Judge Who Stopped Trump’s Spending Freeze Lands in Boiling Hot Water Over Conflict of Interest; Impeachment Talk in the Air
Story by Joe Saunders • 19h
A conservative legal group is accusing a federal judge of having a conflict of interest in ruling against President Donald Trump's freeze on federal grants.
America First Legal, a group with a track record of taking on major causes, maintains Judge John McConnell, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, is a beneficiary of the federal spending he ruled in favor of.
In a series of social media posts published Sunday, the group is pushing documents to back it up. And an impeachment movement was already afoot.
On Jan. 31, McConnell issued an order blocking a Trump move that halted already-approved federal grants, as The Hill reported. Democrats had savagely attacked Tump's decision, and McConnell's order came after a court challenge by Democratic attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia.
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