CNN’s Elie Honig: ‘Courts Can’t Just Second Guess and Overturn’ Trump – a ‘Big Win’ for President

EXCERPT:

HONIG: “Well, it’s huge, Pam, because it goes to presidential powers and the extent of them. So the core ruling here from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is, yes, the federal courts do have some role in reviewing the president’s decision to deploy the National Guard. However, the courts can’t just second-guess the president and overturn him if they disagree.

The Court of Appeals says we, all of us here in the federal judiciary, we have to give very broad deference to the president. So, unless his decision is patently absurd or based on bad faith, then we have to step back and let the president exercise this power. So it’s a big win for President Trump. As we know, he has sought at all times to expand his executive authority, and this is a win for him.”

(Via Mediaite)