The McConnell File https://johnmcconnelljr.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Chief Judge John James McConnell Jr. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. H.Res. 241 is not a conviction. en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 The Senate Confirmed Him 50–44. That Vote Is Not a Lifetime Shield. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/senate-confirmation.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/senate-confirmation.html Wed, 04 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600 John J. McConnell Jr. confirmed 50–44 to D.R.I. PN32, 112th Congress. Commission May 6, 2011. December 1, 2019: He Became Chief Judge of Rhode Island. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/chief-judge.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/chief-judge.html Sun, 01 Dec 2019 12:00:00 -0700 Clerk notice: chief judge as of December 1, 2019, succeeding William E. Smith. The Resolution Quotes His January 2021 Comments. Those Words Are Its Exhibit. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/jan-2021-comments.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/jan-2021-comments.html Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0700 H.Res. 241 quotes January 2021 remarks. Quoted only from the resolution. Labeled as its claim. January 31, 2025: He Enjoined the Categorical Funding Freeze. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/freeze-tro.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/freeze-tro.html Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0700 No. 1:25-cv-39 TRO on the OMB funding freeze. Separate from H.Res. 241. February 10, 2025: He Ordered the Freeze Unwound. Immediately. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/freeze-enforce.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/freeze-enforce.html Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0700 Enforcement order: immediately restore frozen funding. March 6, 2025: He Converted the TRO Into a Preliminary Injunction. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/freeze-pi.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/freeze-pi.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0700 PI granted, ECF 67. Stay pending appeal denied. H.Res. 241 Filed Articles of Impeachment. Filing Is Not Removal. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/impeachment-articles.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/impeachment-articles.html Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 H.Res. 241 introduced March 24, 2025. A filing is not a conviction. Article I: The Resolution Alleges Abuse of Power. That Is Its Claim. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/article-i.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/article-i.html Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Resolution claims on donations, Planned Parenthood, January 2021 comments. Article II: The Resolution Alleges a Crossroads Conflict. Recusal Is Its Claim. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/article-ii.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/article-ii.html Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Resolution claims on Crossroads board and 28 U.S.C. § 455 recusal. March 26, 2025: The First Circuit Refused to Stay His Injunction. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/first-circuit.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/first-circuit.html Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 No. 25-1236: stay pending appeal denied. America First Legal Filed a Misconduct Complaint. A Complaint Is Not a Finding. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/afl-complaint.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/afl-complaint.html Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0600 AFL complaint reported May 2025. Allegation, not a finding. Steube Filed a Later Impeachment Resolution. That Is a Second Paper. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/steube-impeachment.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/steube-impeachment.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Steube office announcement of a later impeachment resolution. Not H.Res. 241. The Columns Called Him an Activist. That Label Is Commentary. https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/commentary-file.html https://johnmcconnelljr.com/posts/commentary-file.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Always-check outlets labeled. Not findings.