Federal Judge Threatening Trump Admin With Criminal Charges Over Spending Freeze Used To Be A Major Dem Donor
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
The federal judge who suggested Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt over the spending freeze on Monday is a Democrat donor. John J. McConnell, Jr., chief judge of the U.S. district court in Rhode…
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