The Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 10 foreign nationals accused of election-related offenses in Minnesota and filed a novel judicial misconduct complaint targeting nearly the state’s entire active federal district court bench, escalating the Trump administration’s quarrels with judges in the state.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the complaint, filed with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, concerns judges’ interviews with the New York Times about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. He accused the judges of discussing pending cases and displaying bias against the Department of Homeland Security, calling for their recusal from civil and criminal cases involving the agency.
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