‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook

President Trump’s aggressive conflict with federal courts is unprecedented, as he asserts power to override court orders immediately after taking office, a move not seen in other countries where leaders subvert or restructure the judiciary. Trump’s administration ignored a judge’s order not to deport individuals, prompting Chief Justice Roberts to rebuke Trump’s call for the judge’s impeachment. Legal experts note the administration’s authoritarian behavior is unlike anything seen before, with the conflict revealing a showdown over the role of judges in constraining executive power.

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