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triron

(22,006 posts) Tue Nov 13, 2018, 11:28 AM Nov 2018

NBC: Maryland asks judge to declare Rosenstein acting AG.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/state-maryland-asks-judge-declare-rosenstein-acting-attorney-general-n935446

"If the judge does as Maryland asks, ruling that Whitaker cannot serve as attorney general, it would be a blow to President Donald Trump, who bypassed Rosenstein in favor of someone who has repeatedly criticized Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian election meddling.

The Justice Department would immediately appeal any such ruling, and the case could be on a fast track to the Supreme Court."

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NBC: Maryland asks judge to declare Rosenstein acting AG. (Original Post) triron Nov 2018 OP

IQ45 was itching for the attention of a Constitutional Crisis, obs, & he may well have it mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #1

Why would "The Justice Department would immediately appeal any such ruling?" Merlot Nov 2018 #2

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. IQ45 was itching for the attention of a Constitutional Crisis, obs, & he may well have it

Reply to triron (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 11:35 AM

Nov 2018

He's gonna get SO MUCH ATTENTION ... hoooray for Little Donnie! WINNER!!!

Maybe not from this suit though, probably going to need a Senator (or a group of them) to step up and sue, be my guess.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

2. Why would "The Justice Department would immediately appeal any such ruling?"

Reply to triron (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 11:38 AM

Nov 2018

The Justice department knows as well as anybody that it's an unconstitutional appointment.

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