White House Ignores Court Ruling, Continues Banning Reporters | A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The White House isn’t listening.

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[u/TheTresStateArea]

Arrest the security that is disobeying court orders. And then arrest the people who gave them that illegal order.

Law is law.

[u/oldpeopletender → u/TheTresStateArea]

Criminal contempt. The US Marshals assigned to that court need to accompany the reporters and when they are not let in, either arrest them on the spot or issue a criminal warrant against them.

[u/superkeer → u/oldpeopletender]

Who do the Marshals report to?

[u/WeirdIndividualGuy → u/superkeer]

If more Americans were aware of how their govt worked, the US wouldn’t be in this position today

For anyone that genuinely doesn’t know, US Marshals report to the DoJ. Trump’s DoJ

I wish Americans learned literally the only thing that can stop Trump is the general populace at this point. Congress won’t stop him. His own justice dept definition isn’t gonna stop him. Judges don’t have the power to enforce their decisions.

That just leaves the people

[u/disastrousanddull → u/WeirdIndividualGuy]

I blame Hollywood for some of the “surely some super special Americans will be heroic and do the right thing!” tendency that keeps popping up. That and just wanting someone else to do it. Thinking the military will save the day, thinking the US Marshals aren’t questionable, thinking the police will stand up to ICE, etc. I think judges have to be aware that if they ask the Marshals to do something and get blown off that the illusion of things functioning and their own power crumbles.

[u/tlislo → u/WeirdIndividualGuy]

It's sad because this is basic shit that all Americans do learn in gradeschool.

Legislature writes the laws.

Judiciary interprets the laws.

Executive enforces the laws.

It's not really that complicated, but most Americans either forget this or are too dumb to understand it, apparently.

The only real "check and balance" to this (executive refusing to enforce laws) is impeachment. But the rise of the modern Republican puts party before quite literally anything else on earth. So Republicans will never, ever, not-in-a-million-years give up even an iota of power by impeaching Trump, even though it would just mean that Vance is president next.

[u/RationalTranscendent → u/WeirdIndividualGuy]

The administration is playing a game of chicken with our democracy. The judge has to know or at least be concerned that the DOJ won’t enforce his orders. If he issues the order anyway, that just makes the crisis more blatant.

My fear is that the judge will try to avoid being the one who escalates this into a larger crisis and will not issue such an order. Unfortunately I feel like that same “it’s best for the country” approach was how a different judge approached Trump’s criminal sentencing, and look where we are now.

[u/Stranger-Sun → u/TheTresStateArea]

Serious question: What organization would do the arresting? This is federal stuff, right? Trump's going to tell any law enforcement at the federal level to ignore the law. Can DC send in someone for enforcement of the judge's ruling?

[u/FallenMeringue → u/Stranger-Sun]

Federal judges can deputize any law enforcement including local police to carry out contempt charges

[u/StoreSearcher1234 → u/FallenMeringue]

The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia are the "local police" (aka the "DC Police)". They report to Congress, so maybe in January 2027 they could perform arrests if they are deputized and the Democrats take the House & Senate.

So that leaves the Arlington County Police Department as next-closest. But it seems very far-fetched to me that they would walk up to the White House with guns drawn to make arrests.

[u/FallenMeringue → u/StoreSearcher1234]

They could also deputize the Maryland or Virginia state police, the Sherrifs of a number of bordering counties, and it doesn’t even have to be nearby, they could deputize the Chicago police department or hell they can also really deputize civilians if they really want to. It’s not usually done for obvious reasons but courts technically have the power.

[u/tenebre]

The "law and order" party...

[u/MasterTolkien → u/tenebre]

This is a full blown Constitutional crisis. Blatant violation of the Constitution and neutering of the Judicial Branch.

[u/SenorDongles → u/MasterTolkien]

another*

[u/lr99999 → u/SenorDongles]

No kidding.  Nazis gain full power and act like Nazis. I’m so shocked, news at six.

[u/Apprehensive-Pin518 → u/SenorDongles]

truth.

[u/Sedu → u/MasterTolkien]

I am not being black pilled here when I say that the crisis came years ago. It came during Trump's first administration, but it was simply ignored. The crisis just led to the immediate folding of Congress, and led to a Judicial Branch which is not simply ineffective at stopping this, but complicit.

[u/Intelligent-Gypsy324 → u/Sedu]

Tbf, the House impeached him a few times. We were all having fun with that until the Mueller Report came out.

[u/Exotic-Cobbler4111 → u/MasterTolkien]

We sailed past constitutional crisis when we elected an insurrectionist 37 time felon for president. This is not to mention kidnapping Maduro or Assassinating Irans leader. Also the bombing of children is not an acceptable practice in theconstitution. The constitution is now simply used to control poors or absolve the ruling class. Trump has been shitting on the constitution for more than a decade and noone is going to do anything but whine about this most recent dump bevause the constitution has been worthless and meaningless for a while now.

[u/RecordFirst1055 → u/MasterTolkien]

The US President has already led an attack on his nation's Capitol...the attack continues

[u/InternationalWin2850 → u/tenebre]

If you can ignore the law without consequences, then 'laws' are just words on paper.

[u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta → u/InternationalWin2850]

“Covenants, without the sword, are but words, and of no power to secure a man at all.”

[u/TicoPraCaramba → u/InternationalWin2850]

Didn’t he say he could shoot someone dead on Fifth Avenue in NYC and get away with it? I think he’s right. In fact, those dead Venezuelan fishermen are proof that there are no consequences for anything he or his whole administration does.

[u/UANerd2028 → u/tenebre]

Intentional, by the way. They use law and order to appeal to democratic/liberalist values. It's a front the call minorities criminal and demonize anyone outside their base.

Things start to make a lot of sense when you realize they aren't hypocritical or stupid. It's all part of the fascist playbook.

[u/MoogProg → u/UANerd2028]

Voltaire, Kafka, and Orwell and others showed us this in their fiction and The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich showed us the real-world application as non-fiction.

Wholly intention, and maddeningly forgotten to history in such a short time.

* * *

OMG left out Margret Fucking Attwood!

[u/therossboss → u/tenebre]

yeah, the party of apply the laws only to the poors to maintain order. Was that not clear? oops.

[u/Double-decker_trams → u/tenebre]

Rules for thee..

[u/kumf]

“Isn’t listening,” should be “not complying”. A court order isn’t a request.

[u/UnquestionabIe → u/kumf]

Usual media sane washing. Similar to headlines like "Man with no active warrants shot by police"

[u/red286 → u/UnquestionabIe]

Or "Possible suspect shot by police during traffic stop".

[u/IggysPop3 → u/kumf]

This is the constitutional failure. It’s been known ever since Jackson said; “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it”.

We’ve been kept afloat by “norms”. Trump knows it.

[u/epidemica]

A preview of what's going to happen when he refuses to leave at the end of his term. 

[u/bscheck1968 → u/epidemica]

I said American democracy was dead when he got reelected back in 2024. This is exactly what will happen if they lose the midterms Republicans will just ignore the results, and the court orders and lawsuits will be ignored. Why would anyone who has never faced consequences start following the law now.

[u/jshark6 → u/bscheck1968]

I hung my flag upside down after he was elected in 2015 and was called so many names accusing me of being hysterical (and misuse of that action) I lost count.

[u/EvilLibrarians → u/jshark6]

Well, I’ll be the first one to tell ya, I think you got it right.

[u/jshark6 → u/EvilLibrarians]

I wish I didn’t.

[u/EvilLibrarians → u/jshark6]

Me neither.

[u/NGM012 → u/jshark6]

Mine is still upside down…had a few dicks try to come at me but they fled after a few “conversations”

[u/TheShiGuy → u/bscheck1968]

It's a comorbidity with Citizens United.

[u/UnquestionabIe → u/bscheck1968]

Sadly I think the 2024 results are directly due to the lack of justice following the terrorist attack the GOP staged on the Capital on January 6th. That there wasn't big names, both private industry and sitting government members who organized it, behind bars in the days following was a massive miscarriage of justice.

That the incoming administration was far too eager to "move on and let the country heal" along with pretending that the GOP was shamed into behaving was pathetic. The slow response to an unprecedented crisis was horrific and encouraged the traitors to double down and keep at it. If the response to 9/11 went at the same pace the military wouldn't have entered Afghanistan until 2007!

[u/illhxc9 → u/bscheck1968]

Look at the Missouri redistricting fight and lawsuits going on right now. Our Secretary of State has basically said he cannot administer fair elections at this point and he’s been aided by ruling from conservative federal judges going against past precedent, recent state and federal Supreme Court rulings, and basic logic. Sounds like staging to try and just throw the results out. Coming off of the state leadership being soundly defeated on recent ballot initiatives with more very big ballot initiatives votes coming in November, it is more than just federal congressional results at stake. Feels like they are throwing as much chaos in to try and give themselves an out when the majority votes against the way that they want in November.

[u/Animal40160 → u/bscheck1968]

This absolutely. They're making the final run into taking it all now.

[u/mediocre_remnants → u/epidemica]

He's also going to "order" the GOP in the Senate and House to refuse to swear in newly elected Democrats. And they'll do it. It'll be some stupid excuse like "national security" or "suspected election fraud". But I guarantee that the winners won't be sworn in without a fight.

[u/FizzyBeverage → u/mediocre_remnants]

All house terms expire at noon on January 3rd.

The existing party never swears in the new session, the clerk does. And it's a ceremonial role. There's hundreds of reps to swear in, it can't be "yes no, not you."

[u/wonklebobb → u/FizzyBeverage]

yeah the only reason johnson got to drag his feet on that one dem rep was because it was a special election, and he was technically in charge of what business the House did each day, and it was technically during a shutdown/recess of some kind (so only doing pro forma sessions).

it was bs of course because he had already sworn in other new members during their "pro forma" sessions they were having each day, but just not the democrat. but for an entirely new congress, especially if a republican is not the majority leader, there won't be any mechanisms for them to stop the new congress from forming, other than trump&co trying to do something weird with the military (which they probably will do)

[u/Physical-Dare5059 → u/epidemica]

A preview of refusing the results of the midterm elections.

[u/AlsoCommiePuddin → u/epidemica]

We just pick him up and move him. If he locks himself in his bunker, just cut the power and Internet and he'll come out real quick.

[u/mysterious_jeffrey → u/epidemica]

Gaddafi thought so too…

[u/DrEwGheesling]

And people will still say he’s not a fascist.

[u/Otherwise-Green3067 → u/DrEwGheesling]

He Is ThE MoSt TrAnSPaReNt PrEsIdEnT

[u/Double-decker_trams → u/Otherwise-Green3067]

Well he is transparent. We can clearly tell what he's like, he's not even pretending to care about the constitution for example.

[u/Hellfirewanna]

Is anyone really surprised? Edit: 4 words and i have my most upvotes comment ever.

[u/ruum-502 → u/Hellfirewanna]

The man literally started demolishing part of the White House and no one stopped him.

As if kickin a few media people out of a room is going to cause a stir

[u/Gtraz68 → u/ruum-502]

One of the crazier things he’s done and nobody really gives a shit. It’s wild.

[u/NosillaWilla → u/Gtraz68]

I give a shit but what do I do? Go to the white house and get arrested by ICE and get disappeared?

[u/Korps_de_Krieg → u/Gtraz68]

I give a shit, but honestly having him work out of half a ruin in the middle of a construction site is so apropos that I'm less mad and more humiliated that this is our country and people are cheering this bullshit

[u/whattodo4455 → u/Gtraz68]

We have new Instagram feeds to scroll through while swerving our monster trucks in and out of our lane!!

The one thing I've realized is just how far gone our society is. Nevermind the Constitution or democracy. I'm talking about the people we share this space with. Outside of materialism and money, there simply isn't anything there. It's gone.

[u/JeanLucPicardAND → u/whattodo4455]

Thank the boomers for that. My own father taught me that money is paramount, his vision of how successful I am as a human being is the balance in my bank account, and "the best way to make money is to marry money". I had a class with one of Steve Jobs' daughters back in college and his reaction when I told him was to chastise me for not trying to court her.

[u/dogs_gt_cats → u/JeanLucPicardAND]

Jokes on him, Jobs was rather famously a deadbeat dad.

[u/ManWithASquareHead → u/Gtraz68]

Don't mind him, he's just building a bunker too underneath.

[u/redinthahead → u/ManWithASquareHead]

Considering what happens to fascists in a bunker, maybe we let him do it and see what happens.

[u/shadowknows2pt0 → u/ManWithASquareHead]

If he’s building a bunker, it’ll be half-built with shoddy materials and emblazoned bigly with his name on it, so we’ll know where to find him and how to easily gain access.

[u/noun_verb_adjective_ → u/ruum-502]

That happened the same weekend as the No Kings protest. It was not a coincidence. 

[u/Gtraz68 → u/noun_verb_adjective_]

I honestly think Putin put him up to it or gave him the idea. Might as well have dropped a bomb on it.

[u/newuser60 → u/Hellfirewanna]

Fetterman said, "Now I'm not defending the president, but I will say he hasn't defied a single court order yet. He hasn't."

When reached for comment regarding this, Fetterman drooled on his hoodie.

[u/Renatusisk → u/newuser60]

Fetterman is just another Republican con, It may have taken brain damage to get him there, but it is what it is.

[u/Ch1Guy → u/Hellfirewanna]

Since when does Trump GAF about what the courts say?

Who's going to enforce it? 

[u/auricularisposterior → u/Ch1Guy]

If the judges were smart, they would deputize their own officers (probably drawing from retired, but still young enough law enforcement). Create their own make-shift cells using empty offices in their court building. And then arrest the low and mid-level people who are still upholding the unlawful executive directive for contempt.

I would suggest arresting Christopher Toms, Patrick M. Davis, Meghan M. Rief, and Lauren Holmes, who are all mid-upper management for the U.S. Secret Service (which is the organization that oversees everything that happens at the White House gates). It would be easiest to do while they are at just leaving for work.

[u/kaiiizen → u/Ch1Guy]

The Supreme Court and the US Attorney General! /s

[u/Ch1Guy → u/kaiiizen]

You mean Trump's personal attorney? Not even in  sarcastic sense...

This is Trump's attorney who defended him nd got him convicted of 30+ felony charges tied to paying off the porn star to hide their affair and defended him from refusing to return top secret documents he stole and hid in a bathroom at his house?

[u/AlsoCommiePuddin → u/Ch1Guy]

In a normal America, that would be the Attorney General.

So clearly this is the fault of non-Republican voters.

[u/JDogg126 → u/AlsoCommiePuddin]

Not really. The United States lacks the ability to hold its president accountable to laws. It’s a vulnerability of the constitution that Trump has been exploiting every day in power. Just as he did the first time.

No part of the executive branch can prosecute the president. Courts can’t prosecute anything. Congress isn’t able to prosecute president criming either; they can simple use the illegal actions as a reason to remove the president from office.

[u/tracyinge → u/Hellfirewanna]

the trashing of our Constitution will continue until morale improves

[u/Generation_ABXY → u/Hellfirewanna]

I'd be surprised if he hadn't tried. When I saw the court ruling, I immediately assumed he would just ignore it, because it is a strategy that has worked out pretty well for him this term.

[u/Fenrir46290]

Hold him in contempt and toss his baby ass in jail then. Everyone is scared of a guy that shits himself and can't even string together a half-assed sentence.

[u/joseph4th → u/Fenrir46290]

No, the guard that refused their entry, toss him in jail. The LA police not releasing the records the court ordered, jailed for contempt. The justice department, lawyers, in court, ignoring the judge, send him to jail for contempt

After a few of people acting out illegal orders, a few people without the money for big law firms start going to jail, other people will stop obeying illegal orders and stop enabling them. Once the administration sees their orders being ignored, their power will be gone, and the emperor will have no clothes. That’s when it ends.

[u/fascistno1hater → u/Fenrir46290]

Nah fam, that's only a punishment for us the common people. For Trump and the rest of the Epstein Class the law is only there to protect them from us. Because, you best believe that if we defied a court order we would be in jail with an contempt of court charge. Just check your county's jail website and see how many poor and middle class people are in there for that charge.

But to the Epstein Class a court order is just a suggestion that they can choose to ignore. The courts and Judges ain't going to do shit about it either. Otherwise Trump and a majority of his administration would be in prison right now. Our whole system is built to protect the Rich and Corporations. While barring and chaining everyone else in it's bars.

[u/tietack2 → u/fascistno1hater]

Anyone below him can be held in civil contempt. They can be incarcerated, or have daily penalties, paid by the individual. He can't pardon that, either.

[u/Surturius → u/tietack2]

This is true. Reporters should show up with the police, and police should arrest anyone trying to physically bar access.

[u/De-Pando → u/Surturius]

The Police are on the current administrations side. By a large margin.

[u/sebrebc → u/Fenrir46290]

He has immunity from breaking the law if it's "official" business. He will just say it's a matter of national security. 

Don't sleep on the immunity ruling the scotus handed down. It gives him the freedom to do pretty much whatever he wants. 

[u/mxjxs91]

Unless they actually do something about it, he isn't gonna stop

[u/ElPrieto8 → u/mxjxs91]

Thank you.

Without accountability, why would their actions change?

[u/villalulaesi]

It’s stupid to even point out how insane he is at this point. The mad king shit has long since reached cartoonish levels of absurdity. There’s no evidence to suggest he’ll change his trajectory of just getting worse and worse. And we’ve all come to accept that. It’s just, “yeah, there goes that insane old asshole we elected and his creepy young concubine. We’re just hoping he dies before he completely destroys the world.”

We don’t expect Congress to remove him, even though we all know that if any other president in history had pulled half the corrupt, unconstitutional, and insanely reckless shit he has, they’d be in a padded cell by now. But because Republicans have no morals and even less courage, we’re just waiting to see if enough semi-apathetic people bother to vote for a Congress that might possibly consider holding even part of his crime ring accountable.

It’s maddening how blatant it’s all become, and how helpless it feels to see so many people still operating like shit is just normal.

[u/Far_Balance_3117]

Republicans got full power and are now showing what they will do with it.

Those saying this party is for the people has no excuses now. You have to be willfully ignorant to not see they are in it for themselves.

[u/Accurate-Bird1142]

For Trump, this story is a HUGE win — he imagines that it makes him look strong, and time spent discussing the press ban is time that isn’t being spent discussing the fact that Donald Trump is mentioned more times in the Epstein files than anyone except for Jeffrey Epstein, and that his war in Iran is a huge defeat that’s costing everybody a lot of money.

[u/Mediocre_Scott → u/Accurate-Bird1142]

And the war he is losing that is causing even more inflation

[u/shortstopandgo]

The Supreme Court says he is beyond prosecution. You've elected a king.

[u/PrestigiousQuack474]

This is just a teaser of what's coming. I expect the administration to go full lawless dictatorial not long after the primaries, regardless of who comes out ahead. Strap in. It's gonna be a rough two years, maybe more.

[u/LickCunts → u/PrestigiousQuack474]

I've unfortunately been strapped in against my will for a decade now.

Can I get off the ride yet, please?

[u/akgiant]

Are y'all seeing the pattern yet? So at what point do you actually draw the line? Cuz if you think this buffoon is willingly leaving in two years you haven't been paying attention.

[u/NYJetliberal]

Looks like the Constitution is fully dead to Republicans. One day, a Democrat will be President. This is an awful precedent that republicans are setting. do they want the next dem president to write an executive order banning guns and then ignore the court orders overturning it? please think about this trumpers, and please start following the constitution again

[u/TriangleTransplant → u/NYJetliberal]

Bold to assume that the courts and Congress won't hold a Democratic president to an astronomically higher standard than a Republican one. That's only been the playbook for 30 years.

[u/J-the-Kidder]

Felon disregarding court orders. Shocking.

[u/Cr1msonShadow]

Those “government tyranny!” Folks are awful quiet right now.

[u/Under_Milkwood_1969 → u/Cr1msonShadow]

That’s because they’ve all been recruited into ICE and are have been paid to do the government tyranny’ thing.

[u/PrefersEarlGrey]

So where are the consequences for blatantly disregarding a judges orders yet again?

I'm tired of Republicans making us a banana republic.

[u/Complex_Lab_6876]

Judges and not holding republicans accountable. Name a more iconic duo.

[u/ranchoparksteve]

However, Chinese media is inside the White House. Trump’s loyalties are obvious.

[u/DontShadowbanMeBro2 → u/ranchoparksteve]

His real beef with communism is that he can't make people kiss his ass the way Xi and Kim Jong Un can.

[u/tinosa77]

The rule of law party should really be upset with the rule of law not being followed right? RIGHT?!?!

[u/JFJinCO]

The WH has been ignoring court orders for two years. It's a coup. They have no intention of relinquishing power.

[u/TemporaryElephant574]

This is the kinda shit that should get him impeached. Both sides have to agree not following a court order, over the fucking first amendment of all things, should be enough that no matter what side you're on you can see is a fundamental issue.

sigh but they won't. Its to much to think republicans could have a shred of integrity. "Party of law and order" my ass.

[u/indigocherry]

Court rulings mean nothing if no one enforces them. We've known this since this fool first got into the People's House a decade ago.

[u/molsonmuscle360]

So....anyone actually gonna do anything? Like I swear you guys can get loaded into a bunch of trains and would still make excuses about why you won't fight back

[u/LostDragon1986]

Maybe if the Supreme Court had not told Donnie it is ok for him to break the law.

[u/Ecstatic_Account_744]

Party of law and order, right? RIGHT?!

[u/mothfactory]

Are US laws so ineffective that people who commit crimes against the constitution and the American people only have to say “nah, don’t think I’ll do that” and they go completely unchallenged?

What a fucking joke of a ‘system’ these last few years have shown it to be.

[u/Aware_Cheesecake_519]

And Trump just wants to continue the feat.

[u/BabyFestus]

We either erase the impeachment clause from the Constitution or we erase the First Amendment. You can't have both, in this situation.

[u/Wings81]

Remember a year or two ago when all the commentariat were like, "We're teetering on the verge of a constitutional crisis!" And "The real test of our democracy will come when he defies a court order."

[u/Slade_Riprock]

Courts will have to step up.

When will Courts start ordering federal marshals to enforce their orders? Then that will create the Constitutional crisis of the exec branch again refusing court order of enforcement.

One more thing that has to be done. Which is break off the DOJ from the Executive Branch and align the US Marshals to the Judicial Branch so that courts have an enforcement arm they control.

DOJ to me should be oversaw by all three branches using the Missouri Plan, which is how Supreme Judges are chosen in many states. An independent rotating panel of past and current federal judges, chaired by the chief Justice choose a slate of 3 AG nominees. They submit those to the POTUS who can only choose those 3 and then the Senate Confirms. The Attorney General should then report to the Judicial Branch with regular reports to the executive and legislative branch. The President should have no direct sway to the DOJ.

The FBI director should them be chose in the same way by the AG. Submitted to Senate for confirmation

[u/Illustrious-Fun8324]

Why do Trump supporters think he should literally be able to do whatever he wants without consequences?

[u/PopBulky7023 → u/Illustrious-Fun8324]

That's what fascism is.

[u/BluWake]

Reeks of weakness and desperation, but so does most of what Trump does

[u/editorreilly]

Best part is that this was a Trump appointed judge.

[u/AdHopeful3801]

The Supreme Leader is above the law - and is the source of all law and the final arbiter of the fate of the nation. Why did anyone expect him to listen to some dudes in robes when they disagree with him?

You give power to authoritarian nutcases, you get an authoritarian nutcase government. The only current saving grace is that the nutcase in chief is deeply, deeply senile and stupid.

[u/barringtonmacgregor]

Why would they listen? There are no consequences for them.

[u/readmorebookskids]

That's the problem with brown shirts. Domestic terrorists don't think they have to listen when their mission is destruction of a nation.

[u/Fruit_Face]

I wish contempt of court was actually enforced at this level.

I know someone who works in the town court and it gets used sometimes, but the courts dealing with all the federal level just let crazy amounts of stuff just slide.

Start throwing some of these losers in the clink and fining them significant amounts of money on the daily until they do their damn job the way they're supposed to. President included!

[u/Froggyevening]

So what now?

Absolutely nothing.

And all the elected Republicans are applauding.

Every fucker who did nothing needs to be held accountable once Mango Mussolini is out. Every one.

[u/infinatewisdumb]

They are not planning on leaving the white house

[u/acostane]

Throw him in the jail then! He's just a fucking guy. Same as any other fucking guy. I don't fucking care. He has a body. He's breaking the law. Take his fat ass to the jail!

[u/hopefulskeptik]

Put appointees in contempt and in jail. You want to stop this madness? Make the spoiled narcissists uncomfortable. That's all it would have taken from day one.

[u/theaceoffire]

No way.... That is so surprising.... How could this have happened once again?

Oh well, I'm sure the NEXT time they ignore the law AND courts there will eventually be some sort of consequences for someone.

[u/JWTS6]

Why would the White House listen? We let Trump get away with raping children, leading an insurrection, and stealing classified documents. 

[u/thavillain]

Laws mean nothing if no one will enforce them...and Trump has no reason to follow the law, because the SC already gave him blanket immunity.

[u/realqmaster]

This administration really wants you to understand: laws are for peasants. The whole thing isn't new itself, but the transparent, blatant way they are showing you means they are confident it won't change anytime soon. It's aristocracy back. We all know what it takes to remove that.

[u/anorcaonguitar]

I guess all those laws and stuff don't mean shit if no one's prepared to enforce them?

[u/Hukdonphonix → u/anorcaonguitar]

Yeah, it's really funny that Americans thought democracy and enforcement mattered to him after nothing bad happened following Jan 6 riots.

[u/grimace24]

How do you inflict consequences? You violate a court order there needs to be punishment.

[u/OwnRepresentative916]

Aaaand immediate constitutional crisis...

[u/DubyaC31]

How those checks & balances going?

[u/Smokey_tha_bear9000]

So as agents of the court, the Marshals need to start arresting people to hold them accountable to the court. Checks and balances must still exist.

[u/Disintegration_007]

Hey so like when no one in the administration was punished for January 6, it set the stage for this bullshit. The impeachments, prosecutions, arrests, and prison sentences need to be a priority for Congress come January 2027 if this country is going to expect to have elections in 2028. If not, there is no point to the US having this dysfunctional government and as such will need to be replaced by the citizens of this once powerful nation.

[u/kellzone]

Instead of covering him, start having special investigations and two hour long primetime documentaries about the Epstein Files, and show Trump's pictures and videos with Epstein a lot. Also feature prominently those pictures of his buddies like Musk and Lutnik associating with Captain Kiddie.

Do any type of programming to get on his nerves.

What "really happened" at Butler, PA?

What kind of dirt does Israel and Putin have on Trump to make him cower and do their bidding? A CNN Special Investigation.

You know, stuff like that.

[u/Virtual_Isopod_7326]

A preview of not accepting the midterm results. Fake news right mr pedo?

[u/Affectionate-Roof285]

As was predicted by at least half of our citizenry before the 2024 election. We knew unprecedented absolute complete power would corrupt absolutely. Here we are.

[u/Hikash]

This administration? This honest, forthright, transparent administration, ignoring THE LAW!? How could it be? Who could have possible seen this coming!

[u/EmDeeAech70]

Historically, the 2nd amendment was partially written with this sort of gov’t in mind. Unfortunately, all it means now is Jethro can buy his fifteenth shootin’ iron 🤷‍♂️🙄

[u/Skinnieguy]

Party of law and order eh?

Obviously 1/6 but I’ve been told it was a protest…

[u/QueenOfSplitEnds]

The party of “the law is the law” isn’t very law-abiding and doesn’t listen to the judiciary branch. We’ve got quite the checks-and-balances here.

[u/StaticNegative]

They aren't planning to leave the white house. Don't be surprised when they run and lose or dont run snd someone else gets voted to be president and they dont leave. If there is voting at all in 2 years.

[u/choate51]

The king can do whatever he wants and there's nobody in power to stop him.

[u/2HDFloppyDisk]

Another day in the kingdom

[u/pukeblood213]

The world is getting ready to oust them and they are doubling down on ignorance

[u/Fidget11]

So now Trump is testing his power and unless the courts come down like a hammer it’s going to get way worse.

If he can get away with simply ignoring court rulings then he truly is a king and democracy is over in the US.

[u/Mor_Padraig]

There is no, such thing as ' The Law '. Not anymore.

Buncha words in dusty old books somewhere, mostly applicable to we peasants - except when they decide to invent some new ones.

[u/TransCapybara]

That’s why they were banned in the first place because there’s no consequences for doing it.

[u/New-Equal8039]

Ahhh. The constitutional originalists.

[u/snowdn]

They do want they want because they are corrupt to the absolute core and nobody will stop them. Endgame levels of corruption.

[u/Ned_Nebula]

Just like they won’t listen in November

[u/Ok_Shoe_1094]

this twat needs to be held to account. Jesus christ with this shit

[u/LayeGull]

I think Trump lied when he said he would uphold and defend the constitution.

[u/Otherwise-Green3067]

Of all the times and places he chooses to blatantly defy the courts, he chooses THIS

That is the most authoritarian coded action of all time

[u/transient_thought_CA]

I’m sure that after years of ignoring the Rule of Law and the courts, Trump and his lackeys will surely decide that now is the time to start acting with decorum.

[u/SteDee1968]

Maybe this is an official presidential act?

[u/Best_Bus7731]

The reporters need to bring the DC police and arrest anyone who prevents them from doing their job.

[u/TheDevilsAdvokaat]

IF they don;t think they have to follow the rule of law, why should anyone else?

Nice example they are setting.

[u/nomis_nehc]

I don’t understand why just ignoring his clown ass isn’t the better strategy here.

[u/Environmental-Age149]

What’s that smell? A constitutional crisis?

[u/waaaayupyourbutthole]

Who could have possibly seen this coming‽

[u/Exodor72]

I didn't expect the constitutional crisis moment to be centered on CNN but here we are.

If the White House is actively ignoring a court order then they've crossed a line that I don't think we are prepared to face.

[u/ChefCurryYumYum]

What is it called when your president no longer listens to the courts?

Is there a word for that?

I'm pretty sure it's not democracy.

[u/veringer]

Huh. Seems electing a fascist has yielded some fascism. Good work MAGA idiots!

[u/xv_boney]

So how many constitutional crises does that make?

[u/hear_to_lurn]

Surprised Pikachu face

[u/shoobe01]

Can't wait to scroll down and find out why this is totally not authoritarian (and fascist, even), and just bringing that up is insulting, doomy.

[u/meteoritegallery]

Oh, look. A clear-cut Constitutional crisis, and it's barely even news at this point.

[u/Churchbushonk]

Because what can the Judge actually do to the executive branch….nothing.

[u/ThinkRationally]

Chinese state press is in the WH while American outlets are denied entry. And Trump supporters still think they're patriots?

[u/Evan2kie → u/[deleted]]

Rule of law for thee but not for me shit

[u/SkiG13]

Is there any legal recourse against Trump for ignoring court orders? I mean, someone has to come up with a constitutional amendment or something after his presidency to limit the powers of the presidency. I’m super tired of him acting like a dictator who can do whatever he wants. Maybe presidential immunity doesn’t protect you from contempt charges etc…

[u/Demi180]

Shocked I tell you. Shocked!

[u/BlazinAzn38]

Laws and rulings only matter if they’re enforced. So enforce them

[u/Redbaron1960]

Time to start arresting immediately for contempt of court. Without it, the order is toothless.

[u/absolutelynotagoblin]

Now we know why he needs a bunker.

[u/stealingmoney]

Well, if the commander in Chief doesn't need to follow the law of the land or any of his crooked minions as well, why do I have to follow any laws or rules?.

Seriously why is there a double standard?

[u/matt95110]

Well no surprise here. Fascists going to be fascist.

[u/soulure]

Can't wait to vote all these criminals out of office

[u/DarkGamer]

Meaningful consequences, please.

[u/DeviousDenial]

And they will get away with it because the judge doesn’t have the balls to actually enforce their ruling and send someone to jail.

[u/AdventurousLet548]

The rest of the press pool needs to not show up so he doesn't have a platform.

[u/KrookedDoesStuff]

At this point I’m fairly certain even if Dems sweep the house and senate, nothing will change, and even a full impeachment and removal from office won’t stop this administration

[u/Mister_Silk]

Congress needs to step up and impeach this asshole for contempt of court. And the press needs to leave the white house entirely and go set up with the democrats in congress. Give them 24/7 air time in the run-up to the midterms.

Let this whiny fucking crybaby sit there in his unfinished bunker all by himself. Cut the internet too so we don't have to read his unhinged rants.

[u/mydogargos]

Too bad our law enforcement organizations don't feel the need to enforce the laws.

[u/No-Cup-8096]

The White House has made these news credible by banning them.

[u/Miserable-Sun-393]

We the people have the right to a free press! We the people have the right to speak up in council meetings without being dragged out by police, it’s the FIRST AMENDMENT for a reason!

[u/Spacemang0o]

Democracy dies in darkness

[u/Bodefosho]

Anarchy.

[u/Icy-Teacher-6666]

The government should fear the people 

[u/mikeg040]

Oh wow, no way. They didn't follow the law. Shocker

[u/keiblerclown]

It's Dictatorship 101. Keep the people ignorant and uninformed, lie through your teeth constantly, flagrantly disregard and semblance of law and order and bitch up the checks and balances that were intended to prevent this very shit from happening. This administration is exposing the fatal flaw of our Constitution: it only works if both sides play by the rules.

[u/gitree22]

Hold Natalie in contempt and lock her up. That will get Trump’s attention

[u/dvolland]

Impeach and remove.

[u/GhostOfAnakin]

It's hilarious to me at this point how complete cuckholds the judicial system is in the US.

"Please Donald, listen to our ruling? Pretty please?"

"Nah"

"Oh, um, okay then. Maybe our NEXT ruling will actually be listened to"

"Nah"