In a Ruling Against Trump, Judge Quotes "Ministry of Truth" from George Orwell's 1984
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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🗓️ 19 February 2026
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Summary
You might recall that, just a few weeks ago, the Trump administration tore down an exhibit in Philadelphia - a public exhibit that documented American history, including an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington at his former home in Philadelphia.
On Presidents' Day, Judge Cynthia Rufe, (who, incidentally, was appointed to the bench by another George - George W. Bush) - quoted George Orwell's "1984" in her opinion. She ruled that the Trump administration likely violated the law and she ordered them to restore the slavery exhibit.
It seems the federal judiciary will not allow Trump and his flunkies to violated the law in their efforts to whitewash American history and try to bury evidence of America's original sin - slavery.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner. |
| 0:15.6 | A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must replace a historical slavery exhibit that it took |
| 0:22.0 | down weeks ago. Glenn has the details next on Justice Matters. Here's what you've been missing |
| 0:29.5 | on the Stephanie Miller Happy Hour podcast. This is the Putin playbook. I'm not saying that's wrong. |
| 0:35.9 | Lie. Back it up with another lie. Look at the Obama ape video. |
| 0:39.3 | He's like, you know, the 16 different explanations, right? Like, oh, I was a staffer. Oh, no, I told the staffer to do it. No, I'm not going to apologize. I mean, you know, I'm going to take it down. No, I'm not going to take it. It's just, it's insane, right? |
| 0:51.7 | And everyone knows there's no staffer that posted from your personal account in the middle of the night, right? |
| 0:57.3 | It's such, right? And everyone knows there's no staffer that posted from your personal account in the middle of the night, right? It's such a whiner. Just, again, whining point USA. It's all they do. And again, it's Putin's just lie. Hold on, I'm calling Putin for advice. Lie. Keep on lying. Just keep lying. Why are you calling me for? I tell you. |
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| 1:16.2 | Subscribe to the Stephanie Miller Happy Hour podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stephanie Miller.com, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Hey all. |
| 1:33.4 | Glenn Kirshner here. |
| 1:35.4 | So friends, apparently Donald Trump thinks he can whitewash American history. |
| 1:42.0 | He thinks he can use the power of the federal government to deceive the people, |
| 1:47.0 | to somehow completely erase the sin and the stain of slavery. He thinks he can just tear down |
| 1:55.9 | public exhibits that document American history, and apparently he believes the people will just |
| 2:02.9 | forget or they will be fooled, they will be deceived. Well, a federal judge just ruled that, |
| 2:10.0 | no, Donald Trump can't just tear down public exhibits that document American history that document the sin of slavery. |
| 2:23.3 | This from the Hill. Judge invokes George Orwell's 1984 in ordering restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibit. |
| 2:33.3 | And that article begins, A federal judge ordered the |
| 2:37.6 | National Park Service to restore exhibits about slaves who lived at the nation's one-time executive |
| 2:45.2 | mansion in Philadelphia, agreeing with the city that the Trump administration likely unlawfully removed the displays. |
| 2:55.6 | U.S. District Judge Cynthia Roof invoked the dystopian novel, 1984, |
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