Anonymous author: Trump proposed doing away with judges multiple times

[demmiblue]

The anonymous senior administration official who wrote a New York Times op-ed critical of President Trump last year claims in a new book that the president repeatedly proposed getting rid of judges, Axios reported Monday.

“The president has proposed doing away with judges on more than one occasion,” the anonymous author reportedly wrote, claiming Trump said too many of his policies were getting stuck in legal limbo.

The author writes: "‘Can we just get rid of the judges? Let's get rid of the f---ing judges,’" Trump fumed one morning. "‘There shouldn't be any at all, really.’"

“He went a step further and asked his legal team to draft up a bill and send it to Congress to reduce the number of federal judges,” they continued in an excerpt published by Axios.

“Staff ignored the outburst and the wacky request.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469841-anonymous-author-trump-proposed-doing-away-with-judges-multiple-times

[orangecrush]

1. It wasn't a "wacky request""

He was serious as a heart attack.

[dewsgirl]

2. Indeed, just like President for life. He is dead serious.

[Hortensis]

7. Yup, and roughly a quarter of the electorate unquestioningly

supports whatever he does, lying to themselves whenever necessary to remain the good people. Close to another half supports him because they support some things, but overwhelmingly to oppose out-of-control liberalism such as under the Obama administration that's growing dangerously extreme.

[Mc Mike]

3. He's a Law and Order President.

From the Law and Order Party.

[NewJeffCT]

4. If Democrats can win next year

they should propose expanding the number of federal judges

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Bring the accused before Caesar Trumpicus!

What say ye, devoted disciples? Thumbs up or thumbs down?

[riversedge]

6. Trumpsters will give it a thumbs up for sure.

[treestar]

8. Next he will want to get rid of Congress

Dotard does not like the separation of powers. It makes him not like Un or Putin.

[fleur-de-lisa]

9. Of course. Mobsters detest law and order types.

[DFW]

10. If his staff were to instruct the media to ignore ALL his outbursts and wacky requests...........

We would hardly know the guy was even there...................

[duforsure]

11. He wants absolute power

And will try bypassing all of Congress, and all judges using loopholes , and weaponizing our government and our laws to use against us. That's his patterns.

[Zambero]

12. Coupled with absolute ignorance

I sense that it will be his undoing, given a propensity for gross miscalculation.