Donald Trump is trying to skip Senate confirmation altogether for some of his most dangerous nominees.
In his appointment of bitterly partisan U.S. Attorneys around the country, he's upending the justice system, eroding the rule of law, and making us all less safe.
NEW: After the Trump administration moved to keep @USAttyEssayli as L.A.’s top federal prosecutor, Essayli's office moved to dismiss indictments against Trevor Kirk, a convicted sheriff's deputy, and Andrew Wiederhorn
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At the the direction of the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society, Trump has staffed the DOJ with lawyers like US Attorney Essayli to destroy the rule of law in order to carry out his fascist agenda.
At the the direction of the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society, Trump has staffed the DOJ with lawyers like US Attorney Essayli to destroy the rule of law in order to carry out his fascist agenda.
Donald Trump is trying to skip Senate confirmation altogether for some of his most dangerous nominees.
In his appointment of bitterly partisan U.S. Attorneys around the country, he's upending the justice system, eroding the rule of law, and making us all less safe.
Some of the President's appointees are so extreme, even he doesn’t think they can get confirmed.
So Trump is doing an end run around the Senate and finding legally dubious ways to keep them in power.
These bad actors may carry out the president’s partisan agenda, but they will not make us more safe.
Some of the President's appointees are so extreme, even he doesn’t think they can get confirmed.
So Trump is doing an end run around the Senate and finding legally dubious ways to keep them in power.
These bad actors may carry out the president’s partisan agenda, but they will not make us more safe.
Excellent news! Alejandro never did anything wrong and he had the power of the people on his side!
A seguir adelante contra los perros de ICE! Si se puede!
@kyledcheney Ha. "No Bill" Essayli is forced to shit-can yet another case he was formally advised against filing. What an embarrassment. Put him & Alina Habba together & you still wouldn't have one decent attorney.
@benjaminpenn@emptywheel "Pay Trump, get yer case dropped! Step right up!"—"No Bill" Essayli, Trump's pet DAG in LA, who already made a felony magically drop down to a misdemeanor (post-conviction—despite vict's wishes) for a deputy sheriff on whose behalf a sizeable campaign donation was made to Trump
@KyppyDoodle@Rightanglenews Yes, he has a history of being incompetent and ineffective. Zero bills passed as an Assemblyman, and now his nickname is “No Bill” Essayli as he fails to secure indictments from Grand Juries that traditionally are so easy, they’ll “indict a ham sandwich.”
The Trump Administration is again hijacking the U.S. Attorney appointment process in order to keep Bill Essayli in power without Senate confirmation votes. One look at Essayli’s record shows you why President Trump is worried about formally nominating him and, instead, is choosing to circumvent the law and the Senate’s power of advice and consent.
Bill Essayli has used his time as Interim United States Attorney not to serve the people of the Central District of California, but as an audition tape for Donald Trump, complete with partisan press conferences, unsubstantiated charges, investigations so lacking in evidentiary basis that grand juries have reportedly refused to indict, and overt political acts to go after the President’s perceived enemies.
Essayli is uniquely unqualified to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, and Trump’s egregious power grab shows you this Administration knows it.
The Trump Administration is again hijacking the U.S. Attorney appointment process in order to keep Bill Essayli in power without Senate confirmation votes. One look at Essayli’s record shows you why President Trump is worried about formally nominating him and, instead, is choosing to circumvent the law and the Senate’s power of advice and consent.
Bill Essayli has used his time as Interim United States Attorney not to serve the people of the Central District of California, but as an audition tape for Donald Trump, complete with partisan press conferences, unsubstantiated charges, investigations so lacking in evidentiary basis that grand juries have reportedly refused to indict, and overt political acts to go after the President’s perceived enemies.
Essayli is uniquely unqualified to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, and Trump’s egregious power grab shows you this Administration knows it.
That’s what the judge asked - and then didn’t immediately throw it out!
They’re trying to claw back the conviction and sentencing to a lesser charge to give him probation that will let him keep his job but the whole thing is a joke that only this “acting” US Atty would do since he’s as unserious as any of Trumps appointees.
Trevor Kirk has already been found guilty AND SENTENCED of attacking a Black senior citizen woman
Widerhorn is the CEO of the company that owns Fat Burger and Johnny Rockets - and he's a Trump donor.
So naturally Essayli is trying to get them off the hook.
A story @BillMelugin_ will never cover even though his nipples get hard any time he hears about crime... unless it's being done by people of a certain complexion.