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Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling

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Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling

5.29.25
President Donald Trump leveled unusually pointed criticism of a prominent conservative legal activist and organization Thursday as he railed against a ruling that struck down his sweeping tariffs. The president, in a post on his social media platform, slammed Leonard Leo, the former chair of the Federalist Society, calling him a “sleazebag” who “probably hates America.” It was a striking characterization of Leo, who played a key role in working with Trump to shape the conservative Supreme Court. “He openly brags how he controls Judges, and even Justices of the United States Supreme Court — I hope that is not so, and don’t believe it is!,” Trump wrote.
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If Trump's mouth is moving, he is lying. When the time came for Trump to nominate a Supreme Court Justice, he always conferred with Leonard Leo of the ultra-Conservative Federalist Society. The three Supreme Court Justices Trump nominated - Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett - are all members of the Federalist Society. The problem is not with the Justices/judges, but that Trump demands US judges rule in a manner that is best for him, regardless of what US law specifies.

And Trump always complaining about unelected judges? Most of the judges ruling against him so far (Trump has lost in 181 court rulings so far) are nominated judges rather than elected judges. The judges ruling against Trump were nominated by both Democrat and Republican presidents.

Despite what he may believe about the presidency, Trump does not possess absolute power. Folks... judges holding the real bench power in the US are nominated to their bench position rather than elected to the position.

Trump's complaint is hogwash.
 
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Trump isn't an ideologue, so this shouldn't be surprising at all. He views politics as a means to an end as he does just about everything because he's an exclusively transactional person. The bottom line is he wants what he wants and doesn't care whether it's a conservative or liberal in his way. Whoever is an obstacle gets the same treatment.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling



If Trump's mouth is moving, he is lying. When the time came for Trump to nominate a Supreme Court Justice, he always conferred with Leonard Leo of the ultra-Conservative Federalist Society. The three Supreme Court Justices Trump nominated - Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett - are all members of the Federalist Society. The problem is not with the Justices/judges, but that Trump demands US judges rule in a manner that is best for him, regardless of what US law specifies.

And Trump always complaining about unelected judges? Most of the judges ruling against him so far (Trump has lost in 181 court rulings so far) are nominated judges rather than elected judges. The judges ruling against Trump were nominated by both Democrat and Republican presidents.

Despite what he may believe about the presidency, Trump does not possess absolute power. Folks... judges holding the real bench power in the US are nominated to their bench position rather than elected to the position.

Trump's complaint is hogwash.
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I don't think Trump's objection is so much with the Supreme Court recommendations, though I'm sure Trump has a better idea about who would be good from a constitutionalist perspective now than he did back then.

No, I think it's all those crooked lower court judges the Federalists recommended who are now engaging in judicial activism and corruption.

Anyway, I don't think Trump needs to rant on Truth Social about this. Just make the change...kick the Federalist Society to the curb...and, if someone asks him about his decision, THEN explain why.
 
Trump believes if he appointed a judge, that judge must always rule in Trump's favor. When they don't he sees that as an overt act of disloyalty.

The blame, Trump said, lay with the Federalist Society.

“I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations,” he wrote. “This is something that cannot be forgotten!”
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Mycroft said:
I don't think Trump's objection is so much with the Supreme Court recommendations, though I'm sure Trump has a better idea about who would be good from a constitutionalist perspective now than he did back then.

No, I think it's all those crooked lower court judges the Federalists recommended who are now engaging in judicial activism and corruption.

Anyway, I don't think Trump needs to rant on Truth Social about this. Just make the change...kick the Federalist Society to the curb...and, if someone asks him about his decision, THEN explain why.
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Except that Trump has no backbone or a clue what to do.
 
Believe it or not you were probably better with the ultra conservative judges they put forward than those will pick on his own......
 
And at a time when much of Trump’s agenda is facing tests at the Supreme Court, Trump’s vitriolic attack on Leo has the potential to further distance the president from the court’s conservative justices. All three of Trump’s high court nominees, as well as Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, are known to be close to Leo.
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I doubt it but we can hope they do what is right.
 
Mycroft said:
I don't think Trump's objection is so much with the Supreme Court recommendations, though I'm sure Trump has a better idea about who would be good from a constitutionalist perspective now than he did back then.
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He poops on the Constitution
Mycroft said:
No, I think it's all those crooked lower court judges the Federalists recommended who are now engaging in judicial activism and corruption.

Anyway, I don't think Trump needs to rant on Truth Social about this. Just make the change...kick the Federalist Society to the curb...and, if someone asks him about his decision, THEN explain why.
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IOW, may the subjects bow to the king and question him not
 
Rogue Valley said:
Trump goes after Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society in fury over court ruling



If Trump's mouth is moving, he is lying. When the time came for Trump to nominate a Supreme Court Justice, he always conferred with Leonard Leo of the ultra-Conservative Federalist Society. The three Supreme Court Justices Trump nominated - Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett - are all members of the Federalist Society. The problem is not with the Justices/judges, but that Trump demands US judges rule in a manner that is best for him, regardless of what US law specifies.
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Dysfunctional Donald has zero interest in following by or abiding US law. Instead, he wants the law to follow him or bend around him. And he likes to use the law as a weapon to attack others.

Rogue Valley said:
And Trump always complaining about unelected judges? Most of the judges ruling against him so far (Trump has lost in 181 court rulings so far) are nominated judges rather than elected judges. The judges ruling against Trump were nominated by both Democrat and Republican presidents.

Despite what he may believe about the presidency, Trump does not possess absolute power. Folks... judges holding the real bench power in the US are nominated to their bench position rather than elected to the position.

Trump's complaint is hogwash.
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Dysfunctional Donald is as close to holding absolute power as any person in America has ever been. The difference between Dysfunctional Donald and absolute power could be described using Donald's limited vocabulary, (which means it isn't very great at all.)
 
Lethargic Aptitude said:
Trump's record shows he is a wimp on just about everything. Trump's stupidity is a national threat.
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LOL!!

Tell that to the EU. All he had to do was threaten European companies and the leader of the EU called him and begged him to give her more time.
 
Lovebug said:
I'm appalled by him threatening anyone. That's what arrogant bullies do.
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Trump is threatening many these days.... law firms, universities, CEO's and all judges that do not rule in his favor.

But you'll never see Trump threatening Russia despite Putin pissing on him every day with brutal attacks on Ukraine.
 
Mycroft said:
LOL!!

Tell that to the EU. All he had to do was threaten European companies and the leader of the EU called him and begged him to give her more time.
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Huh, then why did Dumb Donald send out letters the other day that, in essence, said "please, please send me your best and final trade deals" by COB Wednesday??
I mean, if the EU and others are tripping over themselves to get trade deals done with the US?

Or, do they know that the bond markets will keep TACO Don in check?
 
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Rumblefish said:
Huh, then why did Dumb Donald send out letters the other day that, in essence, said "please, please send me your trade deals" by EOB Wednesday??
I mean, if the EU and others are tripping over themselves to get trade deals done with the US?

Or, do they know that the bond markets will keep TACO Don in check?
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Do you have an example of one of these letters?
 
Rumblefish said:
Here's a link for you.


I'm not one of the countries.

But, the FACT that such a letter is going out....roughly 30 days before the end of the "pause" is what they call a "tell" in poker.

And the "tell" is: "the US is desperate to make deals so c'mon fellas....."
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LOL!!

So...it's a "draft" letter and no letters have actually been sent.

Do I need to remind you of your words?

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Huh, then why did Dumb Donald send out letters the other day
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sigh...

Tell you what...I'll keep an eye out for the unusual situation of you actually telling the truth.

Okay?
 
Mycroft said:
I don't think Trump's objection is so much with the Supreme Court recommendations, though I'm sure Trump has a better idea about who would be good from a constitutionalist perspective now than he did back then.

No, I think it's all those crooked lower court judges the Federalists recommended who are now engaging in judicial activism and corruption.

Anyway, I don't think Trump needs to rant on Truth Social about this. Just make the change...kick the Federalist Society to the curb...and, if someone asks him about his decision, THEN explain why.
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Trump is not a Constitutionalist.
 
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