"Excoriates" is a new one. Finally break out the thesaurus there, journos?

But also, are you telling me that they aren't already under oath when in the courtroom?

excoriate /ĭk-skôr′ē-āt″/ transitive verb

• To censure strongly; denounce.
• To criticize (something) harshly.
• To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).

Don't think we're lucky enough for it to be #3.

U.S. District Court Judge Christine O’Hearn issued an order earlier this month that says statements from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey could only be trusted if given under oath. Quraishi quoted from that order in his Thursday opinion.

“Sadly, the well-deserved credibility once attached to that distinguished Office is now a presumption that ‘has been undeniably eroded,’ he wrote.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't a betting site dedicated to judges actually following through on their threats.

Federal prosecutors:

This is intentional. "The government" is testing the limits to which the law will hold them.

"The government’s continued reliance on the statute, violations of dozens of court orders, and its repeated transfers of immigration detainees in violation of those orders had also harmed credibility of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he said."

EXCORIATES? Wow! THAT will Show them!