Opinion Musk takes aim at law firms involved in Trump policy challenges

[gentel]

• Constitutional Challenges: In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Seila Law v. CFPB that the CFPB's structure, which protected the director from removal by the President, was unconstitutional. This decision increased presidential oversight of the agency.
• Political Tensions: The CFPB has been a target of criticism from some political groups and financial institutions. Posts on X (formerly Twitter) indicate ongoing debates, with some arguing the agency protects consumers from Wall Street abuses, while others claim it overregulates and benefits big financial interests. For example, posts found on X highlight the CFPB's efforts to cap credit card fees and penalize banks, but also note concerns about its potential "deletion" under certain administrations.
• The agency has been a focal point for political debate regarding its funding, independence, and regulatory scope. It's criticized by some for overreach and by others for not doing enough to protect consumers.

So:

• It used to be structured unconstitutionally (but was then changed to a constitutional one by SC ruling)
• Internet randos on MAGA-owned right wing Twitter criticize it
• Unspecified criticisms by unknown people

 

[ShadowRun]

Well that's quite a dick tuck after your silly question flopped. Do you even know who was being sued here and what it was over? Doesn't really sound like you do. You might also be bummed to find out how the judicial branch works, and that a district judge is not the top of the branch.

Bro it’s a constitutional crisis don’t you even know ?

But not the last four years

 

[ShadowRun]

So:

• It used to be structured unconstitutionally (but was then changed to a constitutional one by SC ruling)
• Internet randos on MAGA-owned right wing Twitter criticize it
• Unspecified criticisms by unknown people

Solid talking points, this changes everything.

 

[oldshadow]

I literally LOL'd at every word of this. Way to go.

That's because you support the waste they are finding.

 

[oldshadow]

He can just ask congress to reconsider funding he doesn’t like. It’s called the impoundment control act. He hasn’t done anything like that, hence the “liberal judges” doing the right thing and telling him to obey his pesky little oath to the constitution.

His job is to make sure the funds are going where they were intended in the correct amounts. That's what he is doing. He is not giving or talking the money.

 

[oldshadow]

They are lying about what they're finding to try to justify their illegal actions. Don't leave those important parts out.

So transparent, nothing is secret!

Oh wait....

White House will not release visitor logs during Trump's second term

They are releasing the results of what they are finding.

Hell Trunp has had more press meetings so far then Biden had his whole term.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's billionaire ally Elon Musk on Tuesday directed his ire at U.S. law firms that have teamed up with advocacy groups to challenge the Republican's sweeping policy changes in court.

"Which law firms are pushing these anti-democratic cases to impede the will of the people?" Musk, the world's richest man, wrote on his social media platform X.

The post was his first to target law firms involved in cases against the Trump administration, though he did not identify a specific firm. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO and owner of X, who has been spearheading efforts to slash the federal workforce and spending, also criticized judges who have issued rulings that paused Trump's executive actions. "Democracy in America is being destroyed by judicial coup," Musk wrote in a separate post on X.

The post on law firms focused on a ruling by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley that temporarily blocked the administration's sharp cuts to federal grant funding for universities, medical centers and other research institutions.

That lawsuit was brought in Boston by Democratic attorneys general from 22 U.S. states challenging cuts adopted by the National Institutes of Health. Two other related lawsuits related to NIH funding have been brought by groups represented by law firms Jenner & Block and Ropes & Gray.
The two law firms, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment, are among more than eight large and medium sized U.S. law firms that have signed on to lawsuits against the Trump administration related to funding cuts, immigration restrictions and transgender rights.

Many of the firms, including Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Hogan Lovells, Jenner & Block and Perkins Coie, are handling the cases without charge. The firms either declined to comment or did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Musk's post about law firms.
Musk has used his social media megaphone in the past to criticize prominent law firms by name.
In 2022 he denounced Perkins Coie, writing on X, then known as Twitter, that they "thrive on corruption" in reference to the firm's past work for Trump's 2016 Democratic election opponent Hillary Clinton.

Most of the more than 50 lawsuits opposing Trump policy moves so far have not been brought by law firms, but rather by legal advocacy groups, unions, Democratic states and federal grant recipients.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mu...-involved-trump-policy-challenges-2025-02-11/

- Were living in a Peter David comic-book?

Going after the lawyers?
That's horrific.
Who could have started such a devious tactic?
Oh wait...

Giuliani Disbarred In D.C.: Here Are All The Other Ex-Trump Lawyers Now Facing Legal Consequences

Giuliani was stripped of his law license in Washington, D.C., months after being disbarred in New York.

www.forbes.com

 

[LeonardoBjj]

how did musk emasculate trump so badly? What do his fans think? Seems so uncharacteristic of trump lol

- He bough him! Trump isnt Ted Dibiase, he isnt priceless!

 

[ShadowRun]

 

[Andy Capp]

That's because you support the waste they are finding.

lol

I support the rule of law. It's interesting to learn you're among those that don't care about some billionaire shitting all over the constitution and a bunch of other laws as long as he pretends to be on your team.

And they aren't finding anything that they aren't misrepresenting. They're redundant. The GAO already does this work legally. That's the difference.

 

[jk7707]

They are releasing the results of what they are finding.

Hell Trunp has had more press meetings so far then Biden had his whole term.

Oh yeah? Then post them. And I don't mean Elon's tweets, I mean the exact budgeted items from Congress that back them up.

 

[jk7707]

Going after the lawyers?
That's horrific.
Who could have started such a devious tactic?
Oh wait...

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Giuliani Disbarred In D.C.: Here Are All The Other Ex-Trump Lawyers Now Facing Legal Consequences

Giuliani was stripped of his law license in Washington, D.C., months after being disbarred in New York.

www.forbes.com

Please explain to me how the details of these situations are remotely similar.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Please explain to me how the details of these situations are remotely similar.

They went after Trump's lawyers to disbar and imprisoning them.

So spare us the whining and bitching that 'Musk and Trump are going after law firms' because unless they aim to destroy their careers and imprison them, which all indicators imply they are not, means they're just applying pressure to back off.... as opposed to how Trump's lawyers were targeted.

So yes, you are correct. These situations aren't remotely similar.

 

[sickc0d3r]

His job is to make sure the funds are going where they were intended in the correct amounts. That's what he is doing. He is not giving or talking the money.

What the courts have been involved with are his unilateral spending freezes, not some targeted, specific challenges on money he believes isn’t being spent as intended.