If there’s one thing Nevada’s Attorney General Aaron Ford has mastered, it’s turning legal action into an art form—or at least a competitive sport.
Ford threw the legal gauntlet against then-President Donald Trump 33 times in his first two years. Thirty-three. That’s more battles than Nevada ghost towns, which is saying something.
While Trump was busy pitching border walls like they were limited-time offers on late-night infomercials, Ford was sharpening his lawyerly claws and making it his mission to clog federal courts with lawsuits with a higher word count than Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
Fast-forward to now, as Ford is gearing up for his next act: duking it out with a conservative Supreme Court while simultaneously moonlighting as a moral authority. He’s one of just two Democratic attorneys general working alongside Republican governors, which must make his office feel like Thanksgiving dinner where half the family insists on carving the turkey with a chainsaw.
But Ford is nothing if not bold. He’s willing to “collaborate” with Trump’s administration on issues like trafficking, though he’d probably still take the opportunity to staple a subpoena to Trump’s toupee for old time’s sake. “He has a penchant for violating the law,” Ford said of Trump, proving once again that the pot does love calling the kettle black.
Ford’s legal philosophy is simple: sue first, ask questions later.
Alongside his fellow Democratic attorneys general, he’s already gearing up for a potential Trump comeback as though the man were the political equivalent of Freddy Krueger—just with worse hair. The team’s current focus is on hot-button issues like abortion rights, immigration, and environmental regulations, so if Trump so much as jaywalks, you can bet Ford will have the paperwork ready before the ink dries on the sidewalk.
Take DACA, for example. Ford recently joined a motion to defend a Biden administration rule protecting Dreamers. Ford’s approach is straightforward: if you’re not dreaming Ford’s way, you’re probably getting a cease-and-desist letter in the mail.
In the end, Ford is less a defender of justice and more like that one neighbor who calls the HOA about your fence being an inch too high. Sure, he’s technically following the rules, but you can’t shake the feeling he’s just in it for the power trip.
Whether he’s suing Trump for his tweets, challenging the Supreme Court for existing, or crusading against policies that offend sensibilities, Ford is on a mission. And if that mission involves seeing his name in the headlines more often than the Nevada sun rises, that’s just a happy coincidence.
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