Trump TARGETS Judges as THEY DEFY HIM
November 25, 2025
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as posted by the channelBrian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose how Chuck Grassley and Jim Jordan are targeting federal judges who anonymously criticized the Supreme Court's shadow docket abuse. The New York Times contacted 400 federal judges with an anonymous questionnaire, and 65 responded—with two-thirds expressing deep concerns about emergency rulings. Judges called the Supreme Court's orders "mystical," "incredibly demoralizing," and compared their relationship with the high court to "a war zone." These judges are frustrated that their carefully reasoned opinions are being wiped out by one-line Supreme Court orders with no explanation. Instead of addressing the crisis—the Supreme Court routinely overturning lower court rulings blocking Trump actions with zero explanation—Grassley and Jordan sent a letter to Chief Justice Roberts demanding he investigate and discipline these judges. The hosts explain this is pure political intimidation designed to silence dissent and expose judges' identities. Brian and Shant highlight that Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf just resigned from the Massachusetts bench, writing in The Atlantic that he can no longer bear ethical restraints preventing judges from speaking out while Trump dismantles the rule of law. Wolf specifically criticized the shadow docket and called Trump's actions an "existential threat to democracy." The hosts argue Trump has created a judicial crisis by undermining trust and transparency, and instead of fixing it, Republicans are attacking the judges who bring it to light.
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