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riversedge

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Sat May 30, 2026, 06:03 PM Saturday

Trump furiously demands judge who blocked renovation project be criminally charged [View all]

Source: raw story


Alexander Willis May 30, 2026 11:41AM ET


President Donald Trump erupted Saturday in a 720-plus-word social media post over a judge’s ruling ordering him to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and halt a renovation project, a rant that culminated with the president demanding the judge be criminally charged.

U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper recently ruled that Trump’s Kennedy Center renovations were unlawful, citing Congress’ authority to rename the iconic performing arts center. In his lengthy social media post, Trump attacked Cooper’s wife – Amy Jeffress, former Justice Department prosecutor under the Clinton administration and former President Joe Biden’s personal attorney – as a “radical left Democrat,” and accused Cooper of having a “conflict of interest” for not "revealing" his wife’s work history.

“Amy is totally wired into the Left System, from her husband down, and it is impossible for me to be treated fairly,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “He has a total Conflict of Interest, and should be brought up on charges for not revealing these facts. That is why The Kennedy Center will soon be closed, probably never to open again.”


Trump’s outburst follows a similar statement he published on Friday, where he aggressively attacked Cooper as being a judge “appointed by Barack Hussein Obama.”.......








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Trump is doing serious damage to the USA!! with these outbursts of hate and anger!!



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Quiet, slob. SheltieLover Saturday #1
As you can see, Trump is blaming Judge Cooper's Wife (Amy Jeffress) for Coopers riversedge Saturday #2
Trump never had a problem with work history of others' wives Attilatheblond Saturday #3
Conflict of interest....... MyOwnPeace Saturday #4
Mrs. Alito MadameButterfly Saturday #12
Its all a part of the republican hypocrisy slightlv Saturday #19
Dump reminds me of the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland mdbl Saturday #5
With a pinch of Marie-Antoinette. Dave Bowman Saturday #16
LOL perfect mdbl 19 hrs ago #36
IT sure has gotten far in life for someone who is always treated so "unfairly". LoisB Saturday #6
I thought you didn't care anymore, Donnie . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Saturday #7
Demands the judge be criminally charged Grim Chieftain Saturday #8
When has Trump not threatened a judge and his family by name?? agingdem Yesterday #27
So now he wants judges investigated? surfered Saturday #9
Far from the first time. Won't be the last. Karasu Saturday #11
Probably just convicted MadameButterfly Saturday #13
Executed. Skip the trial, let alone the investigation. COL Mustard 18 hrs ago #37
He's always ordering shit that is meant to be the responsibility of Congress (like this is), and it's absurd that the Karasu Saturday #10
Thank the good Lord for our federal judges FakeNoose Saturday #14
Hopefully gumming up the works until Jan. 2027 and Jan. 2029. paleotn Saturday #23
Judges who are capable of independent thought just don't fit in Aussie105 Saturday #15
Autocrats always end up going after the judiciary. slightlv Saturday #20
Trump demands this and that. What a spoiled demanding bratty piece of shit. 😡 Dave Bowman Saturday #17
Throw him in jail for contempt of court Blues Heron Saturday #18
Just drop him off at the glue factory already, and say he decided to walk back. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #21
War criminal, pedophile and felon wants a Judge criminally charged Justice matters. Saturday #22
The guy is mentally and physically not well. OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #24
Quiet, Piggy orangecrush Yesterday #25
Why don't you go fuck yourself, pre-cadaver Aviation Pro Yesterday #26
YO! SATAN! GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #28
Anybody who disagrees with Trump is branded as a criminal. hadEnuf 23 hrs ago #29
Waaaah! Waaaah! Waaaah! Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #30
Two days ago he didn't give a shit about it. JohnnyRingo 22 hrs ago #31
So one day he's picking up his ball and going home and the next he wants people in jail. Boomerproud 20 hrs ago #32
Hands off the Kennedy Center, and... LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #33
This one is not a close call on the statute...Alito himself would have had to come to the same ruling Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #34
Demolishing the White House should be a bigger crime than ....... twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #35
Judge Cooper should turn himself in on Monday. That would be classic. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #38
I can't wait until this POS is among the unliving. Beacool 16 hrs ago #39
He looks like a man in love A-Schwarzenegger 15 hrs ago #40
Shut the F%5K Up Maxheader 15 hrs ago #41
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