NYT’s Schwartz: There Are Already Indications that Trump Admin Is Not Complying with Orders from Federal Judges

BRZEZINSKI You guys have ░░░░░░░░ quick guide to the ░░░░░░░░ against the Trump orders ░░░░░░░░ ve written this piece ░░░░░░░░ guess it s four ░░░░░░░░ immigration budget freezes and ░░░░░░░░ transgender rights January 6th ░░░░░░░░ Is there a way ░░░░░░░░ put this in order ░░░░░░░░ I guess most dangerous ░░░░░░░░ Well I think the ░░░░░░░░ picture here Mika and ░░░░░░░░ you for having me ░░░░░░░░ morning is that the ░░░░░░░░ courts appear to be ░░░░░░░░ final or last bulwark ░░░░░░░░ this offensive where Donald ░░░░░░░░ is trying to take ░░░░░░░░ much executive power as ░░░░░░░░ can for himself And ░░░░░░░░ number of lawsuits there ░░░░░░░░ more than 40 so ░░░░░░░░ is going to continue ░░░░░░░░ increase as the president ░░░░░░░░ to move forward with ░░░░░░░░ agenda Now so far ░░░░░░░░ have seen I think ░░░░░░░░ than half a dozen ░░░░░░░░ on the birthright citizenship ░░░░░░░░ order alone That executive ░░░░░░░░ seeks to restrict the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment s guarantee to ░░░░░░░░ citizenship to take it ░░░░░░░░ from the children of ░░░░░░░░ immigrants to also take ░░░░░░░░ away from the children ░░░░░░░░ some legal immigrants So ░░░░░░░░ s very important I ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ docket that s a ░░░░░░░░ that it s very ░░░░░░░░ to imagine going up ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court And ░░░░░░░░ there are many others ░░░░░░░░ said earlier that judges ░░░░░░░░ ordered a variety of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s actions to ░░░░░░░░ stopped but that doesn ░░░░░░░░ really answer the question ░░░░░░░░ whether they re actually ░░░░░░░░ to stop BRZEZINSKI Right ░░░░░░░░ We re already seeing ░░░░░░░░ early indications as of ░░░░░░░░ already that the administration ░░░░░░░░ not complying with orders ░░░░░░░░ federal judges We re ░░░░░░░░ that in a Rhode ░░░░░░░░ case about the 3 ░░░░░░░░ budget freeze And I ░░░░░░░░ give you a couple ░░░░░░░░ examples as well USAID ░░░░░░░░ example that agency has ░░░░░░░░ completely gutted So a ░░░░░░░░ says give the people ░░░░░░░░ their jobs open the ░░░░░░░░ back up is the ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ long is it going ░░░░░░░░ take Are they going ░░░░░░░░ drag their heels Are ░░░░░░░░ going to see contempt ░░░░░░░░ from judges That would ░░░░░░░░ a real Rubicon So ░░░░░░░░ it s a pretty ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented situation Not completely ░░░░░░░░ we have seen presidents ░░░░░░░░ orders from courts before ░░░░░░░░ usually it s in ░░░░░░░░ far more limited way ░░░░░░░░ during wartime.”