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

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HONIG: "But let‘s remember, this judge has been, if anything, remarkably patient and solicitous with Trump‘s DoJ. I mean, I‘ve been watching what DoJ has been doing, the way they‘ve been responding to this judge over the last three days, with awe and astonishment. I mean, this is now the third consecutive day the judge has said, 'I want specific details from you, Justice Department,' and they have responded by saying, 'We‘ll give you a little bit, but nah, you don‘t need the rest of that. We‘re not giving that to you.' I‘m halfway horrified by this, as a DoJ alum. I‘m halfway, I guess, impressed. I mean, they‘re sort of really standing up to him. Today, they said to this judge, 'You are beating a dead horse,' in writing. They said that to the judge. I mean, that is unimaginable. As a DoJ alum, I guess I‘ve fantasized about saying that to a judge, but I would never say it out loud.”