Justice Department lawyers have repeatedly delayed or rebuffed the judge’s orders, culminating in a frustrating Thursday court hearing in which an exasperated but reluctant Sullivan floated the possibility of contempt proceedings.

“I just don’t want anyone to be blindsided if we have to go down that road,” he said. “It’s not a threat. It’s a promise. I have a job to administer justice, and I take that very seriously.”

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    Sure. They could face a lot of repercussions for a lot of different bullshit.

    But will they? No, of course not. Don’t be silly.

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    Judges have repeatedly said that Trump’s admin has violated their orders and they STILL haven’t done anything.

    Fucking DO IT. You make yourself look useless with these empty threats.

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    At some point we’ll need to throw are hands in the air and admit defeat. The bad guys won. They’ve been winning for a long while now.

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    The president has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing, and one’s appearance in the Epstein files does not suggest otherwise.

    What kind of bullshit cover your ass disclaimer is that? Trump has most certainly been accused of crimes in the Epstein files.

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      Hell, I accuse him on a daily basis, only because it’s so blatantly obvious.

      Even a child could accuse him, because they have first hand knowledge of his crimes.

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      Prevents the spectre withholding under the president having absolute immunity from cropping up. Might be bullshit, but the judge probably wanted to quash that train from ever leaving the station.

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        Odd because these files are well before Trump’s presidency, let alone when that immunity clause was ruled.

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          Maybe. But, do you really think his cult’s attorneys wouldn’t make the argument in bad faith anyway?

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      Dont forget that the establishment is not only guilty of inaction, but also preventing others from trying to stop things as well.

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      They are playing the system. They know eventually a judge will hold them responsible. Their last move is who will enforce it… the DOJ?

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        Individual lawyers can have their law licenses revoked for their involvement. Not everyone is willing and able to sacrifice everything for the Orange shit gibbon

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    Whoa guys, lookout! This judge “could” do it and he doesn’t use the word “could” lightly.

    Extremely minor chance of minor consequences. For the biggest coverup of the biggest scandal.

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    Which means what? What are they going to do to the president? That man hasn’t been punished for a single fucking thing in his entire life.

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    Oh no! Another hollow threat that carries no meaningful punitive consequences. What ever will the DOJ do?

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    If nothing has been done by now nothing will be done. They just keep getting away with it over and over and over again.

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    "I have a job to administer justice, and I take that very seriously.”

    Not seriously enough to actually do it, just serious enough to send strongly worded letters threatening to do it while being continually ignored over and over for the better part of a year.