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Trump DOJ Makes SHOCK MOVE in Court DEFENDING WHAT?!?!

2026-06-24 Entertainment
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Between late 2025 and early 2026, xAI installed 59 natural gas turbines without permits at a site in Southaven, Mississippi, next to a predominantly Black neighborhood and near homes, schools, and churches. The turbines power xAI's $20 billion Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, which the Trump administration has declared critical to national security. Capable of emitting large amounts of smog-forming pollutants and carcinogens, the turbines were installed without permits or any environmental review. After the NAACP filed a Clean Air Act lawsuit, represented by Earthjustice and the Southern Environmental Law Center, the Trump DOJ intervened on xAI's behalf, arguing that the government's decision not to enforce the law prevents citizens from enforcing it as well. Environmental groups warn the argument could effectively nullify a key Clean Air Act provision and set a precedent allowing presidents to shield corporations from environmental laws simply by choosing not to enforce them. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@bettymontgomery2400 2026-06-24

It's time to enforce laws requiring environmental safety,regardless of the money behind these big business investors!!

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@fsu4031 2026-06-24

Their track record shows who they really are.

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@KareemSpellman 2026-06-24

Wtf. The lack of basic decency and blatant greed is DISGUSTIN

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@LMABelanger 2026-06-24

Everything these creeps do is illegal. And yet, whose going to stop them? 🇨🇦🇨🇦

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@sunnygee5521 2026-06-24

Justice is no where to be found

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@jeanettedavis8234 2026-06-24

EM should pay an extremely high penalty!!! Go to a higher court. Call your Congressmen!!!

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@kvbcarter4168 2026-06-24

Corruption at its core! They won’t be happy until they destroy the world 🌎 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤬🤬🤬🤬

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@cynthiarowley719 2026-06-24

Labels like national security are now meaningless. We need a lisence to pick up litter!!!!

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@lewisthelog3749 2026-06-24

Sue sue sue!

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@libratiger4 2026-06-24

Meanwhile, the SCOTUS 6 just ruled that corporations can harm others and not be held accountable for their actions that harms others!!!

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