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Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters · Feb 12, 2025

🚨 EXC - I've unearthed footage from 2021 where the judge blocking the Trump spending freeze accuses Trump of being a…

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A thread alleges that Judge John McConnell Jr., who blocked Trump's spending freeze, is an activist rather than impartial judge, citing 2021 footage where he expresses strong personal political views, criticizes Trump as a tyrant, discusses diversity and racial justice initiatives, and admits personal opinions influence his decisions. The thread notes his prior involvement with Democratic campaigns and causes.

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    🚨 EXC - I've unearthed footage from 2021 where the judge blocking the Trump spending freeze accuses Trump of being a "tyrant," claims racism is a "white people problem," and insists transgenders need special sentencing privileges. This is an activist not a judge. Watch ⬇️🧵

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    Judge John McConnell Jr. says as a "middle class, white male privileged person" he needs to "understand" criminals who are "women, black, or transgender" and that the "law applies to them where they are."

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    Judge McConnell equates President Trump's first four years to the damage inflicted by the Civil War and Jim Crow laws. He also compares President Trump a "tyrant."

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    Judge McConnell insists that it's okay for judges to let personal opinions influence their decisions. "I have opinions about a lot of things..." (He was on the Finance Committee for a Hillary Clinton Campaign, 6-figure dem donor, and Planned Parenthood Board member.)

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    Judge McConnell also established a Diversity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice Committee in his court. He insists that "racism is a white people problem" and that white people need to "figure it out" and do the "hard work" to fix it.

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    Judge McConnell then lamented that his Court was a bad example because it was "too white." He admits to exclusively hiring black people solely because they were "people of color."

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    Judge McConnell also claims that "we all have racism inside of us."

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    Judge McConnell then dunks on President Trump for not hiring enough racially diverse judges.

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    This is an activist. Not a judge.

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