Vice President JD Vance wrote Sunday on X, "Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power."

Summary

Legal experts warn of a looming constitutional crisis after JD Vance suggested judges lack authority over Trump’s “legitimate power.”

His remarks follow a federal judge’s ruling blocking Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Treasury Department data.

Musk also called for the judge’s impeachment, fueling concerns the administration may ignore court orders.

Scholars argue this undermines judicial authority and could trigger a systemic breakdown, but with Republicans controlling Congress, impeachment as a remedy appears unlikely.

  • @Hasherm0n
    14•2 days ago

    This constitutional crisis is “looming” in the same way the saucers were “looming” over the Whitehouse in the movie independence day. While they were firing…