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SouthernCal_Dem

(967 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:28 PM Feb 3

Trump DOJ Lawyer Begs Judge To Throw Her in Jail So She Can Get Some Sleep...."This Job Sucks!"

‘This Job Sucks!’ Trump DOJ Lawyer Melts Down in Court — Reportedly Begs Minneapolis Judge to Throw Her in Jail Just So She Can Get Some Sleep

Ahmad Austin Jr.
Feb 3rd, 2026


A Justice Department lawyer seemed fed up with her line of work when she had meltdown during a court hearing about ICE’s conduct.

On Tuesday, DOJ attorney Julie Le took part in a federal hearing about ICE’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota. At one point during the session, Judge Jerry Blackwell pressed Le on the agency repeatedly ignoring court orders. In response, Le appeared to have a sudden stream of consciousness — according to an account from local Fox 9 reporter Paul Blume, who detailed the bizarre moment:

“SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, ‘The system sucks, this job sucks’ to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep.”

In a follow-up tweet, Blume added that Blackwell had called the hearing because “he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days.” Then, Blume said, Le admitted that the government’s lawyer “just cannot keep up.”

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/this-job-sucks-trump-doj-lawyer-melts-down-in-court-reportedly-begs-minneapolis-judge-to-throw-her-in-jail-just-so-she-can-get-some-sleep/
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Trump DOJ Lawyer Begs Judge To Throw Her in Jail So She Can Get Some Sleep...."This Job Sucks!" (Original Post) SouthernCal_Dem Feb 3 OP
Good. Wear them down! Judge, make her submit a personally written response to all interrogatories. No AI, no para dutch777 Feb 3 #1
She could quit. greatauntoftriplets Feb 3 #2
Ding ding malaise Feb 3 #5
So easy for her to get out of a bad job situation. greatauntoftriplets Feb 3 #7
It must indeed suck to defend the indefensible stumpysbear Feb 3 #3
Russel Vought, architect of Project 2025, said he wants feds to be "traumatized" every day they go to work. Midnight Writer Feb 3 #4
i thought this was Borowitz or the Onion. barbtries Feb 3 #6

dutch777

(4,980 posts)
1. Good. Wear them down! Judge, make her submit a personally written response to all interrogatories. No AI, no para
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:37 PM
Feb 3

And rule the first one illegible and incomplete and make her do it all again.

Midnight Writer

(25,213 posts)
4. Russel Vought, architect of Project 2025, said he wants feds to be "traumatized" every day they go to work.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:49 PM
Feb 3

Sounds like the Project is well underway.

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