Posted on 11/19/2018 9:42:51 AM PST by jazusamo
Three Democratic senators on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.
Whitaker was appointed by Trump to lead the Justice Department after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced out of the role earlier this month.
Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono filed the complaint against Whitaker in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday. All three issues fiery statements.
“Installing Matthew Whitaker so flagrantly defies constitutional law that any viewer of School House Rock would recognize it. Americans prize a system of checks and balances, which President Trump’s dictatorial appointment betrays,” Blumenthal said.
"The stakes are too high to allow the president to install an unconfirmed lackey to lead the Department of Justice – a lackey whose stated purpose, apparently, is undermining a major investigation into the president,” Whitehouse said.
“Donald Trump cannot subvert the Constitution to protect himself and evade accountability,” Hirono said.
The senators argue that Whitaker’s appointment is in violation of the Constitution’s appointments clause. They ask the federal court to declare Whitaker’s appointment unconstitutional and block him from carrying out duties.
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The left doesn’t fear anything because they commit crimes all the time and none of them are ever brought to justice. That is why they are so brazen. The stupid GOP allowed them to get back in and all their crimes are now buried.
The left doesn’t fear anything because they commit crimes all the time and none of them are ever brought to justice. That is why they are so brazen. The stupid GOP allowed them to get back in and all their crimes are now buried.
And once again, the Judicial branch has NO authority over the advice and consent power given to the Senate.
Judicial tyranny must be stopped or this republic is finished.
This has to mean the guy is top notch for the job.
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