Donald Trump's decision to use his Truth Social account to launch a war on the Federalist Society after all they have done for him by helping to pack the courts with hardcore right-wing judges has more than a few conservatives wondering what he could be thinking.
According to a report from Politico's Hailey Fuchs and Daniel Barnes, Trump's broadside –– which Politico's Josh Gerstein called "incomprehensible" –– has, to the surprise of no one, led the president's MAGA fans to join his jihad against the venerable conservative organization.
According to the Politico report, "Now conflict is openly breaking out among the constellation of conservative judicial leaders that used to operate alongside one another."
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According to Fuchs and Barnes, conservative gadfly and failed House candidate Laura Loomer has jumped into the fray by writing on X, " No more letting the Federalist Society recommend judges. Look at SCOTUS. Obviously the Federalist Society and Leonard Leo did a terrible job recommending judges. Why are Republicans using lawfare to obstruct President Trump’s agenda? Avoid aligning with the Federalist Society or Leonard Leo. Just another example of a vetting crisis. Too many rich people who hate President Trump have been allowed to have access to him over the years. They abuse that access to harm him. No more!"
According to one Federalist Society member, this is not a path the president should have chosen, particularly by going public with his dismay.
John Vecchione, senior litigation counsel at New Civil Liberties Alliance complained, "There’s a lot of people who voted for this president and followed him because they felt they could finally have judges who would read words and not make up what those words meant. And those people are on his side all this time, and they are often a useful resource, and why chase them away? Makes no sense to me.”
The report adds, "For Trump’s allies, the Federalist Society now represents the old guard that 'hide[s] behind a philosophy' instead of supporting the Republican cause, said one conservative consultant, who was granted anonymity in order to speak freely about dynamics in the Republican legal world. They want more people like Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and fewer people like Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the person said."
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