15

From Dale Ho of the ACLU Gothmog Jul 2019 #13

More on the Clusterf...k DOJ attempt to satisfy the Orange Menace hlthe2b Jul 2019 #14

Consumer protection branch lawyers? Gothmog Jul 2019 #17

pretty soon it will fall to the receptionist who has watched the most legal shows on tv... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #18

"I KNEW those hours of Law and Order SVU would pay off!" tishaLA Jul 2019 #22

Another job for Jared! DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #25

or...Ivanka could show up with a legal pad and a flip of her hair to really wow 'em. Captain Zero Jul 2019 #39

Has Tiffany finished law school yet? MissB Jul 2019 #47

Clustertrump underpants Jul 2019 #27

yup... fitting... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #28

Actually, it makes sense (for this misadministration, anyway) SeattleVet Jul 2019 #38

Barr: Trump Admin Has 'Pathway' To Get Citizenship Question Back On Census Gothmog Jul 2019 #49

More attorneys are withdrawing Gothmog Jul 2019 #56

A couple of thoughts extracted from Jennifer Taub's Twitter page.... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #16

Neal Katyal is curious Gothmog Jul 2019 #19

Unfortunately, Neal Katyal got us into this mess. EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2019 #26

Oh damn. Duppers Jul 2019 #41

It's sad :( EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2019 #54

is there no end to the number of people willing to disgrace themselves for that vile piece of shit?? Skittles Jul 2019 #20

Seemingly no. Remember 35-40 of the voting public KPN Jul 2019 #23

Considering They Could be Facing Disbarment for Repeated Lying to the Court dlk Jul 2019 #21

Sometimes a Justice Department lawyer must just say 'no' Gothmog Jul 2019 #48

A political appointee/ex Jones Day partner leaving census case Gothmog Jul 2019 #24

Speaker Pelosi has this, no worries, watoos Jul 2019 #29

She is not going to impeach because the Senate is not going to convict. marylandblue Jul 2019 #31

Without 20 GOP Senate votes, impeachment is a waste of time Gothmog Jul 2019 #42

Someone in the thread raised the question about Ilsa Jul 2019 #30

May not need to. See, the very first thing the new ones will ask for is a long continuance to.... machoneman Jul 2019 #57

I hope this crashes and burns, but.. forgotmylogin Jul 2019 #33

Executive Order . . Iliyah Jul 2019 #35

An executive order cannot over rule SCOTUS ruling Gothmog Jul 2019 #43

Since the Constitution places the Census BlueIdaho Jul 2019 #44

From Prof. Tribe Gothmog Jul 2019 #45

Washington Post-Opinion: Trump's corruption is getting worse. Gothmog Jul 2019 #46

Why is Barr transferring responsibility for the census cases to the DOJ Consumer Protection Branch? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 #51

Edith Jones is a very nasty and conservative judge on the 5th Cir Gothmog Jul 2019 #52

Wouldn't it be easier to just replace the president? dchill Jul 2019 #53

Plaintiffs have moved to block old DOJ attorney's leaving case Gothmog Jul 2019 #55

A second federal judge has refused to let attorneys withdraw Gothmog Jul 2019 #58