Lake argues ‘bunch of judges’ won’t allow government to be shrunk – Washington Examiner
Kari Lake argues ‘a bunch of judges’ won’t allow government to be shrunk
United States Agency for Global Media senior adviser Kari Lake accused “out of control” judges ruling against the Trump administration of attempting to slow the president’s agenda and, in so doing, subverting the will of the people.
Last week saw U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issue a preliminary injunction requiring USAGM to rehire employees working at Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting Network. The injunction also required that congressional funding not be withheld from any of the outlets. Lake was greatly critical of these types of judges and their rulings, arguing that the case of Lamberth’s injunction is attempting to tell her “how to run an agency.”
“The president has Article II powers to run the executive branch of this government, and we’re seeing a whole handful of judges trying to stop that and really subvert the will of the people,” Lake stated on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. “In our situation over at U.S. Agency for Global Media, we’re trying to modernize it, and we’re trying to shrink it down a little bit because of the bloat there, and the federal judge is basically saying, ‘You can’t do that.’”
Regarding efforts to shrink the agency, Lake noted that no one had been fired yet and some employees had been placed on leave to properly assess what shrinkage could be taken with USAGM.
Lake continued by stating that voters elected Trump in November, reiterating her belief that judges are seeking to “subvert the will of the people.” However, she suggested that these cases will move up the chain to the Supreme Court, suspecting that some judges could be “compromised.”
“My concern, and I believe the concern of the American people, is the delay and the time that is ticking away, keeping President Trump, keeping people like me that he’s brought in and hired to do our job, and it’s very concerning that judges are behaving this way,” Lake stated. “I would rather follow the Constitution than a judge who’s got an agenda.”
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Lake also weighed in on the FBI arresting Wisconsin-based Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday on obstruction charges, with her arrest made after she allegedly misdirected U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in mid-April to help an illegal immigrant evade arrest. The USAGM adviser suggested that people “end up in handcuffs” if they break the law, and that “it appears” Dugan broke the law, noting that the law is applied equally regardless of whether a person is a judge or a “regular, everyday person.”
Another roadblock the Trump administration is facing is three judges ruling against the Education Department’s effort to defund public schools with diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The administration has made multiple steps to roll back DEI programs within the country, and is expected to appeal the rulings.
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