Richard J Oparil

DC/NY litigator. No legal advice provided here.

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

The importance of Congress by Justice Gorsuch.

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

Why is a Houston-based US Attorney threatening a Connecticut-based Senator over constitutionally-mandated oversight of DC figures?

Because the DOJ is hemorrhaging staff, who don’t want to do this dirty work, and this US Attorney is a trained seal for Trump.

No other reason.

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

@USAttyReitz @SenBlumenthal And you should be disbarred.

[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

Just more clown show nonsense to try to fluff and swallow the old man in the Oval Office. All bullshit and oh yeah that thing called the speech and debate clause.

[Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand]

A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. https://t.co/MMDfZ31pPP

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Today's conclusion of talks in Abu Dhabi, with the head of the russian delegation declaring that "Every inch of Russian land will be returned to Russia one way or another," clearly demonstrates that appeasement of the aggressor doesn't work!

The more Trump appeases him, the more putin demands.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Typical autocratic mentality. Big bosses to decide the fate of the small as they wish. No patience for democracy & compromise, just give us one person to pressure and bribe! It’s one reason Trump hates Ukraine, Europe, and Canada—they speak of national interests and negotiation.

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

@RpsAgainstTrump Dumb response to a stupid question

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: D.C. officials say Trump's proposal to use his "triumphal arch" for munitions storage, snipers and drones — while also a tourist attraction — would make it a potential terrorist target, impede flight paths and endanger lives.

Donnell Harvin:

https://t.co/7QNxrY7VYY

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

@JakeSherman @PunchbowlNews Oversight is a legislative purpose. Same for corruption investigations to determine what new legislation should be passed.

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

@AGToddBlanche @RapidResponse47 Another Trump hack to destroy the DOJ and undermine the rule of law.

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

@NYGovPress @NormOrnstein Great response.

[Governor Hochul Press Office @NYGovPress]

Also hearing the Jets have left the door open to winning the Super Bowl this year.

[NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington]

Rep. Glenn Ivey said Trump vowed to go after “the worst of the worst” in his deportation crackdown, not law-abiding residents like Maria Flores Garcia. https://t.co/WrgaA6g4lv

[CTV News Toronto @CTVToronto]

Kennedy family joins lawsuit to block Trump’s arch https://t.co/hkJuk4YGSn

[AnatolijUkraine @AnatoliUkraine]

🚨 Zelensky says Putin has a completely distorted picture of the situation in Donbas.

According to Zelensky, Russian officials genuinely believe they control roughly half of the territory in Donbas that remains under Ukrainian control.

“Our team thinks, ‘How can they even speak about it? Our soldiers are there.’”

Putin lives in a different reality.

And that’s a serious problem for peace negotiations: How do you negotiate territorial control with someone who refuses to acknowledge where the front line actually is?

[Richard J Oparil @ROparil]

@ReichlinMelnick Sad. It used to mean something to work at DOJ. And no one benefits from the Trump dysfunction.

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

The Department of Justice is falling to pieces under Trump. It’s astonishing.

[Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw]

Scoop by me

"Bad faith, a deliberate attempt to mislead the Court, perpetuate a fraud on the tribunal, and violate obligations under Rule 11.”

Judge bars DOJ attorney from ever appearing again in immigration enforcement case.

https://t.co/C7zbypArUG

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

NEWS: Numerous Trump DOJ appointees are scrambling to leave out of fear of Stephen Miller's mandates & to salvage career prospects after voters rejected Trump agenda.
My dive on the grim post-midterms mood at Main Justice: https://t.co/PoOaKSvO5q

[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

Jim Jordan and The Ohio State Student Athlete Sex Abuse Cover Up https://t.co/dkepJ8yn56 via @TPM