Donald Trump Blasts “Mexican” Judge in Trump University Case
Source: Slate
You know whats presidential? Using 12 minutes of a campaign rally to criticize a judge who is overseeing civil litigation against your failed education venture. And thats exactly what Donald Trump did in San Diego when he seemingly bored his audience with details about the ongoing case, specifically attacking U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel for being a hater and even speculating about what his ethnicity might be.
The trial is going to take place sometime in November. There should be no trial. This should have been dismissed on summary judgment easily, Trump said. Everybody says it, but I have a judge who is a hater of Donald Trump, a hater. Hes a hater. His name is Gonzalo Curiel.
Curiel is not doing the right thing. And I figure, what the hell? Why not talk about it for two minutes? What followed was one of his most personal attacks against an apolitical figure since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, notes the Wall Street Journal. As part of his attack, Trump told his audience, which just moments earlier had chanted about the need to build that wall, that Curiel is Mexican.
I think Judge Curiel should be ashamed of himself, Trump said. Im telling you, this court system, judges in this court system, federal court, they ought to look into Judge Curiel. Because what Judge Curiel is doing is a total disgrace, OK? But well come back in November. Wouldnt that be wild if Im president and I come back to do a civil case? Where everybody likes it. OK. This is called life, folks.
Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/05/28/donald_trump_criticizes_mexican_judge_in_trump_university_case.html
The judge in question happens to have been born in Chicago.
Demonaut
(8,915 posts)cheech and chong reference
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)East Chicago, Indiana. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3443&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na
Still a ways from Mexico.
bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)it's all about HIM and no one else
Low impulse control, no self-filtering or monitoring
LiberalFighter
(50,922 posts)elleng
(130,895 posts)ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)That's was's what so scary...
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)How many death threats will that judge get from theRump's followers?
LiberalFighter
(50,922 posts)tom_kelly
(959 posts)You're either with him or he'll be against you.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)PJMcK
(22,035 posts)Major Nikon
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winstars
(4,220 posts)Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)and then loses his court case, bloody big time.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)they have someone in the wings because Trump is unraveling very quickly.
PJMcK
(22,035 posts)Really, sulphurdunn? Do you think the Republicans are smart? (wink)
Given the many years of experience fighting the vast, right-wing conspiracy that Secretary Clinton has, she's probably drooling with anticipation of running against Donald Trump.
Additionally, it would be an historical first if the nominee were to withdraw after attaining the nomination.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)don't drop a net on him and lead him ranting off into the sunset in a straight jacket.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)are waiting in the wings. The bloodbath involving who would succeed him would be something to behold
SharonAnn
(13,772 posts)Person 2713
(3,263 posts)Not really Americsn anyway to his followers either if the judge is of Hispanic heritage no matter how far back his roots or where the judge was born
mackdaddy
(1,527 posts)I would think that if we mere mortals were to publicly badmouth a judge who was hearing our case, could we not be put in jail or fined?
David__77
(23,388 posts)I don't know if it's legally possible; regardless, I don't think that would hurt him probably.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)the President is not King and ruler of the world. If President you will need to answer to the court and triers of fact.
This is where Trumps fantasies meet the reality test.
progree
(10,907 posts)Republican front-runner Donald Trump called one of the judges involved in the Trump University legal battle "extremely unfair" in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday morning.
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel is Hispanic, and Trump claimed "because of the wall and because of everything that's going on with Mexico this is a judge who I believe has treated me very, very unfairly." He added, "This is a case that should have been thrown out a long time ago, in the opinion of many great lawyers."
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/trump-claims-hispanic-judge-lawsuit-extremely-unfair-n527541
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)to PILE! Hopefully the White House is a...
olddad56
(5,732 posts)They are being conditioned to believe Drumpf's bullshit as if it were the gospel and to hate Hillary. And it is working. It is a real tribute to Hitler.