Friend,
Tomorrow, the Senate takes its first step toward handing Trump control of the courts.
They’ll hold a hearing to consider a group of judicial nominees he’s put forward, and we already know the playbook. Trump doesn’t want independent judges – he wants collaborators. He wants people he can count on to carry out his agenda, no matter how extreme or unlawful. He’s not just trying to fill seats. He wants to install allies who will help him bulldoze the rule of law and silence the courts as a check on his power.
This is one way Trump plans to consolidate control – by stacking the judiciary with people who won’t stop him, no matter what he does.
That’s why we must speak out now. The Senate cannot allow Trump to turn the courts into Trump’s enablers.
Add your name before tomorrow’s hearing: demand the Senate reject every Trump nominee! >>
Confirming even one of these nominees would weaken the last line of defense against Trump’s abuses and open the door to even more extreme appointments ahead.
We cannot afford to let the courts fall into Trump’s hands. Not now. Not ever.
Thanks for taking action,
Zach, People For
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Friend,
Donald Trump has made it clear: he doesn’t want fair judges. He wants MAGA collaborators who will shield him from consequences and help him carry out his agenda unchecked.
He’s defied Supreme Court orders. Attacked judges who ruled against him. Used the Justice Department to punish his enemies. Now, he’s demanding the Senate confirm a wave of judicial nominees who would serve his interests – not the law.
Tell the Senate: Reject every Trump judicial nominee! >>
Trump has already nominated 11 judges, including two to powerful federal appeals courts. And more are coming. But we already know what kind of people he’s looking for.
Take Emil Bove, nominated to the Third Circuit. Bove is a former Trump defense lawyer now in a top DOJ post, where he’s led political purges of prosecutors and FBI agents who worked on January 6 cases. He even tried to dismiss a corruption case in exchange for political favors – a move so extreme that multiple senior DOJ officials resigned in response. [1]
Trump doesn’t want judges who interpret the law. He wants operatives who will help him bend or ignore it.
As People For’s senior legislative counsel Paul Gordon warned in a recent op-ed:
“As long as Trump continues to disregard the rule of law and threaten judges he believes are standing in the way of his authoritarian rule, the Senate should not be confirming any judicial nominees he puts forward.” [2]
He’s right. These aren’t just ordinary appointments – they are lifetime seats of power. And if the Senate confirms Trump’s picks, it won’t just tilt the courts. It will destroy one of the last remaining checks on his abuse of power.
We can’t let that happen.
Add your name now: Demand the Senate block every Trump nominee. >>
Thanks for speaking out,
People For the American Way
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Sources:
[1] "Trump Scheming to Place ‘Enforcer’ Emil Bove on U.S. Appeals Court" Right Wing Watch, 5/20/25
[2] "The Senate Shouldn’t Confirm a Single Trump Judge" OtherWords, 5/21/25
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