TheĀ federal judge who orderedĀ the Trump administration to unfreeze all funding pauses while federal spending is being assessed, has a history of anti-Trump and woke activism.
Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island can be seen in video footage from 2021 accusing Trump of being āa dictatorā and claiming that āracism is a white people problemā and that āwe all have racism inside of us.ā
Judge John McConnell Jr. says as a “middle class, white male privileged person” he needs to “understand” criminals who are “women, black, or transgender” and that the “law applies to them where they are.” pic.twitter.com/ZT9LTI7l5y
ā Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) February 12, 2025
Judge McConnell equates President Trump’s first four years to the damage inflicted by the Civil War and Jim Crow laws.
He also compares President Trump a “tyrant.” pic.twitter.com/I0REreofkR
ā Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) February 12, 2025
McConnell, who was appointed by president Obama, has ordered Trump to resume all paused funding and to restore any funds that have been withheld or potentially faceĀ criminal contempt charges.
The judge also mandated that if Trump wishes to delay any payment, he will need to first need to seek McConnellās permission and justify the request to the judgeās satisfaction.
Commentator Scott Jennings, in a discussion on CNN earlier this week, posed the question to fellow panelists as to whether an unelected judge can cover up fraud but the sitting president is powerless to stop it.
CNN meltdown after Scott Jennings asks: A judge can cover up fraud, but the President of the United States canāt stop it? š¤š„
The panic is real! Jennings hit a nerve, and now CNN is spiraling. Apparently, an unelected judge can sweep fraud under the rug, but if a sittingā¦ pic.twitter.com/5zsa75bNIT
ā TheWakeninq2 (@wakeninq2) February 11, 2025
Fellow commentator and former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu raised the possibility that McConnellās actions, in conjunction with 23 state Attorneys General, were the product of ājudge shoppingā and that ājudges donāt just randomly get these cases.ā
Sununu told the CNN panel that āthereās a reason that these cases are filed in Boston and Rhode Island.ā
Scott Jennings ends the careers of every Democrat on the CNN panel, by nailing the issue about activist judges illegally interfering with the Trump presidency.
He starts with Gretchen Carlson who clearly wants āindividual judges who hate Donald Trump to tie him up for fourā¦ pic.twitter.com/dePI0Gd3IG
ā Paul A. Szypula šŗšø (@Bubblebathgirl) February 11, 2025
The question of whether the president is subordinate to 300 district court judges will likely find its way to the U.S. Supreme Court for further clarification.
In the meantime, Judge McConnellās anti-Trump statements and history of activism casts serious doubt on his ability to maintain impartiality.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 02/12/2025 – 14:40