Norm Eisen: ‘When Dictators Come to Power, They Very Seldom Voluntarily Relinquish that Authority’

HAYES Norm it s ░░░░░░░░ to have you here ░░░░░░░░ Thanks Chris HAYES So ░░░░░░░░ s just start I ░░░░░░░░ there s so many ░░░░░░░░ I myself there s ░░░░░░░░ spreadsheet I ve been ░░░░░░░░ on I really lose ░░░░░░░░ So to zoom all ░░░░░░░░ way out I was ░░░░░░░░ by this Adam Bonica ░░░░░░░░ a political science professor ░░░░░░░░ says that judges across ░░░░░░░░ lines are ruling against ░░░░░░░░ at strikingly similar rates ░░░░░░░░ liberal 86 centrist 82 ░░░░░░░░ You can see in ░░░░░░░░ blue Pink and red ░░░░░░░░ there that this isn ░░░░░░░░ an ideological thing He ░░░░░░░░ losing eight out of ░░░░░░░░ times across whoever appointed ░░░░░░░░ judge EISEN Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to office saying he ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ on day one The ░░░░░░░░ of dictatorship defy the ░░░░░░░░ and laws He s ░░░░░░░░ that on day one ░░░░░░░░ we know when dictators ░░░░░░░░ to power they very ░░░░░░░░ voluntarily relinquish that authority ░░░░░░░░ s continued to break ░░░░░░░░ law and judges by ░░░░░░░░ above 80 rate across ░░░░░░░░ board of who appointed ░░░░░░░░ are rejecting him We ░░░░░░░░ won orders forcing him ░░░░░░░░ stop targeting 6000 FBI ░░░░░░░░ reinstate over 20 000 ░░░░░░░░ employees who were wrongly ░░░░░░░░ reinstate she s back ░░░░░░░░ work the head of ░░░░░░░░ Federal Labor Relations Authority ░░░░░░░░ then in this latest ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ s a landmark case ░░░░░░░░ federal judge said Elon ░░░░░░░░ and DOGE unconstitutionally fed ░░░░░░░░ into the wood chipper ░░░░░░░░ wonder Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Miller and the other ░░░░░░░░ of this administration are ░░░░░░░░ angry They re losing ░░░░░░░░ it s waking up ░░░░░░░░ and popular opposition to ░░░░░░░░ dictatorship HAYES You know ░░░░░░░░ s so gratifying about ░░░░░░░░ this is that if ░░░░░░░░ re not a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ re just a layperson ░░░░░░░░ me or you happen ░░░░░░░░ be married to a ░░░░░░░░ lawyer you come you ░░░░░░░░ something and you think ░░░░░░░░ wait a second USAID ░░░░░░░░ checked it was put ░░░░░░░░ in statute in 1998 ░░░░░░░░ guy has no authority ░░░░░░░░ by the Constitution the ░░░░░░░░ in the in the ░░░░░░░░ shirt in the Oval ░░░░░░░░ How can it possibly ░░░░░░░░ the case that he ░░░░░░░░ delete this agency And ░░░░░░░░ you find in federal ░░░░░░░░ at least in the ░░░░░░░░ level is he can ░░░░░░░░ EISEN And these cases ░░░░░░░░ holding up as they ░░░░░░░░ to move into courts ░░░░░░░░ appeals Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ challenged lower court orders ░░░░░░░░ to get them overturned ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court and ░░░░░░░░ he s 0 2 ░░░░░░░░ the chief justice extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ never happens reprimanded him ░░░░░░░░ by saying We don ░░░░░░░░ talk about impeaching judges ░░░░░░░░ we disagree with their ░░░░░░░░ We do that through ░░░░░░░░ appeals process So that ░░░░░░░░ he s losing the ░░░░░░░░ Court.”