In his early days as president, Donald Trump has dismissed several federal officials, raising concerns about legality and executive power. Legal experts, including Jack Goldsmith, argue that Trump's actions may contradict existing laws requiring prior Congressional notification and violate civil-service protections. Goldsmith highlights that Trump appears to be inviting judicial challenges to gauge the limits of executive authority. He notes that certain actions, like the Office of Management and Budget memo, present clear legal issues that may encounter challenges in the Supreme Court, which traditionally interprets expansive views of presidential power.
We're going to find out a lot about Chief Justice Roberts's ultimate commitments.
On one level, this seems designed to invite courts to push back because much of it is illegal and the overall message is a boundless view of executive power.
The things that are legally problematic, or clearly illegal, include the overbroad Office of Management and Budget spending-freeze memo.
They have a theory about why that's O.K., but I don't think it's going to succeed in the Supreme Court.
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