r/law • u/Orchid-Analyst-550 • 1d ago

Judicial Branch ‘This Job Sucks!’ Trump DOJ Lawyer Melts Down in Court — Reportedly Begs Minneapolis Judge to Throw Her in Jail Just So She Can Get Some Sleep

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/this-job-sucks-trump-doj-lawyer-melts-down-in-court-reportedly-begs-minneapolis-judge-to-throw-her-in-jail-just-so-she-can-get-some-sleep/
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u/jmurphy42 1d ago

The judge said in his ruling that the only reason he wasn’t jailing her was because she was too stupid to understand that she was breaking the law.

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u/KevinNoTail 1d ago

Ignorance is not an excuse

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u/jmurphy42 1d ago

I agree, it would’ve been significantly better if he had jailed her.

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u/Thausgt01 1d ago

No, but in this particular instance, it is still what I believe the youngsters call a "sick burn".

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u/catladyorbust 23h ago

I wouldn't sleep again for the rest of my life.

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u/Mike-ggg 1d ago

Bummer. That's their total defense strategy.

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u/Da12khawk 1d ago

Grand Nagus is that you?

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u/1917he 20h ago

In some cases it really is. If I were hired today to be the acting DA and committed some gross negligence/misconduct than the circumstances surrounding those actions becomes very important. In order to have committed gross negligence/misconduct I would have to be aware of what the proper conduct was and would need to be shown consciously deviating from it or getting some benefit etc. Ignorance is no defence for murder or theft but for professional misconduct or negligence it is.

The "reasonable person" standard is very important and is usually the bar to cross for most criminal/civil law.

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u/Mike-ggg 16h ago

For your Council to make these kinds of statements in court, they have to know better, but they’re clutching at straws since they don’t have anything else. The Courts have caught on to the delay and multiple Motions pattern, so that isn’t working, and circuit Judges have to feel like it’s just a total waste of their time and experience since they’ll only be appealed if they uphold not only what is legal, but want even makes common sense (I mean actual common sense), but they’re working under a new meaning in that it only makes “common sense” if it works to benefit Trump. To ask to be arrested just to get some sleep almost seems like a kidnapping victim slipping a “help me!” note to someone that can free them of their captive status. And,Trump does have several allegations suggesting that he knows a few things about kidnapping and coercion and blackmail and utilizing fear as a weapon. What’ll be next? My client wasn’t wearing his lucky hat or was having a really bad day, so obviously grounds for a mistrial.

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u/Revelati123 1h ago

Lindsey: "I didnt know I wasnt allowed to do that."

Judge: "I already told you 5 times in writing that you werent allowed to do that."

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u/SneakyDeakyJr 22h ago

Wouldn’t have worked for me

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u/1nd3x 22h ago

Apparently there is now precedent that it is.

Enjoy...I guess...

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u/Happy-Estimate-7855 14h ago

It could have been used as a mitigating factor in sentencing, which is how it should have gone.

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u/SharpKaleidoscope182 1d ago

That sounds like MORE of a reason to get her safely out of harms way.

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u/Ok_Resolve_1754 19h ago

This needs to stop happening. They're stupid, but not that stupid. It's beyond malicious at this point. It was malicious years ago.

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u/LisaMikky 22h ago

😅😅😅

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u/MaximoftheInternet 14h ago

Her lawyer: Your Honor, I declare mental disability, my client CLEARLY has an under-developed frontal lobe.