Zoe Lofgren on Trump’s Social Media Post Attacking Judges: In My Family, that Post Requires Intervention to Seek Medical Help

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LOFGREN: “Well, let’s be frank, Lawrence. If a member of our family approaching 80 years of age posted that after midnight in all caps, our family would be trying to do an intervention and get some medical help to see if this person was suffering from dementia, looks really unhinged. But on the merits of what’s happening, I’m very disappointed. I’m unfortunately not surprised that the Republicans are trying to take judicial power away from the judiciary. I mean, Article III fully vests the judicial power of the United States in the courts. They have full power over all cases in law and equity. And, you know, we went through this in the Judiciary Committee to try and retroactively remove the authority to enforce your rulings is unprecedented and really contrary to upholding the rule of law. You know, earlier today, I was at some Memorial Day services, and one of the things I said was, you know, those who we honor ran towards gunfire, and they gave everything for our freedom. We’re not asking those of us today to run into a barrage of machine gun fire. We’re just asking people to stand up for the rule of law and for the Constitution, and to preserve our democracy, and that — those remarks were well received this morning.”