Elie Honig: ‘Half-Way Horrified, Half-Way’ Impressed at DoJ for Standing up to Judge

COLLINS Elie when you ░░░░░░░░ back at Judge Boasberg ░░░░░░░░ rulings some people have ░░░░░░░░ mentioned he s also ░░░░░░░░ pretty close friend of ░░░░░░░░ may know him Brett ░░░░░░░░ Trump s Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ that he picked They ░░░░░░░░ roommates They still go ░░░░░░░░ trips together Obviously that ░░░░░░░░ t dictate how he ░░░░░░░░ going to to rule ░░░░░░░░ it does speak to ░░░░░░░░ know the nature of ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Zeleny was getting ░░░░░░░░ is how do you ░░░░░░░░ which who s a ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ it just because they ░░░░░░░░ against you HONIG Well ░░░░░░░░ seems to be the ░░░░░░░░ with the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ let s remember this ░░░░░░░░ has been if anything ░░░░░░░░ patient and solicitous with ░░░░░░░░ s DoJ I mean ░░░░░░░░ ve been watching what ░░░░░░░░ has been doing the ░░░░░░░░ they ve been responding ░░░░░░░░ this judge over the ░░░░░░░░ three days with awe ░░░░░░░░ astonishment I mean this ░░░░░░░░ now the third consecutive ░░░░░░░░ the judge has said ░░░░░░░░ want specific details from ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department and they ░░░░░░░░ responded by saying We ░░░░░░░░ give you a little ░░░░░░░░ but nah you don ░░░░░░░░ need the rest of ░░░░░░░░ We re not giving ░░░░░░░░ to you I m ░░░░░░░░ horrified by this as ░░░░░░░░ DoJ alum I m ░░░░░░░░ I guess impressed I ░░░░░░░░ they re sort of ░░░░░░░░ standing up to him ░░░░░░░░ they said to this ░░░░░░░░ You are beating a ░░░░░░░░ horse in writing They ░░░░░░░░ that to the judge ░░░░░░░░ mean that is unimaginable ░░░░░░░░ a DoJ alum I ░░░░░░░░ I ve fantasized about ░░░░░░░░ that to a judge ░░░░░░░░ I would never say ░░░░░░░░ out loud And yet ░░░░░░░░ judge continues to give ░░░░░░░░ more time The other ░░░░░░░░ is what s the ░░░░░░░░ ruling that the judge ░░░░░░░░ made here that s ░░░░░░░░ so contrary to the ░░░░░░░░ Administration All he has ░░░░░░░░ is Let s try ░░░░░░░░ pause here so I ░░░░░░░░ take a couple of ░░░░░░░░ and work through this ░░░░░░░░ legal issue He hasn ░░░░░░░░ actually even ruled against ░░░░░░░░ yet yet this response ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s just ░░░░░░░░ He might actually agree ░░░░░░░░ them on the underlying ░░░░░░░░ here What did you ░░░░░░░░ of Attorney General Pam ░░░░░░░░ saying you know coming ░░░░░░░░ here he s asking ░░░░░░░░ these questions I mean ░░░░░░░░ t that how this ░░░░░░░░ with the judiciary DUPREE ░░░░░░░░ like to ask questions ░░░░░░░░ s kind of their ░░░░░░░░ some would say And ░░░░░░░░ I ve been in ░░░░░░░░ of Judge Boasberg I ░░░░░░░░ argued in front of ░░░░░░░░ had cases in front ░░░░░░░░ him Last time COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ he a radical leftist ░░░░░░░░ He s not He ░░░░░░░░ a smart thoughtful judge ░░░░░░░░ last time he ruled ░░░░░░░░ my favor so he ░░░░░░░░ smart he s good ░░░░░░░░ I will say this ░░░░░░░░ think what Bondi s ░░░░░░░░ that he shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ asking these questions this ░░░░░░░░ to the administration s ░░░░░░░░ legal point here which ░░░░░░░░ simply that federal judges ░░░░░░░░ t have a role ░░░░░░░░ play when it comes ░░░░░░░░ these types of immigration ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ s ultimately the correct ░░░░░░░░ position the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ will sort that out ░░░░░░░░ the administration the way ░░░░░░░░ see this is this ░░░░░░░░ akin to a federal ░░░░░░░░ trying to micromanage a ░░░░░░░░ in his you know ░░░░░░░░ troops on the battlefield ░░░░░░░░ organizing a war fighting ░░░░░░░░ war that judges just ░░░░░░░░ t have any role ░░░░░░░░ play I think Judge ░░░░░░░░ certainly sees it differently ░░░░░░░░ again the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ will be the arbitrator ░░░░░░░░ precisely what role if ░░░░░░░░ federal judges have to ░░░░░░░░ in this whole scheme.”