Judge John McConnell, District of Rhode Island
 
As President Donald Trump moves at lightning pace to implement promises made during the 2024 campaign to streamline government and cut out “waste, fraud and abuse,” he has been met with staunch resistance from a consortium of Democrat states and non-profits/non-governmental organizations.  It seems almost daily that there is a new lawsuit filed, a new restraining order issued, or an order to return an employee to work despite being fired by the United States Chief Executive.
In one case, newly discovered evidence suggests that the federal judge presiding over claims levied against President Trump’s policy may have a serious conflict of interest.  The case involves President Trump’s order to temporarily freeze federal funding and was published by America First Legal on the X platform.
Judge John McConnell, Chief Judge of the federal district court of Rhode Island, ordered a halt to the funding freeze in late January.  Then, on February 10th, he said that the Trump Administration had not complied and ordered the funding to be unfrozen while legal proceedings continued.  McConnell wrote in his order that “persons who make private determinations of the law and refuse to obey an order generally risk criminal contempt.”
The case was brought by 22 states and the District of Columbia, a “secret Blue State resistance” that was exposed by the Oversight Project last week.
Secret Blue State Resistance Agreement Leaked – Pact Between 22 States to Resist Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
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