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Sarah GrishamTrump appointee's disappearing act has key department at a standstillDonald <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s decision to hand newly appointed <a href="https://union.place/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FBI</a> Director Kash Patel the reins as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (<a href="https://union.place/tags/ATF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ATF</a>), has led to the department being adrift with <a href="https://union.place/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patel</a> reportedly ignoring his duties.<a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2671633777/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2671633777/</a>

ErklärbärI am not American hence I wonder the following: What are the legal consequences, if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> and his minions ignore judicial rulings? Or lie under oath or in front of the congress? What are the legal consequences if director <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gabbard</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patel</a> lie to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#congress</a> oversight boards etc?

Chuck DarwinTo bolster his efforts to control elections, Trump has stacked the Department of Justice ( <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> ) with officials who have supported his baseless claims of rampant voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election and who may have worked to overturn state election results on behalf of his campaign.These include top officials like Attorney General <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pam</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bondi</a> and FBI Director <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kash</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patel</a> — both of whom would not say who won the 2020 election during their confirmation hearings. But it also includes those selected to lead offices that enforce federal laws protecting the right to vote. Trump nominated <a href="https://c.im/tags/Harmeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Harmeet</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dhillon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dhillon</a>, one of his loyal allies who has been involved in dozens of lawsuits challenging voting rights laws, redistricting and election processes, to lead the Civil Rights Division. Often referred to as the “crown jewel” of the DOJ, the division is core to protecting civil rights and liberties.Dhillon has yet to be confirmed, but the Civil Rights Division has already abruptly shifted away from defending voting rights. So far, it’s dropped voting rights lawsuits against Texas, Virginia and Alabama. It also retracted a previous request to participate in a lawsuit over unfair voting maps in Louisiana that’s set to be heard by the Supreme Court.Weiner, the Brennan Center director, said that the country, even in Trump’s first term, never had a DOJ so readily turned into “the president’s personal law firm.”“Which is just not what the DOJ is. It’s just not what anyone has understood the DOJ to be,” Weiner said. “But it is incredibly risky.”In future elections, such officials may be more willing to not act if voting rights are threatened, or could oppose efforts to protect voting rights. They may also be more likely to pursue criminal investigations, and even prosecutions, against voters and election administrators over spurious allegations of fraud.

DoomsdaysCWNews headlne: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SusanCollins</a> Votes against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Patel</a> I guess not totally <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UselessSusanCollins</a> !

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