Crooks and Liars

 

     No, I'm not referencing the famous liberal blog. This is about the liars, criminals and crooks that work in the Trump DOJ and the DHS. And at least one DOJ lawyer may lose their law license for their latest stunt. Per Politico:

     "Justice Department attorney Kevin Bolan profusely apologized to Rhode Island-based U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose for the press release posted last week by the Department of Homeland Security, which Bolan acknowledged 'simply was not true.'

     Bolan said that he didn’t tell the judge about the foreign arrest warrant because Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials instructed him not to. The officials, Bolan said, were concerned that law enforcement in the Dominican Republic, where the warrant was issued, had not signed off on sharing that information."

      One of the things with which Judge DuBose, a Biden appointee, took exception was an inflammatory and blatantly false headline on DHS's website that read, “Activist Biden Judge Releases Violent Criminal Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder”. Until yesterday's hearing in Rhode Island, the headline was still up. After Bolan's admission and the judge's admonition, DHS swiftly altered the headline with a speed and industry that would do Winston Smith proud.

     The new headline, under the original April 30th URL now reads, "ICE Boston arrests 5 foreign fugitives wanted for murder in a month", without any mention of Judge DuBose.

     So, you have the DoJ once again admitting to a federal judge that it blatantly lied to a federal judge, in a federal court, and throwing themselves upon the mercy of the judge. But it may not work. Judge DuBose is now weighing whether to hit Bolan and the entire DoJ for contempt for lying in her courtroom, particularly for libeling her and claiming she released an immigrant knowing he was wanted for murder.

     Bolan essentially admitted he deliberately failed to do his job at the behest of someone much higher up in the food chain than him. Whether it was Pam Bondi or Kristi Noem prior to their firings, or Trump himself, it's becoming increasingly clear to federal judges across the country that this government is not willing to deal with the judiciary in good faith and will even slander and libel judges who don't toe Trump's immigration line.