Blanche says Justice Department did not stand idly by over complaint on Minnesota judges' comments to New York Times
In a Justice Department post, Blanche said virtually the entire Minnesota bench, every active judge but one, spoke to the New York Times about ongoing cases. The Justice Department's post describes the complaint as alleging improper and unethical comments.
What we know
- Todd Blanche spoke on Fox News Sunday about a judicial misconduct complaint concerning Minnesota judges, according to a Justice Department post on X. [1]
- The Justice Department's post describes the complaint as alleging that Minnesota judges made improper and unethical comments to the New York Times. [1]
- In the quote posted by the Justice Department, Blanche said virtually the entire bench, every single active judge except for one, spoke to the New York Times about ongoing cases in Minnesota. [1]
- In the same quote, Blanche said it would have been inappropriate and unfair to President Trump, DHS and ICE for the Department of Justice to stand idly by, "so we didn't." [1]
- Not yet confirmed: The judges' side of the dispute is not given in the available material. It is also unclear what action the Justice Department took, what the judges said to the New York Times, which cases were involved, who filed the complaint or whom it names, and how it will be handled.
Todd Blanche spoke on Fox News Sunday on Sunday about a judicial misconduct complaint, according to a post by the Justice Department's account on X. The post describes the complaint as alleging that Minnesota judges made improper and unethical comments to the New York Times. [1]
In the quote the Justice Department posted, Blanche said: "What an incredible injustice to this country to have a judge, virtually the entire bench—every single active judge except for one—spoke to the New York Times about ongoing cases in Minnesota..." [1]
The quote continues: "It would have been inappropriate and unfair to President Trump, DHS, and ICE for the Department of Justice to stand idly by, so we didn't." [1]
The post does not say what action the department took. The description of the complaint is the Justice Department's characterization, and the post does not say how the judges responded. [1]
The post does not say who filed the complaint or where, who it names, which cases the judges discussed, or what outcome the department is seeking. [1]