Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), in an apparent attempt to curry favor with former President Donald Trump, has filed a formal complaint against U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell.
In her complaint, Stefanik describes Howell as a "D.C. Obama judge" and accuses her of saying that electing Trump as president could lead to fascism, despite the fact that Trump has openly mused in public appearances about being a "dictator" for at least a day.
Stefanik also complained that Howell signed off on a search warrant to retrieve top-secret government documents that Trump had stashed at his Mar-a-Lago resort, which she complained led to his "unprecedented and highly controversial indictment."
In fact, Trump was indicted because he was keeping top-secret documents, including intelligence related to nuclear weapons programs, at his resort and because he allegedly refused to comply with a lawful subpoena for their return.
ALSO READ: Florida judge’s son is a neo-Nazi patron: data leak
Stefanik also attacked Howell for receiving praise from former Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
"It’s particularly shocking to hear the former Attorney General of the United States praise a sitting federal judge for her handling of the grand-jury proceedings on pending federal criminal charges against a defendant (President Trump), the pending criminal cases against his January 6 supporters, and even make the legal conclusion that an 'insurrection' occurred on January 6 -- despite the fact even the over-the-top Biden Special Counsel Jack Smith never brought such charges against any January 6 defendant," she argued.