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yannyu ◴[] No.45252221[source]
In addition to everything that is terrifying about Kilmar Ábrego García's case, we have the VP and President of this country making clearly biased remarks on an active criminal case against a resident of the United States who is married to a US citizen. Is there a more clear case of violation of due process and civil rights?
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nickff ◴[] No.45252596[source]
>" the VP and President of this country making clearly biased remarks on an active criminal case against a resident of the United States"

I am sorry to break it to you, but this happens all the time, and is not a violation of due process. You can find examples of many Presidents declaring opinions on the guilt or innocence of a variety of people before their trials. [1] It makes sense that this is allowed, as the Justice Department is a part of the Executive Branch, so all prosecutions are done with the tacit or explicit approval of the President. It would be more problematic if the judges in the case expressed views on guilt or innocence before hearing the case.

[1] https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/04/25/obama-decla...

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1. voxic11 ◴[] No.45252667[source]
Well aren't military judges part of the executive branch and members of the armed forces? So the president is in their chain of command which makes those remarks by Obama especially egregious.
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2. nickff ◴[] No.45252713[source]
I think you're right, but the military has different rules about due process, which you may not find convincing. A good example of the difference is the Captain's Mast.
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3. voxic11 ◴[] No.45252747[source]
Read up on the concept of unlawful command influence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_command_influence