joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Now it's not totally unusual for a district court nom to have an FEC giving history...after all, many (unfortunately) come from the corporate legal world, where money in politics is all too normal. But the reality on nom Michael Martin is clear: he's loyal to Trump first. 5/5 010
joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026And when @blumenthal.senate.gov grilled Martin about the 2020 election, Martin wouldn't say who won the popular vote, refusing to contradict Trump with weird legalize about how "by law" Joe Biden won in 2020. @slotkin.senate.gov and @peters.senate.gov wanted us to think Martin was different. 4/ 110
joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Turns out, Michael Martin isn't some bipartisan, neutral legal advocate. And Trump already had proof that he'd be loyal. Why? Michael Martin donated to Trump's 2024 campaign...twice. 100
joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Seems @slotkin.senate.gov got duped by a Trump nom. As the first D to "blue slip" a home-state Trump judge this term, Slotkin said Michael Martin is independent, unlike noms that pledged loyalty to Trump by denying 2020 and J6. Seems no one checked fec.gov... 1/ 100
joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This is exactly correct - the loyalty requirement Trump mandates for his judges is both fundamentally unprecedented and deeply destabilizing for our democracy and economy. 010
joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We must be ready. Trump's Court grab is coming. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...nytimes.comLiberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks 000
joshorton.bsky.social @joshorton.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I think that's exactly true for everything they're doing. And it's going to take a long time for people to internalize it. 000