Flashback: Media, Democrats shouted “constitutional crisis” during Trump’s first term
During President Donald Trump’s first term, Democrats and media members were wary of a “constitutional crisis.” This is the term used today to describe Trump’s inconsistency with legal challenges to some of his executive orders.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, DN.Y. and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both in 2019. We were in a constitutional crisis After the House voted to hold former Attorney General Bill Barr for opposing the subpoena of special advisor Robert Mueller for its religious Russian report and underlying documents.
“We’ve been talking about getting closer to a constitutional crisis for a long time. We’re in it now,” Nadler said at the time. “They uniformly reject subpoena from Congress, which means they have decided to oppose the role of Congress as a cooperative unit of government representing the American people.”
Pelosi said at the time that “the administration does not respect the oath of office they take, so they want to face a constitutional crisis.”
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) will speak at a hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 20, 2024. Xavier Beterra, Director of Health and Human Services, spoke about surveillance at the HHS Refugee Resettlement Office. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images))
The White House says, “A real constitutional crisis is happening within our judicial branch.”
Former CNN host Don Lemon agreed, Tell his viewers in 2019, “Have you ever wondered what a constitutional crisis might look like? Well, open your eyes.”
“The US President is just blowing it away through our system of checks and balance. It’s about keeping our Congress, our judiciary and administrative agencies working. That means our country is working. It means that you are.”
As Democrats continue to oppose the administration’s efforts with Government Efficiency (DOGE), Trump and members of his administration have expressed disagreement over several legal challenges to his executive orders, and the constitutional law this week The above crisis concerns have been raised again.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in an interview with NPR earlier this month that there was a constitutional crisis due to Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts with Doge. Scaleback USAID.
US President Donald Trump will sign a series of executive orders at the White House Oval Office on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. ((Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))
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“So the President and his billionaire advisers can suppress and destroy political opposition so that they can take control of federal spending and reward their friends and friends of Elon Musk. You can punish your enemies as you do, so you literally create things from a thin air. Democracy in this country.
The New York Times released a report Monday, citing scholars, saying that the president’s early actions had put the United States in a constitutional crisis.
NPR also quoted by scholars He said he saw warning signs of a constitutional crisis and pointed out Vice President JD Vance’s response to a judge’s order that the administration had to make. Don’t remove federal funds. However, the report says the US has not yet been completely blown away.
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“The judges are not permitted to control the legitimate power of executives,” Vance posted on social media.
Some of the Trump administration’s actions Federal Funding Freeze And the ban on doge Access to personal databeing challenged by the Democratic Attorney General.
“We’ve been the second president of Trump for three weeks. And tonight, warning that the United States is dangerously close to a constitutional crisis,” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins told her show on Monday. There is.”
Senator Andy Kim, D-NJ. and Parliament Pramila Jayapal similarly warned of the imminent crisis.
WASHINGTON, DC- May 31: Arrived at the House Democrats’ Caucus Conference at the U.S. Capitol, held in Washington, DC on May 31, 2023. (Photo: Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
“I’ve worked for governments. I’ve worked through multiple government closures. I’m the last person I want to reach that stage, but we’re basically the cusp of a constitutional crisis. “Kim said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “We see this administration taking very illegal measures.”
Jayapal also pointed out Vance’s statement in her warning.
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Media members also The Coming of the Constitutional Crisis In October 2019, there was a blunder each effort against Donald Trump.
CNN Analysis It’s decided Trump’s response to the investigation was causing a constitutional crisis.
A Politico column written by Renato Mariotti argued that while the term was often thrown into the entire Trump presidency, the example of each of the bullet actually created a constitutional crisis.
“But if you look closely at Trump’s tweets and subsequent letters from the White House to Congress, you can see why Tuesday was down on the day Trump ultimately caused an actual constitutional crisis,” he wrote at the time. Ta.
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