Obnoxious? Ignorant of Climate Science, sure.
Dead right and courageous on the Epstein Files issue, and on corruption in the Trump Administration, also true.
Congressman Thomas Massie wins this week’s Stopped Clock Award for being right, this time, and sticking to his, well, guns.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Justice Department’s disclosure of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, while conceding the lawmakers have raised “legitimate concerns” about the department’s compliance with the law.
In a 7-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote that his supervision of the criminal case against Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell doesn’t grant him “any charter to supervise” whether the Justice Department meets its legal obligation to disclose the files.
But he noted that his order didn’t foreclose the lawmakers’ right to sue over the matter. And Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, added that both the lawmakers and victims “raise legitimate concerns about whether DOJ is faithfully complying with federal law.”
Khanna said in a brief interview that they were considering filing their own lawsuit to ensure that the materials were released.”We’re looking at all the options,” he said.
Moral of the story: to work with people, find out what your areas of agreement are, and stick to that. Save the arguments for another time.
Xmas card. Peace on Earth and goodwill to all men.