{"id":4180,"date":"2026-07-24T19:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:40:52","slug":"trump-goon-has-nomination-pulled-after-he-insulted-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4180","title":{"rendered":"Trump Goon Has Nomination Pulled After He Insulted the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump has quietly killed off his own Justice Department pick\u2014three weeks after it emerged he\u2019d called the president a \u201cclown\u201d. Kosta Ligris, a tech entrepreneur and former real estate lawyer, was nominated by Trump to run the DOJ office that funds state, local and tribal police. The Senate Judiciary Committee then unearthed more than 300 archived posts from an X account appearing to be his, as Courthouse News Service reported, which mocked judges, cops and lawmakers from both parties. Senators read them aloud at his June 24 confirmation hearing. Rhode Island\u2019s Sheldon Whitehouse noted that Ligris had once dismissed Trump, 80, and Kamala Harris as \u201ctwo clowns.\u201d He had also gone after the police he would have funded, writing in a 2024 reply to dashcam footage: \u201ctypical cop \u2026 dumb as dirt.\u201d Ligris said he wiped his posts every 90 days for cybersecurity reasons. Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin pressed him on it. \u201cThat\u2019s it?\u201d Durbin said. Trump signed the withdrawal letter on July 14, the Daily Beast\u2019s investigative Substack PunchUp reports. The Senate logged it that day. PunchUp contacted Ligris, the White House, and the DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4176\">Kentucky Republicans Called Out for 40-Day McConnell Silence<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i>Tom Latchem exposes the secrets, scandals, and stories that powerful people and institutions want to keep under wraps. Follow all of his reporting at <\/i><i>PunchUp on Substack<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4174\">Measles Cases Hit Ominous New High<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has quietly killed off his own Justice Department pick\u2014three weeks after it emerged he\u2019d called the president a \u201cclown\u201d. Kosta Ligris, a tech entrepreneur and former real estate lawyer, was nominated by Trump to run the DOJ office that funds state, local and tribal police. 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