***BREAKING*** Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump For Attacks On The Court

[DemocratSinceBirth]

PER CNN

Developing...

[Ms. Toad]

1. From NBC

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump's description of a judge who ruled against Trump's new migrant asylum policy as an "Obama judge."

It's the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges who ruled against him.

Roberts said Wednesday the U.S. doesn't have "Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges." He commented in a statement released by the Supreme Court after a query by The Associated Press.

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[empedocles]

2. Roberts worries about the ghost of Justice Roger Taney

and his own historical reputation - which could get shot to hell while Roberts is still alive, or even on the Court.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Could get shot to hell? That ship's sailed--there is just no idea when it arrives at Port Failure.

[Atticus]

11. He's just "calling balls and strikes", don't ya know! nt

[empedocles]

24. ' . . . just no idea when it arrives at Port Failure'

Great language.

The evidence, the counts, the crimes - do compound.

[TheBlackAdder]

25. Hey Justice Roberts, you can't spell FAILURE without U R A!

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I might be a pleb, a faint blip on the radar of history, but everyone will know your name.

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[llmart]

3. A rebuke...

is just as effective as a strongly worded letter. Does anyone think Trump cares about a rebuke?

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Justice Roberts is the Hans Brix of Team America.

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[eleny]

4. He needed to confirm the concept of equal branches when Republicans in Congress refuse to do it

At lease this is a first step.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. Motive for speaking out with rebuke of a sitting prez*, is always a moving target..

especially by a SCOTUS CJ, can't remember when this has happened, maybe never..I hope this is a shot over the bow for kavboy..perhaps in this case, as written, never a good idea to malign the courts...

Enough is enough!!!!!

[YessirAtsaFact]

7. This gives me hope that the 5 conservative justices

Aren’t all “Boof Boys” and lackeys.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. That depends, what's the minimum number of RWers needed for their Circle Jerk Parties?

[Atticus]

12. If moving one's bowels required integrity, these five would have to puke. nt

[superpatriotman]

10. The Chief J could well be the saviour of the republic

Thank you, Justice Roberts

[Solomon]

17. How can that be? He gutted the civil

rights voting act. He fucked over democracy.

[Atticus]

13. Trump's call to Whitaker to investigate Roberts in 3---2---1-------. nt

[Squinch]

14. Roberts has a lot of damn gall. His courts decisions are a lot of

the reason we have trump and wby we are in the pit we are in today.

If, as empedocles says above, this is Roberts being afraid of sitting next to taney in the history books, well, he SHOULD fear that. He has been just as destructive to our Democracy.

[irresistable]

26. perhaps he realizes that now

[Squinch]

28. In the past he has always given with one hand while he takes away

with the other. All his chastisement of trump does to me is to make me wonder what his other hand is doing to screw us.

[honest.abe]

15. No love lost between these two.

Trump has previously insulted CJR for his ACA vote. I suspect he will vote with our side should a case come to SCOTUS regarding Trump.

[MFGsunny]

16. None too soon

Reminds me of "People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full, miss the point. The glass is refillable."

[Hassler]

18. Chief justice of the Federalist frauds tries to rewrite history.

[malaise]

19. About time

but better late than never

[Mr.Bill]

20. Go anead, Donny.

Give Roberts an insulting nickname. I dare ya.

[orangecrush]

23. ...

[sandensea]

21. He rebukes; but then votes with the Repukes.

Put up or shut up, Mr. Chief Justice.

[GoCubsGo]

22. We'll see e how "independent" his judiciary is when

anything related to the Mueller investigation comes before his court. I'm not going to hold my breath that he'll make the right judgement, although this current comment does give me a tiny bit of hope that his apparent contempt for Trump will outweigh his own partisan leanings.

[Stinky The Clown]

27. He is what passes as our SC swing vote

[BootinUp]

29. Yea, it's like a phony insurance policy. Nt