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Justice Friedman, you done fucked up. Are you an idiot? Jesus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Friedman_(judge)
Apparently he's about 73, so maybe the whole stochastic terrorism thing trump does via social media is really foreign to him. Still - perhaps some of the legal aids in his office could, y'know, asplain.
"Surely, this man has some shred of human decency." —David Friedman's inner monologue
Narrator: He did not.
Comey: " 'Will nobody rid me of this meddlesome priest?' "
Friedman: "But what do priests have to do with this?" 🤔
Maybe not. During the appeals process, the prosecution can point out exactly what happened when the appeal was temporarily lifted. It will help give the appellate judge cover when he reinstates the order.
And let's be clear, Trump wins either way. Either the appeal works, his gag order is permanently lifted, and he can continue to publicly assault the institutions trying to hold him to account. Or the gag order gets upheld, which can feed his persecution complex and the narrative that everyone is out to get him.
(I mean, there are lots of people who are out to get him, but their job is to go after criminals, and he is one....)
@dhork @brothershamus
I'm sure her family will take great comfort after her death/injury knowing that the burnt orange shitgibbon was effectively, practically, given a pass on things that would put everyone else in the US under a jail.
Friedman is obviously on the take