Trump-appointed judge who donated to campaign refuses to recuse himself from dossier matter

[DonViejo]

Source: ABC News




By ALI DUKAKIS
Feb 22, 2018, 9:15 AM ET

A Trump-appointed federal judge who donated to the Trump campaign and worked on his presidential transition team has rejected requests to recuse himself from overseeing a legal battle involving Fusion GPS, the research firm that commissioned the so-called “dossier” of unverified intelligence that contains claims about Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia.

U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, who sits on the bench in Washington, D.C., made two donations to Trump’s presidential campaign totaling $1000 in October 2016 – both coming within three weeks of Election Day, documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

“Fusion’s argument that I should look beyond the traditional grounds of disqualification to consider President Trump’s alleged political interests proves too much,” McFadden wrote in an opinion. “Such an argument would lead to the disqualification of numerous judges appointed by the sitting president on a wide range of cases.”

Attorneys for Fusion GPS were not immediately available for comment to ABC News about McFadden’s decision.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-appointed-judge-donated-campaign-refuses-recuse-dossier/story?id=53273577

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Well, there is public pressure we can apply.

If we are in this for the long run.

[Scoopster]

2. Yes, it would.

“Such an argument would lead to the disqualification of numerous judges appointed by the sitting president on a wide range of cases.”

And that's the point. Numerous judges appointed by the sitting "president" ARE WHOLLY UNQUALIFIED, DEEPLY BIASED, and PROBABLY BEING BRIBED. Including this goon Trevor.

[onecaliberal]

3. Jesus Christ

[bitterross]

4. But FBI agents who gave $ to Dem campagins are too biased

Once again, there is a double-standard. Set by the likes of Scalia and Thomas.

[red dog 1]

5. What a bunch of Trumpian bullshit!

Not a single one of the federal judges the Orange Anti-Christ has appointed is qualified to sit on the federal bench....Not ONE!

(I have never before hated someone as much as I hate this evil, child-raping assclown)

[rlegro]

6. One word:

C O R R U P T I O N