Congress is cowed; that’s one supposedly coequal branch of government
down. But federal courts are proving more resistant to Donald Trump’s
trampling of laws and the Constitution. Now, just two months in office,
the president has all but crossed the red line — defying a judge’s order
— that for more than two centuries has separated the rule of law in
this country from its undoing. ...
The chief justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Jr., schooled
both the congressman and the president, issuing a rare statement of
what should be obvious: “Impeachment is not an appropriate response to
disagreement concerning a judicial decision.”
But Trump won’t be educated. ...
In effect, and denials aside, Trump and his lieutenants defied the law ...
Jackie Calmes for The Los Angeles Times, here.
