Prosecute Overload

“The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie halt at least for now a pair of prosecutions that had hastened concerns that the Justice Department was being weaponized to pursue the president’s political adversaries and amount to a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration’s legal maneuvering to install a loyal, and inexperienced, prosecutor willing to file the cases.” Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.

+ Well, this ruling should provide a respite from weaponized, personal, and absurd prosecutions from the DOJ. Which gives us time to focus on weaponized, personal, and absurd prosecutions from the Pentagon. Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders.’ (Editor’s note: You’re supposed to defy illegal orders.)

+ “One of the great moral values of congressional declarations of war is that they provide soldiers with the assurance that the conflict has been debated and that their deployment is a matter of national will. When the decision rests with the president alone, it puts members of the military in the position of trusting the judgment of a person who may not deserve that trust.” David French (former JAG) in the NYT (Gift Article): Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation.