Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. My best analysis of what Trump did yesterday and what happened in Judge Hazel's court today. First, Trump saw the tweet that he was caving in the census case and went berserk. Demanded an all hands and the Pence was forced to turn around. I would bet that Barr and/or Hunt

2. were required to come to the Whitehouse for Trump's tantrum. It is almost certain that they had already given the options but likely went over it again. They first had to determine the latest possible time to comply with the census under the Constitution. Likely said October.

3. Then they told Trump it would take at least that long or longer to complete the NY and MD cases to get them through the courts of appeals to SCOTUS and so they left thinking it was done. And the printing was left in place.

4. So Hannity or some other Kremlin source calls him and tells him he looks like a loser and he has to act. Actually, the time of Trump tweet means it might have been Putin on his FSB Bat Phone. But Trump tweets and then the judge sees it and after earlier letter from DOJ blows

5. his top. Now here is where @maddow needs to care a bit more for the future of the planet earth than one A Block.
I did a FOIA exactly 12 days after Trump was sworn-in to find out who held the job at DOJ that Jodi Hunt held. They told me very fast. I don't put people's names

6. Google Alerts but I've had Jodi Hunt on one for over two years. I won't say why. But I can only say he is a career DOJ employee. Over 20 years I think and he does not have to jump to Donald Trump. Sorry Racheal.

7. So now they are in Judge Hazel's courtroom, an Obama appointee, and he knows what's happening and knows Trump's fake reason for the census change was baloney and also knows that if he pins the attorney's down who are being forced to lie for Trump they won't be able to do it by

8. Friday. Vallery Senteno had it 100% right. And she confirmed there is no order. But @maddow asked a question about what could be done if Trump doesn't obey the court, would be a crisis? Yes. But as Vallery stated, that's not what is happing yet.

9. If Trump blows off the SCOTUS order at the end, they could cave or issue a writ of mandamus. We would then see if Roberts isare willing to defend Marbury v Madison that is the sole basis for their power of Judicial Review that is used to overturn things like Citizens United,

10. Heller and a whole list of things that would be shredded by Roberts not standing up to the #orangemenace. Everybody should chill. It's coming and Trump is freaking out. He wants you to freak out too. But now, more than ever, we all got to be a bunch of Little Fonzies.

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