Shouldn’t one of the reasons have been “we don’t have any power over the New York State Courts in this regard”

There is also a presumption of minimum good faith on the part of attorneys, but bottomless money erodes that too.

American legal procedure (criminal and civil) is premised on the notion that one or both litigants are resource constrained. So whenever two sides with essentially endless money are pitched against one another, American legal process tends to throw up its hands.

Wait till you hear what the justice system does to people who aren’t wealthy and don’t have wealthy donors!

I am wondering if there was a problem with them getting security clearances? I don’t mean that in a sinister or conspiratorial way, just people get turned down for all kinds of reasons (including debt).