Federal judge reveals 'undisputed evidence' Trump is deliberately sabotaging blue states

[NJCher]

No wonder Roberts is starting to turn his back on him. He was warned by Roberts that impeaching judges because he doesn't like their decisions is a no-no. Now this:

snip

A federal judge ruled today that the Trump administration, including U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, violated his court order to unfreeze Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relief to at least 19 states. The judge says the administration appears to be making a “covert” effort to punish states who oppose Trump’s oppressive immigration practices.

The New Republic reports U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued an injunction in March on behalf of 23 states suing the White House after the administration moved to pause FEMA aid to states. The Obama era judge ruled the hold-up “fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government.”

The federal reluctance applies only to states with Democratic attorneys general, and McConnell found the Trump administration ignored his March court order, with at least 19 states submitting “undisputed evidence” they were not receiving FEMA funds appropriated by Congress. Hawaii reported that FEMA had yet to respond to its $6 million request and subsequent $500k reimbursement for climate-related wildfires. The state of Oregon, meanwhile, reported that FEMA had yet to respond to a request for $129.4 million in federal funds for wildfires, severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides.

“The Court’s intervention is necessary,” states wrote in a filing, because they “have continued to experience significant obstacles to accessing federal funds” while the government “reviews” spending. It gets worse: The order found that the administration was covertly withholding millions in FEMA funds from blue states."

snip

Link to MSN story.

Link to story in The New Republic, entitled "The Trump Administration Just Violated Another Court Order

[JMCKUSICK]

1. Kick

[malaise]

2. I an't wait until his third

Impeachment

[groundloop]

4. More than likely it won't be an more impactful than the first two

Sadly there are plenty of magat Senators who will never in a million years do what's right.

[LudwigPastorius]

3. He is trying to get everybody numb to his refusal to comply with court orders.

He's hoping he can blow an announcement right past everyone that he is now President For Life and there's nothing the Supreme Court can do about it.

[Dan]

5. The SCOTUS can announce to the Republic and the world that the TRUMP administration is no longer a legitimate government

[ReRe]

11. My worried soul

will go to sleep tonight clinging to your words, Dan.

[canetoad]

6. Thank you for providing

A link that is not MSN. My browser add-ons make it impossible to load MSN links.

[Bluethroughu]

7. Elon needs that money to pay his bills.

[chouchou]

8. Trump leads the pack of Cockroaches on parade.

[Cha]

9. Of course he is! Vengeful Treasonous Vicious Asshole.

[ReRe]

10. Questions:

Is anyone keeping count on the number of court orders this tyrant has discarded? How many court orders does he have to defy before the courts finally put a stop to it? What can they do and when will they do it? The funds he is withholding have already been allocated by the Congress. He does not have the right to discriminate against any state, let alone some 20 blue states, for Christ's sake!