In a blistering 27-page decision unsealed on Friday, the judge, James #Boasberg, derided the #USattorney’s office in Washington, led by the #Trump loyalist #JeaninePirro, for pursuing a case against #JeromePowell. It appeared that the only reason prosecutors had to do so, he added, was Trump’s desire to seek #vengeance against the #Fed chair. Powell has long resisted calls from the White House to adjust #InterestRates for political reasons.
#USAttorney
#DOJ officials & #USAttorney Jason Reding Quiñones made a push in January to bring a case against him, according to two people briefed on the matter, but some career prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida resisted the pressure.
Those career prosecutors are facing a new wave of pressure now, one of the sources said, & are struggling to delay bringing the case to a grand jury.
Prosecutors in the Miami #USattorney’s office have been leading the #JohnBrennan probe, which relates to testimony the ex-intelligence chief gave to #Congress in 2023 & the #Russia investigation years earlier, issuing 2 rounds of subpoenas to several witnesses.
Yet the push for charges has run into career prosecutors raising concerns in southern Florida, with some viewing the potential case as relatively weak.
US District Judge Matthew Brann said that a trio of #DOJ lawyers who have been leading the office since late last year had been unlawfully serving in their positions. AG #PamBondi appointed them after Brann disqualified #AlinaHabba, #Trump’s previous choice for #USattorney in NJ, in August amid similar questions over the legality of her appointment.
Trio named to replace #AlinaHabba as #USattorney is also serving illegally, judge says
A federal judge upended the leadership of New Jersey’s US attorney’s office again Monday, ruling for the second time in less than a year that the #Trump admin had illegally sought to bypass #Congress & install its own picks to head the prominent prosecutorial outpost.
#judiciary #law #Constitution #DOJ
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/09/new-jersey-us-attorney/
…The #USAttorney’s Office in the Southern District of #Florida — which includes Miami, the center of the Cuban exile community — will be overseeing the prosecution group, according to the official….
The #Cuba prosecution effort could follow parts of the model the #Trump admin used to remove #Maduro from power in #Venezuela. …The #DOJ indicted Maduro in 2020…. In January, the admin launched an attack on Venezuela, capturing Maduro & bringing him to NY to face charges.
#LindseyHalligan faces investigation by #Florida #Bar
The #DOJ has proposed new “regulations” that would allow it to intervene in state bar disciplinary actions, which it claims have become “weaponized.”
Halligan, the former interim #USattorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is facing an investigation by the Florida Bar for her role in pursuing criminal charges against 2 of #Trump’s most prominent political foes….
#law #LegalEthics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/05/halligan-bar-complaint-florida/
The proposal would give the #USattorney general the right to review misconduct allegations against current or former #DOJ #attorneys & request that disciplinary authorities at the state level suspend their investigations.
That would mean that the #US AG, by dragging out such a review, could stall any such investigation.
#Trump #law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
Virginia Judges Appoint New U.S. Attorney Amidst Controversy
Virginia judges appointed James W. Hundley as U.S. Attorney after Lindsey Halligan's unlawful appointment and controversial actions in the Eastern District.
#Virginia #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan #JamesHundley #EasternDistrictVA
James W. Hundley, a lawyer with over 35 years of experience, has been appointed as the new U.S. Attorney in Virginia by federal judges. This follows the departure of Lindsey Halligan, whose appointment was ruled unlawful.
#Virginia #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan #JamesHundley #EasternDistrictVA
#ConstitutionalCrisis #SeparationofPowers #DOJ Drama Deepens As Deputy Director #ToddBlanche, in a terse childish #FridayNight statement on #SocialMedia at around 6:45 p.m EST immediately fires near unanimous judicially approved James W. Hundley, longtime litigator and #EDVA replacement for the illegally appointed and previously ousted #DJT sycophant Lindsay Halligan.
"EDVA judges do not pick our #USAttorney. #POTUS does. James Hundley, you're fired!"
The #Drumpf DOJ interprets #Federal #judicialbranch powers as subordinate to the President’s #Executive removal authority.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/doj-us-attorney-virginia-fired
“Accordingly, #dismissal with #prejudice will serve the interests of #justice,” wrote Rosen, who was nominated by #Trump to be #USattorney in #Minnesota.
Lyons said the agents could face termination & criminal prosecution [I won’t hold my breath].
The Jan 14 #shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis by an #ICE agent touched tense protests in #Minneapolis, where thousands of federal agents had been sent as part of the #Trump admin’s #immigration crackdown in the state.
Rosen wrote that “*newly* discovered #evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations” that #federal officials made in a charging #document & in courtroom #testimony.
“Accordingly, #dismissal with #prejudice will serve the interests of #justice,” wrote Rosen, who was nominated by #Trump to be #USattorney in #Minnesota.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
White House Dismisses Court-Appointed U.S. Attorney Hours After Swearing-In
https://newsletter.tf/white-house-fires-prosecutor-albany-2026/
The White House fired a U.S. Attorney hours after judges appointed him to the job.
#USAttorney, #WhiteHouse, #JudicialPower, #NewYork, #Government
White House Fires Top Prosecutor Hours After Judges Appointed Him
A federal prosecutor named Donald Kinsella was appointed by judges on Wednesday. However, the White House removed him from his job just a few hours after he was sworn in. This quick action has caused some people to ask questions.
https://newsletter.tf/white-house-fires-prosecutor-albany-2026/
#USAttorney, #WhiteHouse, #JudicialPower, #NewYork, #Government
Federal #judges have found a number of US attorneys whose appointments were the result of unusual legal maneuvers by the #Trump admin to be serving unlawfully.
Along with Sarcone, they include #AlinaHabba, who was the acting #USattorney in NJ, & #LindseyHalligan, formerly the acting US attorney for the Eastern District of VA, as well as a handful of others.
Kinsella has >50 yrs of experience as a criminal & civil litigator. He is a fmr criminal chief of the US attorney’s office for the Northern District, which prosecutes crime in a broad swath of #NY….
He was set to replace John A. Sarcone III, who a judge found last month was serving in the position unlawfully. This week, Sarcone dropped the title of acting #USattorney — his 210-day term had expired — & is now listed as 1st assistant, typically the title of a US atty’s top deputy.
“Judges don’t pick U.S. Attorneys, POTUS does,” said DAG #ToddBlanche in a social media post Wednesday. “See Article II of our Constitution. You are fired, Donald Kinsella.”
[↑This is not accurate. There are circumstances in which judges choose, like for instance when an illegal appointment has been made, or an interim #USattorney exceeds their term.]
Federal #judges in upstate #NewYork appointed a new #USattorney Wednesday only to see him abruptly fired by the White House, in the latest clash between the #Trump admin & the #judiciary.
Donald T. Kinsella, 79, was appointed as US attorney in the Northern District of New York in a private ceremony on Wednesday. But just hours later, Kinsella said, he received an email from a White House official telling him that he was being removed from the post.
#USAttorney Chosen to Replace #Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
Federal #judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.
#law #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/nyregion/donald-kinsella-ndny-sarcone-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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