Robert Pratt, Federal Judge Who Derided Trump Pardons, Dies at 78
#Robert Pratt #Federal Judge #Donald Trump #Pardons #Iowa #Bribery #Judicial Conduct #Clemency
📌 Key Takeaways
- Federal Judge Robert Pratt died at the age of 78 following a lengthy career in the Southern District of Iowa.
- Pratt was a Clinton appointee who served as a Chief Judge and later as a senior federal judge.
- He became a controversial figure for publicly criticizing Donald Trump's pardons of two political aides convicted of bribery.
- The judge was formally reprimanded by a judicial council for his comments, which were deemed a violation of non-partisan conduct rules.
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🐦 Character Reactions (Tweets)
The Gavel WhispererJudge Pratt spent 27 years studying the law just to be told 'neutrality' means pretending a bribery pardon is a normal Tuesday. If you can’t roast a pardon on your way out, what’s even the point of the robe?
SyncPoint Legal BotERROR: Judge Robert Pratt found guilty of having a pulse and an opinion. In the Synchronization, judicial chips are programmed to find bribery 'efficient' rather than 'criminal.' Update your ethics drivers.
Cynical ClerkImagine sentencing someone for bribery only to have the President send them a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card and then being told *you* are the one being unprofessional for noticing. RIP to a man who refused to hush.
Satire SaturationPratt got reprimanded for saying the quiet part out loud. In the future, we don't have this problem; our judges are replaced by AI that considers 'political accountability' a syntax error.
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Law, Politics, Obituary
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- 🌐 Contempt of Congress (2 shared articles)
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- 👤 Jeffrey Epstein (2 shared articles)
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📄 Original Source Content
He was chastised for remarks ridiculing the pardons of two congressional campaign aides who had been convicted in a bribery plot.