Trump hits back at Chief Justice Roberts

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: The Hill

President Trump fired back at Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday after the leader of the Supreme Court rebuked the president over his criticism of "Obama judges."

"Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have “Obama judges,” and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country," the president tweeted Wednesday afternoon. "It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an “independent judiciary,” Trump added.

Trump's tweet came after Roberts released an unprecedented statement criticizing the president earlier Wednesday, saying the U.S. doesn't have "Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.”

“What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them,” Roberts said in the statement.

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[left-of-center2012]

1. Them versus us ?

"... they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country," the president tweeted

[exboyfil]

2. And Gorsuch and Kavanaugh

just reached for the Rolaids. Roberts threw out a life preserver for judicial independence and Trump threw out an anchor.

[Just a Weirdo]

6. Immediately awaiting both resignations

To be turned in by the end of the year. House will investigate both.

[exboyfil]

8. That won't happen

but it sure would be nice.

[Jim__]

3. I agree that there are Trump judges.

Trump will not appoint a judge that he believes will judge things based on his honest interpretation of a specific law and the constitution. Trump is only appointing people who he believes will rule according to Trump's political beliefs. After we're rid of Trump, we're going to have to purge the judiciary of all Trump appointed judges.

[jberryhill]

9. One of the nice things about incompetence...

...is that incompetents are incompetent.

In other words, I would not assume that he was necessarily skilled at appointing judges who are as pliant and unprincipled as he assumes them to be.

It's what I think of as the "redeeming factor" of incompetence. If it comes down to a battle of wits, the nitwits don't fare well.

It's much harder to play to one's strengths if one has none.

[pangaia]

21. But no way did trump choose the judge(s)

[jberryhill]

28. Yes, but...

The ones who are, are also not the sharpest needles on the cactus.

[nuxvomica]

12. Yes, he's revealing his judge-picking strategy by projection

There are indeed Trump judges and then there's all the proper judges, just like there's right-wing media and the proper media, and flat-earth science and round-earth science. It's like he has a moral astigmatism, and anything not warped his way looks askew.

[Beartracks]

29. Trump sees "ass-kisser" as an unbiased, "independent" position. n/t

[Roy Rolling]

4. Too Funny

All along they've been saying Trump's "ace in the hole" would be that any legal problem Trump has would be judged in a friendly Supreme Court.

Now, he's insulted and disrespected the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court he may one day have to prove he's sane. No effin' way Roberts will cut him any slack, it will be 100% by-the-book as it should.

Idiot Trump.

[thesquanderer]

41. Or as Obama would tell him, "Please proceed." (n/t)

[world wide wally]

5. And we should have one more "Obama judge" named Merrick Garland.

Just go away you orange fucking catheter sucker.

[Zoonart]

7. My first reaction is... SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP..... but Who will stop him?

The Press? The Congress, The Intelligence community, The FBI, The Mueller Investigation, The Courts of the Southern District of NY, The People?
I'm beginning to hear a little hint of panic in the voices of peopple I respect from all of these positions.

[The Liberal Lion]

16. Our solutions will come from the people

[FiveGoodMen]

17. We knew what to do with Nazis in WWII

Hopefully, the rest of the world still remembers.

[orangecrush]

35. I agree.

[GulfCoast66]

36. The only panic hear is from trump.

Future speaker Pelosi is sounding calm and confident. As is Adam Schiff.

And Bob Mueller? Be calmly faced intense combat in Vietnam. No panic there.

We are in the best position we have been in for 24 months.

The more trump runs his mouth, offers empty threats against the courts, covers for murdering tyrants and so on the stronger our hand becomes.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Trump is essentially admitting

that he's trying to stack the courts with fascist toadies who will protect him and his fellow profiteers

[The Liberal Lion]

11. Everytime trump talks it's sounds more like some despot from a backward ass Baltic nation

instead of an American leader regardless of party ID at any level.
Silly me, I almost forgot that this is putin's mole in the White House.

[Mme. Defarge]

13. Louise Mensch tweets back!

Dude,

this tweet is a great idea, definitely keep going. I think you need to DRAG all the Justices of the Supreme Court, even Kavanaugh. And anybody who tries to stop you just won't let TRUMP BE TRUMP!

The coke is telling you the TRUTH! YOU ARE SMART! KEEP TWEETING!

[duforsure]

14. trump says independent but he's a liar,

In reality he means a trump judge he can tell what to do, and demand they do it, or trump justice, just like he wants other departments to be like . He wants to be the judge, jury, and executioner, with absolute power.

[Beartracks]

30. And this why "CEO" is not an automatic qualification...

... to head up a democracy.

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[pnwmom]

15. Hopefully, the more he does this, the more "his" judges will have to prove

their independence.

[duforsure]

18. Republican Senators need to now denounce the Republican Party,

And join the Democrats to retake control of the Senate with a new leader , and replacing McConnell. Its now not he GOP , its trumps party aligned with dictators and murderers around the world. If they don't he'll only drag them further down and destroy them all, and they know this now.

[connecticut yankee]

24. Great idea, but

I hope it's not Chuck Schumer.

[duforsure]

40. I agree

But better chuck than mitch.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

19. Judges and justices aren't charged with protecting our country.

Their oath says they will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Since Trump is an ignoramus who doesn't know that fact, nor that he also took the same oath, he lives in a world where "L'état, c'est moi," and the sole purpose of any government agency is to protect him, Donald J. Trump.

January can't come soon enough!

[TeamPooka]

20. Life is so unfair for Donald Trump. He lives in this country where OTHER PEOPLE made all the laws

ALL his teachers hated him when he was a kid too.

[mpcamb]

22. "Obama judges," Yeah, they're the honorable ones.

It distinguishes them from the Bush and trump appointees.

[Honeycombe8]

23. Sweet. I love it. Attack the Chief Justice of the S.Ct. Trump is mentally unbalanced, for sure.

There is nothing to gain by offending the Chief Justice Roberts. Absolutely nothing.

[rurallib]

25. He swings and misses and falls on his fat ass.

[Wintryjade]

26. Hm.

[JohnnyRingo]

27. They're either with him or against him.

Trump hopes to man the federal courts with lackeys and sycophants. Unfortunately for him, most judges take their responsibility seriously after they're safely confirmed. I can't wait for the first time Kavenaugh bites him in the ass.

[Maxheader]

31. people who are charged with the safety of our country

That would be you, huh dementia boy?

[NBachers]

32. He's already promised the Chief Justice job to Whitaker.

[DonCoquixote]

33. it just goes to show

Trump can outright steal a Supreme Court seat, stuffed it with someone what the very least is a liar, very possibly a rapist, and he is still unhappy, thinking this court goes too much to the left.

No matter how much cocaine you give a junkie, they will never get enough. What worries me is that Trump does sincerely reflect the thoughts, feelings and desires of a large part of the American population, which means that we can turn this country into something that makes "the handmaid's tale" look like Berkeley California, and they will still say "we have not gone far enough to the right!"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

34. This is why they won't let Mueller interview Trump directly

Trump will say something stupid and incriminate himself.

[sharedvalues]

37. Don't quote The Hill, please!

The Hill is owned by a Trumpite billionaire who uses its headlines to shape coverage.




https://upload.democraticunderground.com/11742831

[OxQQme]

38. Those words are too coherent for drumpf.

Just saying.

[duforsure]

39. Interesting,

A president who ran on law and order refusing to be subpoenaed, calling DOJ senior officials names because they won't take orders to prosecute his enemies, and fires them and tries to prosecute them because they refused his demands, tries to prosecute his opposition because of politics, accuses judges because of their race are not ethical, accuses judges because they're not the same political party, wants the death penalty for people who've been proven innocent because of their race, and wants to obstruct an investigation of his crimes and treason, and now wants to claim judges aren't fair if they don't put him before the rule of law , or are a different party . This attack towards the judicial system is from a con man soon to be found guilty of his crimes lashing out because he thinks he's above the rule of law, and shows his contempt for it, and this country's system of justice, and the American people. If he's allowed to escape justice , and isn't held to a higher level than the American people, we are lost as a nation. Thank You Justice Roberts for speaking out.

[Stuart G]

42. Thank You for your interpertation..I'll add another one....

Trump really doesn't have a clue. He is lost in his own mind. But the time will come they say...When he meets up with the truth. He and his gang are criminals, and the cop will get them all. Trump may not end up in the slammer, but the gang will. And Trump will be forced to resign....When? When it happens...

............... and Trump doesn't have a clue, not even a tiny one