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Something very noteworthy happened last friday. A conservative federal judge with a lifetime appointment from Reagan resigned in protest against the growing illegitimacy of Trump's presidency.

Recently retired Federal Judge Mark L Wolf penned an alarming resignation letter which was published in The Atlantic.

Over the weekend Judge Wolf spoke on TV about why he, a Federal Judge, felt the need to alert the American people to Trump's abuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMJM9ozAsPg

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz · 3 months ago

Judge Wolf's resignation letter wastes no time, he opens by describing Trump as defying the rule of law.

Wolf's lengthy resignation letter details his career, rising to become both a Federal Prosecutor and a Federal Judge. Throughout his career he notes countless moments where he won or ruled in corruption cases.

His breadth of experience really lends credence to his resignation letter.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/federal-judge-resignation-trump/684845/

https://web.archive.org/web/20251113002615/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/federal-judge-resignation-trump/684845/

https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/wolf.htm

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In 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed me as a federal judge. I was 38 years old. At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life. However, I resigned Friday, relinquishing that lifetime appointment and giving up the opportunity for public service that I have loved.

My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment. This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more than 50 years in the Department of Justice and on the bench. The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable. — In 1985, President Ronald Reagan appointed me as a federal judge. I was 38 years old. At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life. However, I resigned Friday, relinquishing that lifetime appointment and giving up the opportunity for public service that I have loved. My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment. This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more than 50 years in the Department of Justice and on the bench. The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.

With Levi as my model, in 1981 I became the deputy United States attorney and chief federal prosecutor of public corruption in Massachusetts. In about four years, my assistants and I won more than 40 consecutive corruption cases. Many convictions were of defendants close to the powerful mayor of Boston at the time. As a result, I received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and was appointed a federal judge.

Some of the cases over which I presided as judge involved corruption and were highly publicized. Most notable was the prosecution of the notorious Boston mobsters James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi. Both, it turned out, were also FBI informants. Agents in the bureau, I discovered, were involved in crimes and egregious misconduct, including murders committed by Bulger and Flemmi. I wrote a 661-page decision detailing my findings. This led to orders that the government pay more than $100 million to the families of people murdered by informants whom the FBI had improperly protected. Their FBI handler was convicted twice and sentenced to serve a total of 50 years in prison. — With Levi as my model, in 1981 I became the deputy United States attorney and chief federal prosecutor of public corruption in Massachusetts. In about four years, my assistants and I won more than 40 consecutive corruption cases. Many convictions were of defendants close to the powerful mayor of Boston at the time. As a result, I received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and was appointed a federal judge. Some of the cases over which I presided as judge involved corruption and were highly publicized. Most notable was the prosecution of the notorious Boston mobsters James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi. Both, it turned out, were also FBI informants. Agents in the bureau, I discovered, were involved in crimes and egregious misconduct, including murders committed by Bulger and Flemmi. I wrote a 661-page decision detailing my findings. This led to orders that the government pay more than $100 million to the families of people murdered by informants whom the FBI had improperly protected. Their FBI handler was convicted twice and sentenced to serve a total of 50 years in prison.

Judge Mark L. Wolf | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz replied · 3 months ago

The more I dig into Judge Mark Wolf's judicial record, the more I see a judge who has a consistent record of calling out unconstitutional conduct from politicians, cops and every type of bureaucrat in between.

While I don't place much faith in the American Judicial system, we should all be very alarmed to see judge's like this stepping down in loud protest while saying he doesn't feel safe going to work anymore.

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nullagent

@nullagent@partyon.xyz · 3 months ago

Something very noteworthy happened last friday. A conservative federal judge with a lifetime appointment from Reagan resigned in protest against the growing illegitimacy of Trump's presidency.

Recently retired Federal Judge Mark L Wolf penned an alarming resignation letter which was published in The Atlantic.

Over the weekend Judge Wolf spoke on TV about why he, a Federal Judge, felt the need to alert the American people to Trump's abuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMJM9ozAsPg

#MarkWolf #USPol #Trump #PBS