Third embarrassingly unqualified Trump judicial nominee drops out in shame

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

https://shareblue.com/matthew-petersen-is-third-embarrassingly-unqualified-trump-judicial-nominee-to-drop-out-in-shame/

 

Considering Donald Trump is the least qualified person to ever attain the presidency of the United States, perhaps it makes sense that he keeps nominating people for the courts who are equally ill-equipped for the job.

But that doesn’t make it any less embarrassing that a third nominee has now dropped out of the running in shame.

 

 

Matthew Petersen, Trump’s pick for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, withdrew his name from consideration Monday in the wake of a viral video showing just how little experience or knowledge he would bring to the bench.

Petersen currently serves on the Federal Election Commission and has never tried a case nor even argued a motion in court. And under questioning from senators during his nomination hearing last Wednesday, he fumbled and flailed his way from start to finish.

After confirming that he had vanishingly little experience anywhere near an actual courtroom, Petersen also acknowledged that he had not read the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — the standards that govern cases in the court to which he was nominated — since law school, and could not offer any substantive answer when asked about various elements of the law.

 

Aderson Francois, a professor at Georgetown Law, noted that “a second year law student” could have answered the questions better than Petersen.

And when Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who sits on the Judiciary Committee, tweeted a video of the painful exchanges, his commentary said it all.

Petersen was asked “basic questions of law & he can’t answer a single one. Hoo-boy,” Whitehouse wrote.

In his resignation letter to Trump, Petersen plaintively lamented that his void of knowledge and experience ended up being an issue.

“I had hoped that my nearly two decades of public service might carry more weight than my two worst minutes on television,” he wrote.

Petersen joins two other absurdly unqualified Trump nominees who have dropped out of consideration.

Brett Talley, whom Trump picked for the U.S. District Court in Alabama, withdrew his name after a host of controversial issues arose in the wake of his nomination. He failed to disclose that his wife is chief of staff to White House counsel Don McGahn, and his response to the Sandy Hook massacre was to bemoan America as a “society of pansies.”

Further, Talley has been unanimously declared “not qualified” by the American Bar Association, which ought to have tipped Trump off.

And Jeff Mateer, whom Trump had chosen for a district court post in Texas, is also no longer in the running after hateful comments he made about LGBTQ people emerged. Mateer referred to transgender children as “Satan’s plan,” and called same-sex marriage “disgusting” and potentially leading to bestiality or polygamy.

Even Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley thought Mateer and Talley were too unqualified and extreme to move forward.

Petersen is the third strike for Trump when it comes to choosing people for the bench who actually belong there. Unlike his own experience, perhaps Trump will learn that being manifestly unqualified for a job is not actually an asset.

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'the best people' 'the greatest'

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

4 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

'the best people' 'the greatest'

Seriously, how long has the Trump admin had to line up people for these roles? And the primary reason conservatives held their nose and voted for Trump? Judicial nominees. What a joke.

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7 minutes ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

Seriously, how long has the Trump admin had to line up people for these roles? And the primary reason conservatives held their nose and voted for Trump? Judicial nominees. What a joke.

these are great great people, the judiciary committee is simply partisan is all..

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

13 hours ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

https://shareblue.com/matthew-petersen-is-third-embarrassingly-unqualified-trump-judicial-nominee-to-drop-out-in-shame/

 

Considering Donald Trump is the least qualified person to ever attain the presidency of the United States, perhaps it makes sense that he keeps nominating people for the courts who are equally ill-equipped for the job.

But that doesn’t make it any less embarrassing that a third nominee has now dropped out of the running in shame.

 

 

Matthew Petersen, Trump’s pick for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, withdrew his name from consideration Monday in the wake of a viral video showing just how little experience or knowledge he would bring to the bench.

Petersen currently serves on the Federal Election Commission and has never tried a case nor even argued a motion in court. And under questioning from senators during his nomination hearing last Wednesday, he fumbled and flailed his way from start to finish.

After confirming that he had vanishingly little experience anywhere near an actual courtroom, Petersen also acknowledged that he had not read the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — the standards that govern cases in the court to which he was nominated — since law school, and could not offer any substantive answer when asked about various elements of the law.

 

Aderson Francois, a professor at Georgetown Law, noted that “a second year law student” could have answered the questions better than Petersen.

And when Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who sits on the Judiciary Committee, tweeted a video of the painful exchanges, his commentary said it all.

Petersen was asked “basic questions of law & he can’t answer a single one. Hoo-boy,” Whitehouse wrote.

In his resignation letter to Trump, Petersen plaintively lamented that his void of knowledge and experience ended up being an issue.

“I had hoped that my nearly two decades of public service might carry more weight than my two worst minutes on television,” he wrote.

Petersen joins two other absurdly unqualified Trump nominees who have dropped out of consideration.

Brett Talley, whom Trump picked for the U.S. District Court in Alabama, withdrew his name after a host of controversial issues arose in the wake of his nomination. He failed to disclose that his wife is chief of staff to White House counsel Don McGahn, and his response to the Sandy Hook massacre was to bemoan America as a “society of pansies.”

Further, Talley has been unanimously declared “not qualified” by the American Bar Association, which ought to have tipped Trump off.

And Jeff Mateer, whom Trump had chosen for a district court post in Texas, is also no longer in the running after hateful comments he made about LGBTQ people emerged. Mateer referred to transgender children as “Satan’s plan,” and called same-sex marriage “disgusting” and potentially leading to bestiality or polygamy.

Even Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley thought Mateer and Talley were too unqualified and extreme to move forward.

Petersen is the third strike for Trump when it comes to choosing people for the bench who actually belong there. Unlike his own experience, perhaps Trump will learn that being manifestly unqualified for a job is not actually an asset.

 

I agree he was not as qualified as someone with a few years on the job as a community agitator, who btw

 

President Obama's Top 10 Failed Nominees and Appointees (Sen. Jim DeMint)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/89613-president-obamas-top-10-failed-nominees-and-appointees-sen-demint

 

Below is the “Top 10” list of President Obama’s nominees and appointees who have resigned in disgrace.

1. Obama’s nominee to chair the National Intelligence Council, Chas Freeman, withdrew over questions about payments from the Saudi Arabian government, business ties to the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp., and negative statements he made about U.S. support for Israel. After he resigned he issued a combative public statement blaming the “Israel lobby” for “character assassination.” 



2. White House “Green Jobs” czar Van Jones resigned after he it was discovered he signed a statement in support of a 9/11 “Truther” group. 



3. Former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) withdrew his nomination to become Health and Human Services Secretary after it was discovered he failed to properly pay his taxes. 



4. Nancy Killefer, Obama’s nominee to serve as the government’s chief performance officer, withdrew due to tax problems. 



5. Governor Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) withdrew his nomination to become Commerce Secretary because of an ongoing investigation into whether he doled out government contracts in exchange for campaign money. 



6. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers resigned after posing for photos at a White House dinner that a couple crashed through security to attend. 



7. Jonathan Z. Cannon, nominated to serve as deputy director at the Environmental Protection Administration, withdrew over questions about a defunct non-profit, America’s Clean Water Foundation, where he served as a board member. In 2007, EPA auditors accused the non-profit of mismanaging $25 million in taxpayer funding. 

8. Jide Zeitlin, Obama’s nominee to serve as U.S ambassador to the United Nations for management and reform withdrew his name while being accused of identify fraud and improper business practices. 



9. Erroll Southers, Obama’s nominee to serve as director of the Travel Security Administration, withdrew after refusing to answer questions about collective bargaining and false testimony he presented to Congress. 



10. Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding, Obama’s second nominee to service as director of the Travel Security Administration, withdrew his name after it was discovered he received “service disabled veteran” status for sleep apnea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

 

I agree he was not as qualified as someone with a few years on the job as a community agitator, who btw

 

President Obama's Top 10 Failed Nominees and Appointees (Sen. Jim DeMint)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/89613-president-obamas-top-10-failed-nominees-and-appointees-sen-demint

 

Below is the “Top 10” list of President Obama’s nominees and appointees who have resigned in disgrace.

1. Obama’s nominee to chair the National Intelligence Council, Chas Freeman, withdrew over questions about payments from the Saudi Arabian government, business ties to the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp., and negative statements he made about U.S. support for Israel. After he resigned he issued a combative public statement blaming the “Israel lobby” for “character assassination.” 



2. White House “Green Jobs” czar Van Jones resigned after he it was discovered he signed a statement in support of a 9/11 “Truther” group. 



3. Former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) withdrew his nomination to become Health and Human Services Secretary after it was discovered he failed to properly pay his taxes. 



4. Nancy Killefer, Obama’s nominee to serve as the government’s chief performance officer, withdrew due to tax problems. 



5. Governor Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) withdrew his nomination to become Commerce Secretary because of an ongoing investigation into whether he doled out government contracts in exchange for campaign money. 



6. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers resigned after posing for photos at a White House dinner that a couple crashed through security to attend. 



7. Jonathan Z. Cannon, nominated to serve as deputy director at the Environmental Protection Administration, withdrew over questions about a defunct non-profit, America’s Clean Water Foundation, where he served as a board member. In 2007, EPA auditors accused the non-profit of mismanaging $25 million in taxpayer funding. 

8. Jide Zeitlin, Obama’s nominee to serve as U.S ambassador to the United Nations for management and reform withdrew his name while being accused of identify fraud and improper business practices. 



9. Erroll Southers, Obama’s nominee to serve as director of the Travel Security Administration, withdrew after refusing to answer questions about collective bargaining and false testimony he presented to Congress. 



10. Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding, Obama’s second nominee to service as director of the Travel Security Administration, withdrew his name after it was discovered he received “service disabled veteran” status for sleep apnea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh my, the irony in all but one. that hasn't changed..

[Dashinka 24,793]

5 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

 

I agree he was not as qualified as someone with a few years on the job as a community agitator, who btw

 

President Obama's Top 10 Failed Nominees and Appointees (Sen. Jim DeMint)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/89613-president-obamas-top-10-failed-nominees-and-appointees-sen-demint

 

Below is the “Top 10” list of President Obama’s nominees and appointees who have resigned in disgrace.

1. Obama’s nominee to chair the National Intelligence Council, Chas Freeman, withdrew over questions about payments from the Saudi Arabian government, business ties to the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp., and negative statements he made about U.S. support for Israel. After he resigned he issued a combative public statement blaming the “Israel lobby” for “character assassination.” 



2. White House “Green Jobs” czar Van Jones resigned after he it was discovered he signed a statement in support of a 9/11 “Truther” group. 



3. Former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) withdrew his nomination to become Health and Human Services Secretary after it was discovered he failed to properly pay his taxes. 



4. Nancy Killefer, Obama’s nominee to serve as the government’s chief performance officer, withdrew due to tax problems. 



5. Governor Bill Richardson (D-New Mexico) withdrew his nomination to become Commerce Secretary because of an ongoing investigation into whether he doled out government contracts in exchange for campaign money. 



6. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers resigned after posing for photos at a White House dinner that a couple crashed through security to attend. 



7. Jonathan Z. Cannon, nominated to serve as deputy director at the Environmental Protection Administration, withdrew over questions about a defunct non-profit, America’s Clean Water Foundation, where he served as a board member. In 2007, EPA auditors accused the non-profit of mismanaging $25 million in taxpayer funding. 

8. Jide Zeitlin, Obama’s nominee to serve as U.S ambassador to the United Nations for management and reform withdrew his name while being accused of identify fraud and improper business practices. 



9. Erroll Southers, Obama’s nominee to serve as director of the Travel Security Administration, withdrew after refusing to answer questions about collective bargaining and false testimony he presented to Congress. 



10. Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding, Obama’s second nominee to service as director of the Travel Security Administration, withdrew his name after it was discovered he received “service disabled veteran” status for sleep apnea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But but but Trump!

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

3 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

But but but Trump!

and that was just the top ten.. But dont look at that this thread is about Trump having 3

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

and that was just the top ten.. But dont look at that this thread is about Trump having 3

nothing about being "embarrassingly unqualified" in any of obama's top ten..also obama isn't president anymore. remember the good old days when someone would say 'but bush' and immediately get shut down? history repeats etc..

[Boiler 46,107]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

nothing about being "embarrassingly unqualified" in any of obama's top ten..also obama isn't president anymore. remember the good old days when someone would say 'but bush' and immediately get shut down? history repeats etc..

Where have you been, did you get your Joe this morning?

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Just now, Boiler said:

Where have you been, did you get your Joe this morning?

i've been lurking. of course #mikamovies

[Dashinka 24,793]

33 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

nothing about being "embarrassingly unqualified" in any of obama's top ten..also obama isn't president anymore. remember the good old days when someone would say 'but bush' and immediately get shut down? history repeats etc..

How can someone be “embarrassingly unqualified” when there are no constitutional requirements for federal judges?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

38 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

and that was just the top ten.. But dont look at that this thread is about Trump having 3

This was just three in one go, haven't we had more than a few people leave the White House in discgrace?

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Just now, Il Mango Dulce said:

This was just three in one go, haven't we had more than a few people leave the White House in discgrace?

see above, there are no standards - everyone is qualified and exceedingly so. only exception is ties to the obama administration. no go - deal breaker.

[Dashinka 24,793]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

see above, there are no standards - everyone is qualified and exceedingly so. only exception is ties to the obama administration. no go - deal breaker.

Not sure I said exceedingly qualified, but I suppose you can read what you wish.