In “For want of a shoelace” I tried to convey what I thought was the essence of the contempt hearing called by Judge Jeffrey Bryan in 28 habeas cases earlier this week. The courtrooom in St. Paul’s Warren Burger Federal Building was packed with lawyers and members of the press.
Julie Kelly combed through the hearing transcript. She adds some details and comments that I let ride. However, the song remains more or less the same. I thought readers might find her X thread of interest. It begins with her statement of the case.
Judge Bryan’s threat to hold (my friend) United States Attorney Daniel Rosen in contempt and have him carted off to prinson seems wildly beyond the beyond. What court order has he disobeyed? Referring to all the respondents and those required to attend the hearing, Dan repeatedly stated: “There is no contempt of court, there was no defiance, no disobedience.”
Here is Kelly’s thread. I tried to restrain myself. Kelly lets it rip. Please click through the posts embedded below to access her comments in full.
Judges are demanding that immigration/DOJ officials IMMEDIATELY return personal items such as “cash, cellphones, jewelry, driver’s licenses, work permits, passports, clothing, and other identification and immigration documents,” according to Judge Bryan.
Now keep in mind–many… pic.twitter.com/SPtH2sxlXa
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 6, 2026
Reading this back and forth between an unhinged Judge Bryan and the prosecutor reminds me of my longtime plea to Republicans: PUT CAMERAS IN ALL FEDERAL COURTROOMS.
At one point, Bryan warns he might throw Rosen (the US Atty) and one of his deputies IN JAIL for contempt of… pic.twitter.com/Z8LRwanhsd
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 6, 2026
Bryan then puts Tauria Rich from the St. Paul ICE field office on the stand. She is responsible for “Custody Management.” Bryan grills her then allows the attorneys representing the illegals to cross examine her about chain of custody rules for ICE. (Govt concedes items were lost… pic.twitter.com/ppSvc88TZA
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 6, 2026
I sent Kelly my post via X highlighting the shoelace. The habeas petitioner was concerned that ICE might scrape it for his DNA if it found the shoelace. Dan agreed with petitioner’s attorney that ICE would return the shoeleace without further ado if it was found — he could continue his life of crime without that concern weighing on him. Kelly attracted a comment that captured my characterization of the proceeding as an ordeal by humiliation.
The humiliation ritual is alive and well in the US Judiciary pic.twitter.com/ff3yU9TnxQ
— FLSunbumm (@FLSunbumm) March 7, 2026
To be continued.
