President Donald Trump claimed Friday that "the law" gave him the authority to deport undocumented migrants without having to explain himself to a judge.
On Friday morning, Trump continued his attack on the judiciary, posting to Truth Social, writing, "No District Court Judge, or any Judge, can ...
Trump is already calling for a ban on nationwide injunctions, saying that any injunctions or rulings can only be applied to the specific people involved in the lawsuit and are not binding anywhere else.
If Congress passes such a bill, Trump will certainly sign it.
And once that happens, the Supreme Court could at that point just anoint Trump with whatever powers he wants and not have to worry about those powers being used by the next President, since their rulings would only apply to Trump by default, which is exactly what he wants. It would literally turn our judicial system into Calvinball.
There’s already a path for them to do this.
Trump is already calling for a ban on nationwide injunctions, saying that any injunctions or rulings can only be applied to the specific people involved in the lawsuit and are not binding anywhere else.
If Congress passes such a bill, Trump will certainly sign it.
And once that happens, the Supreme Court could at that point just anoint Trump with whatever powers he wants and not have to worry about those powers being used by the next President, since their rulings would only apply to Trump by default, which is exactly what he wants. It would literally turn our judicial system into Calvinball.