Are we being realistic about being able to restrain Trump?

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11. he had a compromising number of Democrats who would bend to conservative initiatives

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...even in a narrow Democratic majority.

Democratic legislators can't issue subpoenas in the minority, but there are already myriad lawsuits being fought by Democrats from Congress to the statehouses with Dem AGs long engaged in that legal effort.


The DNC has long been engaged in the legal fight.

Just this month:

DNC, DCCC & DSCC File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Illegal Executive Order Ending Free and Fair Elections
https://democrats.org/news/dnc-dccc-dscc-file-lawsuit-against-trumps-illegal-executive-order-ending-free-and-fair-elections/


ICYMI: DNC Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Republicans’ Attack on Mail-in and Early Voting
01/13/2026
https://democrats.org/news/icymi-dnc-files-supreme-court-amicus-brief-opposing-republicans-attack-on-mail-in-and-early-voting/


DNC Moves To Intervene in RNC vs. DeMarinis To Ensure Eligible Maryland Voters Aren’t Illegally Purged from the Voter Rolls
01/12/2026
https://democrats.org/news/dnc-moves-to-intervene-in-rnc-vs-demarinis-to-ensure-eligible-maryland-voters-arent-illegally-purged-from-the-voter-rolls/


BREAKING: DNC Counters Republican Attack on Mail and Early Voting at Supreme Court
01/09/2026
https://democrats.org/news/breaking-dnc-counters-republican-attack-on-mail-and-early-voting-at-supreme-court/