Ex-White House staffer impersonated judge assigned to his criminal case: report

A former Biden administration White House staffer who has been charged with impersonating a local man to send racist hoax messages to his own campaign, now appears to have impersonated a criminal court judge assigned to his case.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Taral Patel — who previously served as the White House liaison for housing, urban development, and disaster recovery before mounting a campaign for commissioner in Fort Bend County, Texas — appears to have created a Facebook account impersonating Judge Surendran Pattel...