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18. CNN had it in a "live update" thing with his and others' reactions
Tue Feb 11, 2025, 09:56 AM
Feb 2025
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-doge-presidency-news-02-10-25#cm6zp2a7l004i3b6mwlk4pjlz

13 hr 3 min ago
Some lawmakers defend role of federal courts as judges issue orders on Trump actions
From CNN’s Elise Hammond, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Ali Main, Ted Barrett and Aileen Graef

As court rulings have blocked some of the Trump administration’s agenda, some lawmakers are weighing in on the role of the judiciary. Judges issued recent court orders for several of Donald Trump’s recent actions, including the deadline for mass federal resignations, a bid to end birthright citizenship, and a move to place thousands of workers at the US Agency for International Development on leave.

It all comes after Vice President JD Vance questioned whether judges can block any of Trump’s agenda. “If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,” Vance said in a post on X over the weekend. “If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.”

Here’s how some lawmakers are reacting:

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  • Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said that he believes the Trump administration will ultimately comply with court rulings, and he believes they should. “When the judge issues a binding order within their jurisdiction, then that needs to be followed. And even if it’s frustrating, part of that, you can follow and still say you think it’s wrong,” he said.

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