Monday, November 24, 2025

No Kings

So where does DOJ go from here?
Appealing the dismissal instead of re-indicting is a way to kick the can down the road and avoid a lot of short-term humiliation over the other flaws in the case.

I mean you could drag an appeal out for a year, easy. That way you’re not faced with litigation of the embarrassingly meritorious vindictive prosecution motions or any of the other trash-fire elements of this; you get to litigate a dry statutory interpretation issue.

You’ve already flexed your power and cheered up the base by going after Enemies of the People and cost the defendants a shit-ton of money and stress. So just appealing and not trying to re-indict may be the smartest course.

Which is why I’m not sure they’ll do it, as absolute morons.
Appeals would allow Bondi to blame the judge (that’s literally what appeals are), without taking any responsibility herself. But as Alito (IIRC) wrote an opinion upholding the judge’s interpretation of the statute, I don’t give them much hope of success. Still, as I say: who’s going to try again this time if they don’t appeal?

And it’s also clear Ahab isn’t through chasing his white whales:

“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
Or that he’s just on a humiliation kick. No, that’s not about Comey. That’s about Hegseth’s investigation of Mark Kelly. Trump wants his enemies brought before him, in chains. Again, he’s never going to get it. But still….

That Zeteo article is about how “we” are numb to this. But this is the better analysis:
"I think it's important to remember, too, that Donald Trump's abuse, inappropriate use of the military, is unpopular," Bedingfield said. "If people are asked whether they think his use of the National Guard was appropriate, even those who say that they like what he's done to close down the border, will still say that it's an inappropriate use of the military.

As Democrats stand up to him, he's now fallen for it.

"So in many ways it strikes me that Donald Trump has given them exactly the response that they were looking for," she added. "His response is outrageous, it's over the top, it's continuing to drive the sense that he is, in fact, using the military inappropriately. And, it is preventing him from talking about the economy, which is what he needs to be doing. So in that way, I think he's taken their bait."
And this: This: And particularly, this:
When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.
When they go low, we go high. And kick ‘em in the teeth.
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