A federal judge said he could recommend criminal prosecutions against the Trump administration, setting up an unprecedented showdown.
  • tedd_deireadh@lemmy.world
    37·
    2 months ago

    Absolutely disgusting behavior by the Republicans.

    Locking up student activists for voicing their opinion on any matter only lends credence to their argument and makes Republicans and the administration look weak and ineffectual.

    How the Republican party can dare call themselves patriots, freedom-loving, or even American while they repeatedly piss on our constitutional rights is shameful. God save us, because our politicians won’t.

    • Bwaz@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 months ago

      Modern Republican Party is essentially equivalent to 1930s Nazi party. Aame ethics, same arrogance, same actual concern for country.

    • mkwt@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 months ago

      Per the opinion, Boasberg will appoint an attorney to prosecute if DOJ declines to do the job. Conceivably this could even be some private practice attorney.

      I suspect that adjudication would be by a different judge in the same district.

      Enforcement of any punishment would go to the US Marshals. Things would get really dicy if they decline to carry out orders received from a federal judge.

      This all assumes the finding of PC survives the appeal that was just noticed.

  • IndiBrony@lemmy.world
    172·
    2 months ago

    Nothing. Nothing will happen, and at this point anyone who thinks otherwise is only fooling themselves.

  • KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee
    71·
    2 months ago

    The word you’re searching for is “nothing”. Dictators aren’t prosecuted… they’re overthrown.