• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    That’s because that orange beanbag seated three associate justices of the Supreme Court, 54 judges for the courts of appeals, 174 district court judges, and three judges for the United States Court of International Trade.

    Even worse, citizens want to let him do it again.

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      4 months ago

      To be fair, Biden has seated almost as many judges in his term, so that has balanced out at the lower levels. With the very important exception of the Supreme Court.

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        4 months ago

        There’s also the important point of Biden not committing crimes, like those that the commenter mentioned, and having those charges heard by one of his own appointed judges. Appeals from Trump’s other cases can potentially end up with one of his appointed appeals court judges, or ultimately be heard by the newly conservative Supreme Court, as you pointed out.

        I mentioned it because that’s the notable difference between Assange’s and Trump’s ability to live above the law.