Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the upending of the federal government by Elon Musk, and the lack of answer from Musk regarding potential conflicts of interest in his work with DOGE, and the unprecedented data heist of American citizens that has taken place since Donald Trump took...
What happens if the Trump administration defies court orders? The question is top of mind these days, after statements from Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance broadly raised the possibility. On Monday, we got the beginnings of an answer to the question of how the courts might push back if judges believe their orders aren’t being followed.
Naturally, the question arises, what happens if they don’t? The judge seemed to answer the question somewhat obliquely at the very beginning of his written order, where he quoted from a Supreme Court case about a lawyer being held in contempt.
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