Chief
Justice
Roberts
passive-aggressively
scolded
the
Trump
administration
for
spending
more
time
ripping
federal
judges
online
than
putting
together
coherent
appeals.
While
on
its
face
the
Roberts
statement
told
the
administration
to
stop
litigating
its
cases
on
Truth
Social,
it
seemed
to
carry
secondary
purpose
of
heading
off
the
seemingly
inevitable
moment
when
the
administration
flagrantly
blows
off
a
federal
court
order
by
signaling
that
the
Supreme
Court
won’t
take
kindly
to
that.
And
the
Trump
administration
responded
with
tepid
public
assurances
that
it
has
no
intention
of
ignoring
orders
—
at
least
not
without
some
crackpot
excuse
—
before
going
back
to
blasting
judges
as
partisan
activists
that
need
to
be
impeached.
Well,
John…
mission
NOT
accomplished!
The
federal
government
launched
a
holy
war
against
Perkins
Coie
for
having
the
audacity
to
have
routinely
beaten
Republicans
over
the
years
when
the
party’s
election
ratfucking
efforts
fail.
For
this
transgression,
Trump
launched
multiple
attacks
against
the
firm,
primarily
by
means
of
Executive
Order
14230
taking
away
security
clearances
and
ordering
a
review
of
all
government
contracts
with
the
firm.
The
case
has
proven
a
comedy
of
errors
for
the
administration
so
far.
To
wit,
Judge
Beryl
Howell
entered
a
minute
order
yesterday
commanding
the
government
to
stop
issuing
—
let’s
be
honest,
intentionally
—
chilling
disclosure
requests
about
relationships
with
Perkins
Coie
and
go
ahead
and
inform
anyone
who
already
got
one
to
go
ahead
and
ignore
it.
The
government
had
to
provide
a
status
report
by
noon.
They
missed
that
deadline,
but
DOJ
lawyer
Chad
Mizelle
told
the
court,
“Counsel
for
Defendant
were
able
to
confirm
with
OMB
that
the
guidance
required
by
the
Court’s
Minute
Order
was
distributed
through
the
OMB
process
by
approximately
Noon
today,
with
this
Status
Report
filed
as
soon
as
possible
following
that
confirmation.”
HOW’S
THAT
GOING?!?!?!
The
second
paragraph
Geidner
flags
comes
from
the
actual
status
report
filed
after
Mizelle
went
and
made
representations
to
the
court.
It
reads…
The
Executive
Branch’s
position
is
that
Executive
Order
14230
is
permissible,
and
that
the
Court’s
order
was
erroneous.
The
government
reserves
the
right
to
take
all
necessary
and
legal
actions
in
response
to
the
“dishonest
and
dangerous”
conduct
of
Perkins
Coie
LLP,
as
set
forth
in
Executive
Order
14230.
That
beeping
sound
is
the
bus
backing
up
to
run
over
Mizelle
again.
He
must
appreciate
his
boss
making
him
lie
to
a
federal
judge.
Presumably
—
geez,
we
hope
presumably
—
Mizelle
did
not
know
he
was
about
to
get
blindsided
when
he
made
his
statement.
But
given
how
this
administration
runs,
maybe
“lying
to
a
federal
judge”
was
just
an
item
on
today’s
checklist
between
lunch
and
“Declaring
Measles
Appreciation
Day.”
Not
that
it
should
matter
much
because
a
DOJ
lawyer
—
especially
one
in
a
leadership
position
like
Mizelle
—
has
to
own
the
sanctions
for
playing
“Opposites
Day”
with
a
federal
judge.
The
“all
necessary
and
legal
actions”
language
appears
designed
to
give
the
administration
the
out
later
to
say,
“by
‘legal’
of
course
we
meant
to
appeal!”
Which
is
bullshit.
They
didn’t
say,
“we
complied
but
intend
to
appeal,”
they
said
they
think
the
order
is
wrong
and
they’re
going
to
do
whatever
they
want
anyway.
This
sort
of
coy
wording
fits
within
the
overarching
administration
strategy
of
pushing
for
a
constitutional
crisis
and
leaving
just
enough
room
to
step
back
in
case
there’s
too
much
heat.
But
the
purpose
of
a
strategy
like
this
is
to
keep
doing
it
until…
the
heat
just
doesn’t
materialize.
Got
anything
left
in
the
tank
there,
John?
Or
is
this
just
foreplay
for
your
thank
you
at
the
2026
State
of
the
Union?
Earlier:
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Coie
Drags
Trump
Administration
Clear
To
Hell
In
New
Lawsuit
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Trump
Wants
To
Impeach
Judge
Who
Dared
To
Explain
Basic
Con
Law
Watch
The
Exact
Moment
John
Roberts
Realizes
He
Whored
Himself
Out
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