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malaise
(268,701 posts)the hard way
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,595 posts)Then what?
This was a concern during the Watergate scandal after Nixon was ordered to turn over the secret tapes. A lot of people thought he might defy the court order, and wondered what would happen if he did. Some even worried that he might use the military to protect his presidency. But even Nixon respected the system enough to comply with the order, even though he had to have known that what was on those tapes would ruin him.
In the case of Trump, though, it's pretty clear that he has no respect for the system or the law or the courts. He wants to do what he wants to do. Seems to me that disobeying a lawful court order could get the impeachment process going, but he will not cooperate with anybody who opposes him.
kacekwl
(7,013 posts)should apply to trump and his play group. Lock him up.
still_one
(92,061 posts)angstlessk
(11,862 posts)on the 'official' White House web page.