This was an incredible concession that Judge Howell extracted from Mizelle.
Howell says she finds the gov't's argument "chilling."
Mizelle says this is within the president's "sole authority" re: national security.
Williams & Connolly "could be next," Howell suggests.
Such an order could follow, Mizelle eventually agrees, w the caveat if there's a nat sec finding.
Mizelle says this is within the president's "sole authority" re: national security.
Williams & Connolly "could be next," Howell suggests.
Such an order could follow, Mizelle eventually agrees, w the caveat if there's a nat sec finding.
March 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This was an incredible concession that Judge Howell extracted from Mizelle.
Mizelle was disgraceful. Essentially gaslighting the court. Judge Howell was trying not to openly laugh at some of the assertions he was making.
She skillfully and effortlessly carved Mizelle up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
I think I’d like to start a Beryl Howell fan club.
She skillfully and effortlessly carved Mizelle up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
I think I’d like to start a Beryl Howell fan club.
Mizelle suggests Perkins Coie could be losing clients because Republicans won the White House, not because of the executive order THREATENING TO BAR PERKINS COIE FROM FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
March 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Mizelle was disgraceful. Essentially gaslighting the court. Judge Howell was trying not to openly laugh at some of the assertions he was making.
She skillfully and effortlessly carved Mizelle up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
I think I’d like to start a Beryl Howell fan club.
She skillfully and effortlessly carved Mizelle up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
I think I’d like to start a Beryl Howell fan club.
4 years ago, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle vacated Biden’s airplane mask mandate:
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Now, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle says vacating rules is likely unconstitutional:
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I wonder what changed!
Grab 1: Then
Grab 2: Now
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Now, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle says vacating rules is likely unconstitutional:
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I wonder what changed!
Grab 1: Then
Grab 2: Now
September 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
4 years ago, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle vacated Biden’s airplane mask mandate:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle says vacating rules is likely unconstitutional:
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I wonder what changed!
Grab 1: Then
Grab 2: Now
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Now, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle says vacating rules is likely unconstitutional:
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I wonder what changed!
Grab 1: Then
Grab 2: Now
Mizelle isn’t even working for DOJ anymore!
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Mizelle isn’t even working for DOJ anymore!
Chad Mizelle is such a chad.
DOJ took the unusual step of confirming that it had filed a misconduct complaint against a DC fed judge over her handling of recent hearings in litigation over Trump's effort to bar trans troops from serving. With Erik Larson: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ Accuses Judge of ‘Misconduct’ During Trans Military Ban Case
The federal judge in Washington overseeing a challenge to President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military was accused by the US Justice Department of misconduct for alleged ...
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February 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Chad Mizelle is such a chad.
Chad Mizelle is married to Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the Trump judge who unilaterally lifted the CDC’s mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation while Omicron was spreading like wildfire.
This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Chad Mizelle is married to Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the Trump judge who unilaterally lifted the CDC’s mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation while Omicron was spreading like wildfire.
Perkins Coie's lawyer says that Mizelle was not describing a Constitution he knows.
March 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Perkins Coie's lawyer says that Mizelle was not describing a Constitution he knows.
Judge Howell presses DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle on whether Williams & Connelly could be next with Trump's unreviewable power.
"Your answer would be yes?"
Mizelle answers that the president has "sole authority."
"Your answer would be yes?"
Mizelle answers that the president has "sole authority."
March 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Judge Howell presses DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle on whether Williams & Connelly could be next with Trump's unreviewable power.
"Your answer would be yes?"
Mizelle answers that the president has "sole authority."
"Your answer would be yes?"
Mizelle answers that the president has "sole authority."
Because I raised questions about any confusion of Chad Mizelle showing up in the Perkins Coie hearing yesterday, here's how that went down.
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Because I raised questions about any confusion of Chad Mizelle showing up in the Perkins Coie hearing yesterday, here's how that went down.
At #FedSoc, just-departed Bondi chief of staff and acting DOJ No. 3 Chad Mizelle urges Congress to step up campaign to impeach federal judges who've blocked Trump policies. Mizelle also rejects Roberts' stance that rulings can't be grounds for impeachment. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
At #FedSoc, just-departed Bondi chief of staff and acting DOJ No. 3 Chad Mizelle urges Congress to step up campaign to impeach federal judges who've blocked Trump policies. Mizelle also rejects Roberts' stance that rulings can't be grounds for impeachment. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Howell says she finds the gov't's argument "chilling."
Mizelle says this is within the president's "sole authority" re: national security.
Williams & Connolly "could be next," Howell suggests.
Such an order could follow, Mizelle eventually agrees, w the caveat if there's a nat sec finding.
Mizelle says this is within the president's "sole authority" re: national security.
Williams & Connolly "could be next," Howell suggests.
Such an order could follow, Mizelle eventually agrees, w the caveat if there's a nat sec finding.
March 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Howell says she finds the gov't's argument "chilling."
Mizelle says this is within the president's "sole authority" re: national security.
Williams & Connolly "could be next," Howell suggests.
Such an order could follow, Mizelle eventually agrees, w the caveat if there's a nat sec finding.
Mizelle says this is within the president's "sole authority" re: national security.
Williams & Connolly "could be next," Howell suggests.
Such an order could follow, Mizelle eventually agrees, w the caveat if there's a nat sec finding.
"The American Bar Association (ABA)'s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary [...] rated Mizelle "Not Qualified" to serve as a federal trial court judge, noting that "Since her admission to the bar Ms. Mizelle has not tried a case, civil or criminal, as lead or co-counsel."
October 1, 2024 at 11:35 PM
"The American Bar Association (ABA)'s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary [...] rated Mizelle "Not Qualified" to serve as a federal trial court judge, noting that "Since her admission to the bar Ms. Mizelle has not tried a case, civil or criminal, as lead or co-counsel."
Mizelle reiterates:
"That is the President's prerogative under the Constitution of the United States."
"That is the President's prerogative under the Constitution of the United States."
March 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Mizelle reiterates:
"That is the President's prerogative under the Constitution of the United States."
"That is the President's prerogative under the Constitution of the United States."
Bondi's former chief of staff Chad Mizelle: "Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent."
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:
April 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Bondi's former chief of staff Chad Mizelle: "Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent."
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:
Mizelle insists that this is all speculative, but Howell says, essentially, "Hold on."
Mizelle says there's a traceability because people pick lawyers for lots of reasons — i.e., the EO might not be the reason that Perkins Coie is losing any clients.
Mizelle says there's a traceability because people pick lawyers for lots of reasons — i.e., the EO might not be the reason that Perkins Coie is losing any clients.
March 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Mizelle insists that this is all speculative, but Howell says, essentially, "Hold on."
Mizelle says there's a traceability because people pick lawyers for lots of reasons — i.e., the EO might not be the reason that Perkins Coie is losing any clients.
Mizelle says there's a traceability because people pick lawyers for lots of reasons — i.e., the EO might not be the reason that Perkins Coie is losing any clients.
Reminder: It’s really not normal for a senior DOJ official to publicly confirm that DOJ is getting ready to indict someone!
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Reminder: It’s really not normal for a senior DOJ official to publicly confirm that DOJ is getting ready to indict someone!
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
The obvious reason, of course, is likely that even Chad Mizelle realizes these are big losers of dramatic unconstitutionality.
And yet!
And yet!
May 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The obvious reason, of course, is likely that even Chad Mizelle realizes these are big losers of dramatic unconstitutionality.
And yet!
And yet!
Shocking that Ensign — and not Mizelle or Blanche — signed his name to this. He’s all in.
DOJ goes to the D.C. Circuit, essentially saying Chief Judge Boasberg acted improperly by … asking questions about whether they followed a court order. This is wildly uncalled for and should be immediately rejected. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Shocking that Ensign — and not Mizelle or Blanche — signed his name to this. He’s all in.
And it sounds like Mizelle knows it.
April 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
And it sounds like Mizelle knows it.
Mizelle says "national security" provides sufficient basis for Section 1, 3, and 5 of the EO.
March 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Mizelle says "national security" provides sufficient basis for Section 1, 3, and 5 of the EO.
Howell: "How is this not all viewpoint-related purposes for this order?"
Mizelle goes to the Steele dossier.
Howell: "Let's not get into a debate on that."
Mizelle says the issue whether it's reasonable for the president to decide whether someone is "not trustworthy with our nation's secrets."
Mizelle goes to the Steele dossier.
Howell: "Let's not get into a debate on that."
Mizelle says the issue whether it's reasonable for the president to decide whether someone is "not trustworthy with our nation's secrets."
March 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Howell: "How is this not all viewpoint-related purposes for this order?"
Mizelle goes to the Steele dossier.
Howell: "Let's not get into a debate on that."
Mizelle says the issue whether it's reasonable for the president to decide whether someone is "not trustworthy with our nation's secrets."
Mizelle goes to the Steele dossier.
Howell: "Let's not get into a debate on that."
Mizelle says the issue whether it's reasonable for the president to decide whether someone is "not trustworthy with our nation's secrets."
Judges are Trump appointees Rao and Mizelle
November 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Judges are Trump appointees Rao and Mizelle
Mizelle suggests Perkins Coie could be losing clients because Republicans won the White House, not because of the executive order THREATENING TO BAR PERKINS COIE FROM FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
March 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Mizelle suggests Perkins Coie could be losing clients because Republicans won the White House, not because of the executive order THREATENING TO BAR PERKINS COIE FROM FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
The ABA rated U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a trial judge in Florida who is married to Chad Mizelle, Bondi's chief of staff, as "not qualified".
May 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The ABA rated U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a trial judge in Florida who is married to Chad Mizelle, Bondi's chief of staff, as "not qualified".