Panelists on Washington Week discussed Donald Trump's increasing confrontation with the judicial branch, particularly focusing on his recent move to shut down the Department of Education and the implications of his defiance against a federal judge's orders regarding deportation flights to El Salvador. The discussion highlighted growing fears of a constitutional crisis and the potential role of the Supreme Court in defining presidential executive authority. Experts shared insights on the implications of such a standoff on governance and the rule of law.
Fears of a possible constitutional crisis are on the rise following an apparent standoff between Donald Trump and a federal judge after the president was ordered to stop deportation flights traveling to El Salvador.
David Ignatius stated on Washington Week, "I do think that ahead of us is a confrontation in which the Supreme Court is going to decide what executive authority the president has."
Michael Scherer remarked, "It's not unheard of that a litigant before a court would defy a judge, what would be unheard of is if it went to the end of the road to the Supreme Court."
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