I’m reading an article on the deliberations being undertaken by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart over how much of the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago can be released to the public.
And what is most striking — to me, anyway — is how often Reinhart makes comments like this:
I cannot say at this point that partial redactions will be so extensive that they will result in a meaningless disclosure, but I may ultimately reach that conclusion after hearing further from the government.
Does he imagine that he’s not part of the government?
Who signs his paychecks?
Suppose you buy a car made by General Motors. And there is a problem with the car — the brakes aren’t designed properly, and you’re severely injured in a car crash. So you want to sue GM.
And suppose you’re required to do that in a court that is owned and operated by GM. In particular, the judge and the other officers of the court are employees of GM.
You go to the judge to voice your concern about this. And he tells you: Oh, there’s no conflict of interest because the court is a separate part of the company.
Would anyone buy this argument? If not, then why does everyone seems to be buying the exact same argument when it’s made by Reinhart?
