In the 77 rulings CNN identified, dozens of federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties — including several of Donald Trump’s appointees — have accused the Trump administration of acting unlawfully, disregarding constitutional limits, retaliating against political opponents and, in some cases, openly defying court orders.
“What we’ve seen over the last 16 months is far above and beyond what we’ve seen before,” said Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and law professor at Georgetown University Law Center.
The criticism has been extraordinary, both in terms of its intensity and consistency, Vladeck said. Across dozens of rulings, federal judges have described the government’s actions using scathing language: “squalid,” “irrational,” and “shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.” The excerpts below offer a sample of their reprimands, drawn from courts across the country and issued by judges of varying backgrounds.
The people were supposed to help keep politicians in check, but most have either fallen in line or given up.
Also people are told the “This is what you voted for” line, when I think even most MAGA voters aren’t ok with much of what’s happening. Politicians act like they are untouchable after getting elected, and maybe many are because of gerrymandering, corporations backing them, and running unopposed.
We even have MAGA on our county board of supervisors and those bastards clean up their act for 6 months before the election and got reelected.