Separation of powers
If the decision stands, the courts will effectively be granting him a license to ignore the law, and even effectively overrule court rulings.
If the Supreme Court accepts Barr’s twisted logic, it will sideline itself, collapse the balance of powers, and leave Congress and the White House to literally battle things out.
A new study shows the party coming around to executive overreach now that it’s their executive who’s doing the overreaching.
If Democrats think we are facing a major separation of powers clash between the executive and the legislature now, they should think ahead.
Trump lawyers are arguing he’s an emperor, above the law, even as he calls on the Department of Justice to prosecute his political enemies.
Trump & Co. are laughing at the House Democrats’ subpoena threats today. But the Democrats have powers that could give them the last laugh—if they use them.
Bob Mueller found out the hard way that the attorney general isn’t the average Trump stooge. Time is running dangerously short, and Democrats still don't get it.