LAWFARE: In an egregious and unconstitutional assault on executive authority, Judge Paul Engelmayer has unilaterally forbidden all of Trump’s political appointees—including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent—from accessing Treasury Department data. This ruling, concocted without legal precedent or constitutional justification, is nothing short of judicial sabotage. Worse, it was issued ex parte—meaning Trump administration lawyers weren’t given notice, weren’t allowed to argue, and weren’t even in the room. Only Democrat attorneys general were heard, ensuring a predetermined outcome.
Engelmayer’s order is legally indefensible. He cites no statutory basis because none exists. He offers no constitutional rationale because the Constitution directly contradicts him. Instead, he fabricates a fiction: that the duly appointed Treasury Secretary is nothing more than a ceremonial figurehead, akin to a powerless monarch, while unelected bureaucrats—who answer to no voters—control the nation’s finances. This is judicial tyranny masquerading as jurisprudence.
The implications are staggering. By stripping the executive branch of access to its own financial data, this ruling effectively transfers control of the federal purse to the permanent bureaucracy—the so-called “deep state.” That is a direct assault on the Constitution’s separation of powers, which vests executive authority in the elected President and his appointees, not in career government employees.
This is lawfare at its most brazen: a raw, partisan power grab dressed up in legalese. If allowed to stand, this decision sets the precedent that any left-wing judge can unilaterally strip the President of his authority and hand it to the administrative state. That is not democracy. It is not law. It is judicial dictatorship.
While the order is currently set to last only a week, no serious person believes this won’t be extended if the courts think they can get away with it. The Trump Administration should treat this for what it is—an unconstitutional usurpation—and consider defying it outright. No judge has the authority to cripple the executive branch and hand power to unelected bureaucrats.
Beyond that, the Supreme Court must intervene and overturn this blatant violation of constitutional governance. Judge Engelmayer should be barred from hearing any future cases related to executive authority, and every Democrat lawyer who enabled this attack on the Constitution should be sanctioned.
This is not a legal dispute—it is a coup by the judiciary against the elected government. And it cannot be allowed to stand.
Why not ban Trump from his duties too?
He even looks like a dickhead
Everyone know what is going on here. The DS and dems have been exposed and they are in full blown panic mode. Their financial house is about to come tumbling down. The judge is covering up for his masters’ crimes and their fleecing of the American taxpayer. There will no doubt be a criminal investigation into what has been uncovered so far. It’ll be “follow the money”. And if any of that money ended up in this POS’s pocket or any of the other “judges”, then they need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I wonder what the Democrats know they’ll find at Treasury? Something has spooked them.
They are absolutely paranoid. The more desperate they get the more they will expose themselves and the deeper the hole will get. And we still have the voter fraud and Epstein’s client list hanging out there so this is just the tip of the iceberg. We could very well be looking at the death of their party at least on the national level. It’s time to bury them permanently.
F’ em who will enforce such an order?
Our time is limited, interest on the debt to exceed what we spend on our military.
Democrats never hesitate to ignore orders that get in their way.
There is more than enough evidence of crimes having been committed- waste, fraud, and abuse; money laundering, and who knows what else. DOJ simply needs to announce a criminal investigation into what has been found and order DOGE to preserve all of their evidence. Let this asshole judge order DOGE to destroy evidence in a criminal investigation and we’ll see what happens.
A former “Bush” Col who is now a Gen M. Milley and other Flag Officers Bush gae flags for being left!
Just ignore it. If they want chaos, I guess they’ll have it. It’s not like Democrats respect judicial orders.
I’ll tell you what they’ll find…
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60580
A half trillion dollars paid out on expired authorizations every year… For at least a decade. That is five of the thirtysome of national debt. Where is it? Who has it and when can we slap handcuffs on these embezzlers?
We dont have time for this fool judge.
https://usdebtclock.org/
Judges who violate their Oath of office and wont abide by the U.S. Constitution should resign, Period
Love it!
Voted Don 3 times; far less than my 9 Ronny votes.
BUT I STAND BEHING AL 12 OF THOSE VOTES; THEY WENT FOR MEN WHO LOVE AMERICA!
Gotta love the way Conservative Treehouse couches this:
Leftist Lawfare – Manhattan Judge Issues
Emergency Order Removing Secretary of
Treasury, All Political Appointees and
DOGE Personnel from Federal Govt., Only
Bureaucrats Allowed in DC
13.5 years ago EVERY SINGLE “BUSH REPUBLICAN” voted for him! if you are conservative, America lover, these names are all too familiar!
John mcStain, S. Collins, “Snarlin” Arlen, K.B. Hutchinson, aaj. Sessons; lisa …
UNIPARTY has been in power for 66 years. Englemayer is proof positive UNIPARTY still has enugh power to hurt America!
You have to appreciate how quickly the Trump team acts.
old joe only acted fast when his personal gravy train was in danger.
It makes you wonder what was in it for the biden crime family to hand out loan forgiveness to some college students.
On Sunday night, the Trump administration filed an emergency motion to dissolve, clarify, or modify an ex parte temporary restraining order issued by Engelmayer, asserting his ruling violates Article II of the Constitution.
The Trump administration argues that Engelmayer’s decision represents a “remarkable intrusion” on executive authority, emphasizing that the separation of powers doctrine protects the president’s right to supervise the executive branch, including all politically appointed leaders within the Treasury Department.
According to the motion:
All of the Judges from OBAMA belong in Prison with him doing Life for Treason