The word is: promise.
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, to the Department of Justice, on the record:
"And that's not a threat; that's a promise."
SOURCE: PHANG v. BLANCHE, 1:26-cv-01417, HEARING, AUG. 13, 2026
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"That is not a threat. That is a ______"
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