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NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: "Let me be clear: POTUS exec action is unconstitutional." (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP
Groper Don the Con will learn malaise Jan 2017 #1
What worries me is that Trump and his goons might just ignore court orders. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #2
What would happen if a private citizen defied a court order kacekwl Jan 2017 #3
That is exactly what they will do still_one Jan 2017 #4
Now we know WHY he left out the Judicial Branch angstlessk Jan 2017 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,595 posts)
2. What worries me is that Trump and his goons might just ignore court orders.
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 10:56 AM
Jan 2017

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)
3. What would happen if a private citizen defied a court order
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 11:03 AM
Jan 2017

should apply to trump and his play group. Lock him up.

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