# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 11, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068 "2024-11-11T06:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 465
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9342 "2025-11-05T22:57:01Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Please note that the laser printer has golden ink. Well, gold **colored** ink anyway… * * * * * * * * * Just saw this on Reddit. Mikey has some ideas for the Democrats. Do you think this is code for, _"Please do this and put me out of my misery!’_ > Johnson: “If we lose the majority… They will try to end the Trump administration. He won’t have 4 years. He’ll have only 2, because they will move to impeach him, probably on the first day of the new Congress in January 2027 and try to systematically unwind all the important reforms that we’ve done” Video at this link: > **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/goodnews/comments/1op7zuf/johnson_if_we_lose_the_majority_they_will_try_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)** ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9343 "2025-11-06T00:25:55Z")
Mike! Why aren’t you following your oath of office and starting the impeachment process yourself. The dummy has done a number of things in office that he said a president should be impeached for. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9344 "2025-11-06T00:32:10Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > And dessert… gilded frou-frou. Better than [snu-snu](https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Snu_snu). ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9345 "2025-11-06T00:47:54Z")
Or [Foo-Foo the Snoo](https://seuss.fandom.com/wiki/Foo-Foo_the_Snoo). ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9346 "2025-11-06T01:05:33Z")
Remind me - is it a good idea to starve the people you expect to impose fascist rule for you? > **[Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-dfac-government-shutdown/)** > > The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9347 "2025-11-06T01:06:26Z")
They’ll just have to find some other organ to march on. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9348 "2025-11-06T01:11:40Z")
Communist South Africa is doing reasonably well, thank you, Mr. Trump. We have the bigliest economy in Africa, and are probably the most influential. Yes, we did have Zuma as president, which was as big a mistake as Trump’s election, and yes, we as a country did pay an unreasonable amount of money for Zuma’s home improvements… I think I might see something of a pattern there. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9349 "2025-11-06T01:13:25Z")
Meanwhile, Trump is now posting videos of himself standing at a podium in Mar-a-Lago, reading his own tweets out loud and verbatim. > **[Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3m4w6yzpots2l)** > > They're almost video-style tweets? > > Here's the one on nuclear weapons, which is 40 seconds long, shot in high resolution (over 300 mb, which is atypical for a Trump video), and ends with "thank you for your attention to this matter." > **[Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3m4w7ypoav22v)** > > Trump seems even more unhinged than usual in these new videos. The transition at the 40-second mark alone is just bizarre: "Leave them alone! WARNING!" > > He's shouting and almost slurring his words, to say nothing of the fact that he's threatening to... ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9350 "2025-11-06T01:14:55Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > They’ll just have to find some other organ to march on. Hegseth did say he didn’t want any fat troops. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9351 "2025-11-06T01:26:05Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Monty](#): > > > > The president originally claimed he was “obligated” to be there Wednesday when [the justices weigh](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/desperate-trump-launches-hail-mary-122338202.html) whether or not the president can unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on products from dozens of U.S. trading partners. > > [Justices appear skeptical of Trump’s broad tariffs] I listened to the entire hearing. Gorsuch, Barrett, and _perhaps_ Roberts could join with Kagan, Brown, and Sotomayor in striking down the tariffs. Alito seemed to be asking questions just to pretend that he was being open to arguments, but it sounded performative. Kavanaugh as well. It’s really a toss-up. I will say, the atty for the govt, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, has the world’s most irritating voice after RFKjr. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9352 "2025-11-06T02:18:19Z")
Are those more of those spray painted Home Depot decorations above the door? ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9353 "2025-11-06T02:18:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Well, gold **colored** ink anyway… Can you do that with a laser printer? The paper borders showing gives it away, yet I’d have thought they got someone to do a cutout and gold-leaf it? And that’s the only detail of this President Shit Bomber I have to say today. _puts on a construction hat_ Where’s the destruction? I am the architect of a Grand Rally Room and one Marcos gave me All Backstage Accesss. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9354 "2025-11-06T02:37:19Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I will say, the atty for the govt, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, has the world’s most irritating voice after RFKjr. You are not wrong. I just listened to an exchange between him and Justice Jackson. He sounds eerily like a younger RFKjr. You can listen to the video here: > **[Justice Jackson and Solicitor General Sauer spar at Trump tariff showdown](https://www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/justice-jackson-and-solicitor-general-sauer-spar-at-trump-tariff-showdown-251385925924)** > > Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued over the meaning of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and its conditions regarding presidential authority in today’s Supreme Court hearing over President... ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9355 "2025-11-06T03:13:03Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > You are not wrong. I just listened to an exchange between him and Justice Jackson. Painful to listen to. The tariff case plaintiff’s attorney, Neal Katyal, is with one of the law firms which has to pony up $100 million worth of pro bono work as dictated by the trump administration in order to have access to government buildings, etc. I wonder how much restitution _this_ little escapade is going to cost them. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9356 "2025-11-06T03:20:52Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Are those more of those spray painted Home Depot decorations above the door? Yep. I won’t be surprised when they appear over every door and window of the White House. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9357 "2025-11-06T03:26:57Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > The tariff case plaintiff’s attorney, Neal Katyal, is with one of the law firms which has to pony up $100 million worth of pro bono work as dictated by the trump administration in order to have access to government buildings, etc. Katyal has been a regular guest on various MSNBC shows, as a legal commentator, for a number of years. He’s very sharp, and I wasn’t surprised to learn that he’s representing the plaintiffs in this case. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9358 "2025-11-06T03:42:09Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Katyal has been a regular guest on various MSNBC shows, as a legal commentator, for a number of years. He’s very sharp, and I wasn’t surprised to learn that he’s representing the plaintiffs in this case Yes, the two plaintiffs were instructed to combine their arguments into one, with only one of their attorneys arguing for the both of them. The other plaintiff’s attorney was equally qualified. Katyal won the coin toss (literally, that’s how they decided which attorney would argue the case). He’s argued 52 cases in front of the SC. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9359 "2025-11-06T04:54:41Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Yep. I won’t be surprised when they appear over every door and window of the White House. At least, being painted urethane or even vacuformed plastic, they’ll be easy to remove when the administration changes. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068/9360 "2025-11-06T05:06:13Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > It probably means that he’s going to announce tarriffs (?) against NYC, or send in ICE. Or both. Didn’t one of his acolytes, the so-called governor of Texas, already threaten to place tariffs on New Yorkers coming to Texas if Mamdani wins? Yeah, you and I know the constitution prohibits that, but does the felon and his acolytes? Do they even care? Does it matter at this point? It’s not like the SCOTUS is going to stop them. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > That, and the shadow of Darth Vader to the right, half hidden behind the column. I like your take on that. My guess is it’s some Christmas decoration and, given the character of the person in charge in that domicile, of course it’s the color of coal. > [@Smapti](#): > > “Communist South Africa”? Hey, the pubbies have “Mexican countries”; why shouldn’t they have “South African countries”? > [@smithsb](#): > > They were on sale. Get real. Do you actually think it was paid for? [Keystone Kop Klowns, aka the felon’s mis/maladministration, carjack a US citizen’s vehicle _ **with his toddler in it** _.](https://www.aol.com/news/federal-agents-drive-off-1-230752497.html) > [@](#): > > LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal immigration officers in Los Angeles arrested a U.S. citizen during a raid outside a Home Depot store, then two of them got into his car and drove off with the man’s toddler strapped into a car seat in the back, advocates and family said Wednesday, decrying the action. > > A video shot by a member of the Los Angeles Rapid Response Network, an immigrant advocacy coalition, shows the man with his hands behind his back and leaning up against his car before being escorted away as two masked agents with helmets and bulletproof vests get into the car and drive away. The man’s 1-year-old daughter appears in a blurred image strapped in a car seat in the back. > > People are seen filming the agents in the car and are heard yelling “there’s a baby in the back!” as the agents drive away. > > “It was a dangerous act to have armed men get in a car with that child and remove her from the situation,” said Lindsay Toczylowski, co-founder of Immigrant Defenders Law Center. The firm, which handles immigration cases, was contacted by community members for help reuniting the family, but isn’t representing the man because he is American, she said. > > Toczylowski said the girl’s relatives later picked up the child from federal offices in Los Angeles. > > “They should have followed protocols that had the best interest of that child in mind," she said. And the agency response? > [@](#): > > In an email, an agency spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said a U.S. citizen got out of his vehicle wielding a hammer and throwing rocks as Border Patrol agents carried out the raid. Officials said he was arrested for investigation of assault and that a pistol was found in his car that is reported stolen out of the state of New York. Officials did not respond to questions about why agents drove the man’s car away with the child. Why do I find that scenario unlikely? Anyway, let’s hope there are follow-up reports as this case wends it way through the courts. That is, assuming the US citizen arrested isn’t sent to a prison overseas without notice. [This really does show the cruelty is the point.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/papers-child-care-worker-detained-170248058.html) > [@](#): > > “I have papers,” a child care worker shouted in Spanish at Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an arrest Wednesday morning at a Spanish immersion day care in Chicago. > > Video capturing a portion of the arrest — which [reportedly](https://bsky.app/profile/meredithshiner.com/post/3m4vaqxwzk22g) took place in front of children — shows two ICE agents aggressively detaining the worker inside Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Learning Center on Chicago’s North Side at about 7 a.m. The agents pull her outside the center and push her against a gray sedan while she shouts. Then one of the agents heads back inside. > > According to [local news reports](https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/video-daycare-teacher-detained-by-ice-agents-on-chicagos-north-side/?fbclid=IwY2xjawN4SfJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMNVY5S0tzUWZzSG9PVGFBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqYE2yAdQJRHQoIhAHmP2odM1Lwm6QvUbAhSMLdB8LOglAwMMUsDZVAUfevM_aem_Vu9Xy6KT7odTYB3DKb1Ghg), an SUV of federal agents followed the teacher’s car to the day car and ran inside the building after her. > > [CBS News Chicago](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-chicago-daycare-preschool-teacher-detained-roscoe-village/) confirmed with the director of the center that the worker detained was a pre-K teacher. > > It’s unclear whether ICE had a warrant, which is required for agents to enter a day care. > [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > > [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > > > They’ll just have to find some other organ to march on. > > Hegseth did say he didn’t want any fat troops. Here’s something nobody seems to be discussing much (unless I missed it). Not only is this government shutdown affecting the troops themselves, it’s also affecting the family members. Yes, I know that’s been discussed. But here’s something else to talk about. We currently have a number of active duty service members and their families using SNAP at the commissaries. The commissaries, last I heard, in the United States are closed for the duration. Overseas commissaries are not and still accept SNAP, but, of course, if there are no funds on the SNAP card, there’s nothing to accept. Fuck it. While the felon’s still in office, I’ll never refer to his mal/misadministration as _government_ again. _Five fingers thrust in a circle_ should be appropriate.\* _Please tell me that doesn’t date me. If you’re curious, think about a gesture that exression describes._ [Felon hanger-on, I mean FIFA president to award a peace prize. Yeah, right.](https://www.aol.com/fifa-announces-peace-prize-awarded-153321109.html) (The **bolding** is mine; the bullshit is said hanger-on’s.) > [@](#): > > MIAMI (AP) — FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. > > The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognize exceptional actions for peace,” soccer’s governing body said Wednesday. **But FIFA President Gianni Infantino, [who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-world-cup-soccer-gianni-infantino-65a8160052baa74a007403ad20bbc256), would not tip his hand Wednesday when asked if Trump will be the first recipient of the award.** > > **“On the 5th of December, you will see,” Infantino said. He was speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, shortly after Trump addressed the same event.** > > Infantino said earlier Wednesday that, “in an increasingly unsettled and divided world, it’s fundamental to recognize the outstanding contribution of those who work hard to end conflicts and bring people together in a spirit of peace.” FIFA said the award, which Infantino will present this year, will be bestowed annually “on behalf of fans from all around the world.” Seriously, when can we expect someone to just blow the felon on stage and on camera? I mean, we should already be expecting that to happen. What I’m asking is what date will it happen? [Here’s more on the felon’s reaction to Tuesday’s _vox populi_.](https://www.aol.com/articles/begins-trump-reacts-election-results-175351932.html) > [@](#): > > “On Nov. 5, 2024, the American people reclaimed our government,” Trump said. “We restored our sovereignty − we lost a little bit of sovereignty last night in New York, but we’ll take care of it, don’t worry about it." What he doesn’t get is that last year, a wannabe sovereign was put in office and this year the people refused to endorse that wannabe’s choices. So far everyone’s asking what he meant by “and so it begins”. What I want to know is what does he mean by “but we’ll take care of it, don’t worry about it”. Is he going to try some more illegal shenanigans to invalidate the New York City mayoral election? [Five Fingers thrust in a circle orders air traffic reduced by 10%.](https://www.aol.com/articles/faa-reducing-air-traffic-10-213047412.html) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON (AP) — [The Federal Aviation Administration](https://apnews.com/hub/federal-aviation-administration) said Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain during the ongoing [government shutdown](https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-longest-trump-republican-senators-democrats-9712df6c11ef19c5df8f18c8a4f7b341). > > The cutback stands to impact thousands of flights nationwide because the FAA directs more than 44,000 flights daily, including commercial passenger flights, cargo planes and private aircraft. The head of the FAA didn’t immediately identify which airports will be affected but said the restrictions would remain in place as long as necessary. > > Air traffic controllers have been working unpaid since the shutdown began Oct. 1, and most have been on duty six days a week while putting in mandatory overtime. With some calling out of work due to frustration, taking second jobs or not having money for child care or gas, staffing shortages during some shifts have led to [flight delays](https://apnews.com/article/flight-delays-cancellations-government-shutdown-5034216cb5bb41bd40e27bb7861b2dd3) at a number of U.S. airports. Which markets, which flights? > [@](#): > > FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, citing growing staffing pressures and safety reports indicating growing fatigue among air traffic controllers, said he and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy did not want to wait until the situation reached a crisis point. > > “We’re not going to wait for a safety problem to truly manifest itself when the early indicators are telling us we can take action today to prevent things from deteriorating,” Bedford said. “The system is extremely safe today and will be extremely safe tomorrow. If the pressures continue to build even after we take these measures, we’ll come back and take additional measures.” > > He and Duffy said they would meet with airline executives later Wednesday to determine how to implement the reduction in flights. Bedford said a list of the selected airports would be released sometime Thursday. We’re three weeks from Thanksgiving, folks. Do you expect the jive turkey in the remains of the White House and his flunkies in Congress to get this fixed before then? [And yet _another_ federal judge calls out the Five fingers thrust in a circle.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/federal-judge-warns-justice-department-174036651.html) (The **bolding** is mine.) > [@](#): > > A federal judge on Wednesday warned the Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in its criminal [case against former FBI Director James Comey](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/politics/james-comey-justice-department-trump-bondi-perjury-virginia?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo). > > **“Right now, we are in a bit of a feeling of indict first, investigate later,” Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick of the Eastern District of Virginia said in the hearing in Comey’s case, which lasted under an hour.** > > It was an extraordinary remark in a case that has already faced both internal concern from other prosecutors as well as public accusations of the politicization of the Justice Department. [This is amazing. It’s a rare momet of awareness from the LEFP.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/really-concerning-republicans-tuesday-night-184500550.html) (The **bolding** is mine; the schadenfreude is yours to enjoy.) > [@](#): > > Inside the White House, there are two main takeaways from Tuesday’s miserable performance for the Republican Party. > > The first one — that fielding quality candidates matters — is the one GOP officials are eagerly messaging. > > **But the second, perhaps more existential issue, is that President Donald Trump isn’t focused enough on the issues that matter most to the voters the party needs.** > > **“People don’t think he’s lived up to his promises,” said one White House ally, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking. “You won on lowering costs, putting more money back into people’s pockets. And people don’t feel that right now.”** ---
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> [@Monty](#): > > Didn’t one of his acolytes, the so-called governor of Texas, already threaten to place tariffs on New Yorkers coming to Texas if Mamdani wins? Yeah, you and I know the constitution prohibits that, but does the felon and his acolytes? Do they even care? But what the fuck does that even _mean_? What does putting a “tariff” on a human being look like? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=464) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-1/1010068.md?page=466)