A veteran federal judge has resigned his post, warning in a public essay of what he calls an existential threat to democracy posed by president trump Wolf, appointed to the federal. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against president trump, accusing him of weaponizing the legal system, using it to pursue political enemies while shielding allies. Wolf, writing in the atlantic, said he was stepping down to defend against the “assault on the rule of law” by president trump, who he accused of “targeting his adversaries.” continue reading federal judge, warning of ‘existential threat’ to democracy, resigns at new york times read article share article email twitter. As president trump continues to rail against the judiciary, federal judges detailed in rare public remarks the barrage of violent threats they received after ruling against the trump administration.
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