Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attacks on the federal judge presiding over civil fraud lawsuits against Trump University, amid criticism from legal observers who say the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s comments are an unusual affront on an independent judiciary.
In an interview, Mr. Trump said U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel had “an absolute conflict” in presiding over the litigation given that he was “of Mexican heritage” and a member of a Latino lawyers’ association. Mr. Trump said the background of the judge, who was born in Indiana to Mexican immigrants, was relevant because of his campaign stance against illegal immigration and his pledge to seal the southern U.S. border. “I’m building a wall. It’s an inherent conflict of interest,” Mr. Trump said.Please proceed, Rump.
UPDATE: Freshly- minted Rump supporter Rep. Paul "Lyin'" Ryan begins his tap dance:
Trump comments on Judge Curiel "out of left field .. i completely disagree w/the thinking behind that." - Paul Ryan on radio just now— Jon Ward (@jonward11) June 3, 2016
Actually, more like "right field."
Prescient:
UPDATE II: Rump has now tripled down on his racist attack; he's out of control. Sad!Paul Ryan was clearly waiting for the critical "call a federal judge an untrustworthy Mexican" threshold for unity— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) June 2, 2016
