Post AuimP7335XfM7Ecdu4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
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 (DIR) Post #Auim4WIU1CF0LJ1RAW by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:26:21Z
       
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       ICYMI#Trump leveled unusually pointed criticism of a prominent #conservative legal activist & organization Thursday as he railed against a ruling that struck down his sweeping #tariffs.The president, in a post on his social media platform, slammed #LeonardLeo, the former chair of the #FederalistSociety, calling him a “sleazebag” who “probably hates America.”#law #FarRight #judiciary https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/29/trump-goes-after-leonard-leo-and-the-federalist-society-in-fury-over-court-ruling-00375813
       
 (DIR) Post #AuimMHuUFPpqw0GplI by patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot
       2025-06-02T13:29:32Z
       
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       @Nonilex 'calling him a “sleazebag” who “probably hates America.”' Trump is projecting again!
       
 (DIR) Post #AuimP7335XfM7Ecdu4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:30:04Z
       
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       It was a striking characterization of #LeonardLeo, who played a key role in… to shaping the conservative #SCOTUS.“He openly brags how he controls Judges, & even Justices of the United States Supreme Court — I hope that is not so, & don’t believe it is!,” #Trump wrote.Trump’s attack came after the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday struck down his tariffs, a massive blow to the primary pillar of the admin’s economic agenda.#law #FarRight #judiciary
       
 (DIR) Post #AuimUwlWESjnxhCkq0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:31:07Z
       
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       The ruling was temporarily stayed by an appellate court on Thurs. 1 of the judges on the 3-person panel that blocked the tariffs is Timothy Reif, who was appointed by #Trump in his first term.The blame, Trump said, lay with the #FederalistSociety.“I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations,” he wrote. “This is something that cannot be forgotten!”#law #FarRight #judiciary
       
 (DIR) Post #AuimfKIja8MlqugrNg by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:32:59Z
       
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       #LeonardLeo, in a brief statement in response, did not criticize #Trump.“I’m very grateful for President Trump transforming the Federal Courts, and it was a privilege being involved,” Leo said. “There’s more work to be done, for sure, but the Federal Judiciary is better than it’s ever been in modern history, and that will be President Trump’s most important legacy.”#law #FarRight #judiciary #FederalistSociety
       
 (DIR) Post #AuimnT8EdL1vYaf6cy by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:34:27Z
       
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       #Trump’s relationship with #LeonardLeo is known to have grown strained over Trump’s disappointment that the three conservative justices he appointed to #SCOTUS on Leo’s advice did not [illegally] intervene to keep Trump in office after he lost the 2020 presidential election.#law #FarRight #judiciary #FederalistSociety
       
 (DIR) Post #Auin3BSS71w5NLc0Mi by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:37:14Z
       
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       …Despite the falling out between #Trump & #LeonardLeo, many legal conservatives…expected him to remain influential in the choices Trump makes for judicial nominations in his 2nd term.But the full-on rupture evident in Trump’s post Thurs signals that Trump may now view nominees’ #FederalistSociety ties as toxic & any sign of a link to Leo could doom a potential nominee. That could lead to more extreme or inexperienced nominees for the federal bench….#law #FarRight #judiciary #RevengePolitics
       
 (DIR) Post #AuinFPbXLFaoj1gxlI by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-02T13:39:25Z
       
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       #Trump’s over-the-top trashing of #LeonardLeo a devout Catholic, as a “sleazebag” could further sour Trump’s relationship w/some longtime legal conservatives. A few have already publicly broken ranks with him.…At a time when much of Trump’s agenda is facing tests at #SCOTUS, Trump’s vitriolic attack on Leo has the potential to further distance him from the court’s conservative justices. All 3 of Trump’s high court nominees, as well as Justices Clarence Thomas & Samuel Alito, are close to Leo.
       
 (DIR) Post #Auinu3EHR8KVCeByNM by anarchic_teapot@oc.todon.fr
       2025-06-02T13:46:49Z
       
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       @Nonilex s /criticism /venom
       
 (DIR) Post #Auio5AHdY9PGGa3slU by Amoshias@esq.social
       2025-06-02T13:48:50Z
       
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       @Nonilex it does not seem plausible that lack of ties to Leonard Leo will lead to MORE extreme candidates.