DONKEY: Federal Judge Allegedly Has Sex In Chambers With Officer

Summary

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Donkey of the Day: Federal Judge Allegedly Has Sex In Chambers With Officer

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (Power 105.1 FM, WWPR-FM)
Host: Charlamagne tha God
Date: June 1, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Charlamagne tha God awards the infamous “Donkey of the Day” to federal judge Eleanor Ross, who has been embroiled in scandal for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a high-ranking Atlanta police officer—in her judicial chambers, during business hours, and within earshot of staff. The episode dives into the details of the allegations, explores the implications for workplace professionalism, and offers Charlamagne’s signature comedic-but-pointed commentary.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Nature of the Scandal

• Charlamagne identifies the day’s “Donkey”: Federal Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia.
• The allegations:
  • A long-term affair with a senior Atlanta police official.
  • Sexual activity, including in-chambers encounters during business hours.
  • Both parties were reportedly married.
  • Initial denial followed by eventual admission by Judge Ross.
  • Workplace impact: Law clerks and staff reported hearing the encounters, creating discomfort and an “uncomfortable work environment.”
• Quote:
  “You can get so much accomplished in life if you just control your horny.”
  —Charlamagne tha God [03:04]

2. The Workplace Impact

• The investigation highlighted three main allegations (see [04:10]):
  1. Affair with law enforcement officer—Extramarital, involving sex on federal property.
  2. Sex during business hours—Audible to staff, affecting morale and professionalism.
  3. False statements—Lied to chief judges during investigation.
• Law clerks expressed distress; the scandal overshadowed their prestigious roles.
• Quote:
  "Imagine being a law clerk... your biggest legal brief is documenting sex sounds coming from chambers."
  —Charlamagne tha God [06:09]

3. Professional Standards & Representation

• Charlamagne stresses the responsibility that comes with being a Black female federal judge—representing not just herself, but a standard of professionalism in a field with few Black women.
• He notes the extra scrutiny given to Black professionals in such positions.
• Quote:
  “You are a federal judge, okay? A black federal judge. A black woman federal judge, okay? You supposed to represent the highest standard of professionalism, all right? Because you know them people don't want you in that position to begin with, all right? And by them people, I mean white people, okay?”
  —Charlamagne tha God [06:34]

4. Humorous But Sharp Critique

• Charlamagne deploys his trademark euphemisms and wordplay:
  • “Conducting oral arguments… cross examining… examining with three X's…” [03:10]
  • “Don't dip your pen into the company's ink. Don't fish off the company’s pier.” [05:00]
• On the absurdity of the situation:
  • “They heard you getting your walls hit through the walls.” [05:37]
  • “You walk to a courtroom, all you supposed to think is, justice is served, not, 'what's that smell?'” [06:42]
• Strong, memorable line on crossing workplace boundaries:
  • “Getting your biscuits butted at work during work hours is absolutely something that can impact the workplace.” [08:00]

5. Broader Cultural Commentary

• Affirms that “affairs happen every day,” but the core “donkey” behavior is bringing personal drama into the professional sphere, especially when it impacts staff.
• Cautions against lying about something so easily verified by witnesses.
• Quote:
  “If you're gonna lie, at least don't lie about something your staff can literally hear through the walls...”
  —Charlamagne tha God [05:22]

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Notable & Memorable Moments

- Signature “Donkey of the Day” Award Ceremony

“Please give Judge Eleanor Ross the sweet sounds of the Hamiltones. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day.” [08:20]

- Commentary About the Diddy Sex Tape (sidebar banter, keeping with show’s tone)

• Charlamagne and co-host briefly joke about “who exaggerates more” when discussing explicit tapes ([08:30]-[09:30]).
  • “Even if you see a man's joint and it's big, you can't exaggerate to 20 inches. That's crazy.” [09:13]
  • “We done watch 10 pounds, 7 ounces come out of them things. There ain't no 9 inch... doing all that.” [09:50]

- Audience Engagement

• Opens phone lines for listeners to share their own stories about sex in the workplace. ([09:57])
  • “I think sex in the workplace is 585 1051. Have you ever got caught having sex in your workplace?... Even if you're married. Let's discuss.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:23] Start of main content: Charlamagne explains the scandal and introduces the Donkey of the Day.
• [03:44] News report: Details of the affair, how it affected law clerks, and the judicial response.
• [04:58] Charlamagne’s reflection: Comedy, metaphors, and critique on professional conduct.
• [06:34] Commentary on racial and professional expectations.
• [08:00] Summing up the impact on professionalism and workplace.
• [08:20] “Donkey of the Day” award segment.
• [09:57] Audience engagement: Call-in topic about sex in the workplace.

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Moral & Takeaway

Charlamagne wraps up by underscoring the importance of maintaining professional boundaries, especially for those in authority:

“When you're in a position of authority, your personal behavior becomes a professional issue the moment it affects the workplace.”
—Charlamagne tha God [07:53]

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Episode Tone

• Comedic, irreverent, and candid as always—using ridicule to spotlight the intersection of personal failings and public duty.
• Injects social commentary with playful banter while never minimizing the seriousness of workplace boundaries and the consequences for those who fail to maintain them.

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This summary captures all major points, key quotes, and the spirit of the episode, providing a comprehensive, engaging guide for anyone who hasn’t listened.

Transcript

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[Charlamagne tha God]

know how you came up with the donkey of the dick. Because you're mean. I am not. How to Make Donkey Today There's a bunch of donkeys out here in the street. If we live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we may offend, we never would say we don't give a damn. Go throw it up. Give it to him. Give it the Breakfast Club in the words Of Charlemagne the God. He's a donkey. Oh, man. Charlemagne. You giving donkey today to who now? Well, Busta Rhymes, donkey Today for Monday, June 1st goes to a federal judge named Eleanor Ross. Okay? She is a federal judge serving in the Northern district of Georgia, and she is the latest victim of being horny. Allegedly. Okay, all right. I promise you, you know, you can get so much accomplished in life if you just control your horny. All right. According to various news reports, Eleanor Ross was having a long term affair, allegedly with a senior Atlanta police official. And according to reports, she was having sex, or should I say conducting oral arguments. Okay. Cross examining. And you spell examining with three X's, not one. She was conducting community outreach in the judicial chambers during work hours. Okay. You can't make this kind of horniness up. Let's go to Atlanta News 1st. Atlanta News 1st for the report, please.

[News Reporter / Atlanta News 1st]

A federal judge is staying on the bench despite an affair with a high ranking police officer that investigators say included sex in chambers during business hours.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The judge in question initially denied it before later admitting to this relationship. Atlanta News first reporter Mary Kate Hamilton is live for us at the 11th Judicial Court. So, Mary Kate, you've been looking over these documents. What can you tell us?

[News Reporter / Atlanta News 1st]

Well, the investigation says that hearing sexual activity between the federal judge and the high ranking officer within these walls had a significant negative impact on multiple law clerks who heard it firsthand and even those who didn't. Say it made for an uncomfortable work environment. All of the discussion amongst law clerks about this inappropriate relationship. And here's what else we know from these documents. The investigation dug into three main allegations. Engaging in an extramarital affair with a high ranking law enforcement officer and having sex in the judge's chambers during business hours, within hearing distance of staff, attending a partisan political event and making false statements to the chief circuit judge and chief district judge that were material to the investigation of the allegations.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I don't get it. I do get it, but I don't get it. Okay? It's sex. Humans love sex. But sex is something that you should do in private, okay? You don't share private parts in public places. Okay? We've heard it all. Don't mix business with pleasure. Never penetrate cracks where you work at. All right? What. What does that mean? It means keep business business, all right? Don't dip your pen into the company's ink, okay? Don't fish off the company's pier. Keep work and your personal life separate, okay? Maintain professional boundaries. Why is that so hard for people to do? Okay? This is a Federal judge who allegedly carried on a year long affair with a police official and then denied it when questions started coming. Okay, Judge, if you're gonna lie, at least don't lie about something. Your staff can literally head through the walls, okay? They heard you getting your walls hit through the walls, okay? We have audio of that, but we can't play it because it's sex noises. But I think we need to hear something. Can we listen a little bit? That crazy. And by the way, y' all gotta stop all that fake carrying on. Don't nobody be screaming. I know. She was doing so much. It ain't never that necessary. At the job, though. At the job, during office hours. That's crazy. Now, you know, some donkey of the day sell themselves, okay? Both of them were married, so that's hee haw worthy. But affairs happen every day. Be the donkey is when you forget what your job is. Judge Eleanor, you are a federal judge, okay? A black federal judge. A black woman federal judge, okay? You supposed to represent the highest standard of professionalism, all right? Because you know them people don't want you in that position to begin with, all right? And by them people, I mean white people, okay? When people walk into a courtroom, they're supposed to think, justice is served. That's what they should be thinking about. You walk to a courtroom, all you supposed to think is, justice is served, not, what's that smell? Okay? Jesus. I smell sex, right? Imagine being a law clerk. You went to law school, passed a bar, got one of the most prestigious jobs in the legal profession, and now your biggest legal brief is documenting sex sounds coming from chambers. Look, man, the moral of the story is this. When you're in a position of authority, your personal behavior becomes a professional issue the moment it affects the workplace. And getting your biscuits butted at work during work hours is absolutely something that can impact the workplace. Please give Judge Eleanor Ross the sweet sounds of the Hamiltones. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. Of the day. You couldn't stop talking about the Diddy sex tape yesterday? I did not talk about that. I didn't even speak to you yesterday. As soon as I came in here, he was like, you ain't see the tape? You ain't see the tape? I might have to go and look it up and see it now. I was told there was a lot of screaming on the sex tape. Is that true? I ain't see that part. I didn't. I know I didn't see that. Now. Why? Because I was gonna say that's how you Know women be faking if all the reports. Yeah, we've been here. If I did a whole nother dude in there, though, if I didn't watch the sex, it was a penis in sight. There was. It wasn't Diddy necessarily having sex. It was a guy with, like, a 20 inch. Yeah. And he had locks. What? Nothing. Locks. Yeah, he. No, he 20 inch. What? He had locks, but he. I ain't seen no 20 inches in me. Why are you extending that, man? 20 is crazy. Yeah, he did not. If I did see it, it was. It was long pause. Ain't no if I did you. Yo, you already tell you something, man. Even if you see a man's joint and it's big, you can't exaggerate to 20 inches. That's crazy. Inches. Like. God, I would say like a good nine. You are tripping in here. Gonna give him 11 more. That was crazy. He don't know you. That was crazy. All right. That was crazy. I don't know. I didn't know that was crazy. But all this. I'm getting awkward. I'm saying all to say all of that carrying on. Play that carrying on she was doing, right. Play the carrying on. Got to pull it back up. Oh, God. That's what I'm saying. It don't matter what you got. Like, come on, nine to 20. It ain't never no reason for all that caring. Y' all have babies? Yes. Okay. We done watch 10 pounds, 7 ounces come out of them things. There ain't no 9 inch. Whatever it weighs. Doing all that. Let's open up the phone lines. What are we. What are we discussing? Having sexy workplace. Is that what we doing? Have you ever got caught? We can. I think sex in the workplace is 585, 1051. Have you ever got caught having sex in your workplace? You can remain anonymous and you don't even got to say. You don't even got to say getting caught. Just. Have you ever done it. I think it's unnecessary. There's too many hotels and motels and all type of stuff out here. Even if you're married. Let's discuss 800-585-1051. Jess, can I show you something on. On thing without going to human resources? Yes. I would never go to anyone. The fact that you wanted to pull that penis back up and trying to act like you just wanted to show it to somebody. You don't have to watch it alone. Go look it up yourself. Go look it up yourself. He got it in his cookies. Right?

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