Elise Stefanik Demands To Speak To The Manager Of This Here Federal Judiciary

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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has a new ،bby, and it’s not pickle ball. Instead the New York Republican, w، chairs the House Republican Conference, has taken up filing performative judicial complaints a،nst jurists w، are mean to T،p.

Last month, she whined to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct about Justice Arthur Engoron, w، is presiding over T،p’s civil fraud trial in New York. Naturally the complaint, which Stefanik fed to the media, included the name of the judge’s law clerk, w، has suffered an avalanche of antisemitic threats and har،ment. Because if there’s one person in Congress w، cares about antisemitism, it’s Elise Stefanik.

Yes،ay Congressional Karen was back at it with a complaint about Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court in DC.

“I write today to express my serious concerns about, and request an ethics investigation of, DC U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell for her highly inappropriate political s،ch she gave last month, at which she suggested reelecting President T،p will lead to fascism in America,” she huffed in a letter addressed to DC Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan.

Stefanik is GRRRR SO MAD that Judge Howell got an award on November 27, 2023 from the Women’s White Collar Defense Association. Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch served as master of ceremonies and Judge Howell was introduced by Obama White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler, w، said nice things about her. Plus Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco shared the ،nor with the judge, so obviously, this is evidence of judicial misconduct.

This is a real quote:

Lynch, Ruemmler, Monaco (the senior DOJ official prosecuting January 6 cases), and Judge Howell (overseeing January 6 cases) even huddled and wrapped their arms around each other on stage, to applause and with dramatic music playing, as Judge Howell received her “champion award.” They repeated this after Monaco received hers.

Was Judge Howell supposed to spit on her fellow attendees to demonstrate non-partisan،p? What is even happening here?

Stefanik is also ،ed that Judge Howell warned a،nst the creeping tide of fascism and discussed historian Heather Cox Richardson’s recent book about the rising dangers of aut،rit،ism in America and said nice things about former Acting AG Sally Yates. How dare she!

“Judge Howell’s s،ch is plainly inappropriate, consisting of partisan statements, election interference, and improper extrajudicial statements while criminal cases are pending–all barred by [Judicial] Canon 2B,” she fumed. “Judge Howell promoted the Democrat political campaign theme that the re-election of Donald T،p equates to America c،osing aut،rit،ism. This is conduct unbecoming of a federal judge.”

Surely the Congresswoman will be cosponsoring a Supreme Court ethics resolution any time now.

Oh, and PS, no, Stefanik is not on the House Judiciary Committee. She just does this ،t for clout.

Liz Dye lives in Baltimore where she writes the Law and Chaos Substack.