Trump’s criticism of judiciary called ‘threat to the rule of law’
Thursday, February 23, 2017 @ 7:00 PM | By Cristin Schmitz
American President Donald Trump’s tweet-shaming of the U.S. judges who lifted his contentious travel ban this month is the latest so-called “judge-bashing” by senior politicians that is alarming lawyers and judges in the western world.
Trump’s scurrilous stream of Twitter attacks on the federal judiciary in February, starting with his derision of “so-called” U.S. District Judge James Robart for his “ridiculous” ruling halting the president’s executive order barring incoming nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, has reportedly provoked fear and consternation on the federal benches. Among those...
Trump’s scurrilous stream of Twitter attacks on the federal judiciary in February, starting with his derision of “so-called” U.S. District Judge James Robart for his “ridiculous” ruling halting the president’s executive order barring incoming nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, has reportedly provoked fear and consternation on the federal benches. Among those...
