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A US judge has threatened to hold Trump administration lawyers in contempt over their failure to release documents from the Epstein files about Donald Trump.

Judge Emmet Sullivan expressed his frustration at the Department of Justice stonewalling the release of the files.

“The public has a right to know what the hell is going on in this case,” Sullivan said.

“The victims have a right to know. The court has a right to know.”

Sullivan then described how he had filed similar contempt charges against lawyers in a prior case.

He noted a contempt charge would be a black mark that would hurt a lawyer for the rest of their career.

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He noted a contempt charge would be a black mark that would hurt a lawyer for the rest of their career.

I'm guessing the firms willing to hire lawyers working for the current doj also wouldn't mind those lawyers being held in contempt of court as a show of loyalty to a pedophile.

Just another example of people higher up in the judicial system being unable to adjust to the reality of dealing with fascist.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Notice the location of the publication, it's Australia. I went through the cycle of news pubs that I think are enough of a good source, and nada.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Really? Because just searching for the judge's name turns up multiple articles from sources like MSNow and CNN.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

To be fair, it's already tomorrow in Australia, so they've had a whole extra day to get out the story.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

"And if you keep stonewalling I'm going to keep threatening to do something about it one day maybe!"

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That cuck is probably in the club, I swear a lot of judges are.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Do it now. Issue them like a tennis ball lobster! They want to revictimize these girls that are now grown women fighting with everything they have in them. They want to protect pedophiles and rapists. Fine.

Live with that decision and flatline their careers. Judge — you will be on the correct side of history.