More than a dozen federal judges, nearly all appointed by Donald Trump, traveled to Israel to discuss the country’s legal system, military compliance with international law, and aftermath of the October attack by Hamas.
The four-day trip this month sponsored by the World Jewish Congress included Patrick Bumatay and Lawrence VanDyke of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, DC Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, and Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar, all Trump appointees. Two others nominated by Barack Obama and George W. Bush also made the trip.
Of the 14 who went, three are trial court judges, eight ...
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