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JD Vance sends constitutional law experts into meltdown
Trump’s public challenge of the judicial branch of government is triggering Democrats and constitutional scholars across the country.
Trump’s special appointment of billionaire Elon Musk to run a Department of Government Efficiency has sparked a flood of legal challenges, followed by judicial rulings trying to slow down his efforts.
On Sunday, Vice President JD Vance criticized judges on social media for issuing judicial orders over the weekend to halt the Trump administration’s executive orders and actions.
Vance argued on social media that ‘judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.’
Democrats continue sounding the alarm after Musk and his team are scrutinizing the federal government and acting swiftly to cut government grants and reduce the workforce.
A federal judge temporarily restricted DOGE’s access to the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems early Saturday morning, ordering the department to ‘destroy any and all copies of material downloaded from the Treasury Department’s records and systems.’
The White House decried the legal effort from an ‘activist judge’ as ‘frivolous,’ and out of line, noting the Senate-confirmed Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent had given Musk access to the data.
On Friday, a federal judge in Washington also ordered a pause on Trump’s efforts to put 2,2000 USAID employees on leave.
United States Vice-President JD Vance sparked a controversy over a statement he made defending the Trump administration’s actions
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One
Trump’s attempted freeze of federal grants was also halted by a judge on January 31.
Vance argued that the judicial branch was out of line in trying to restrict the administration’s orders pertaining to the executive branch of government.
‘If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,’ he explained. ‘If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal.’
If the Trump administration ultimately defies judicial orders, it could trigger a significant escalation of judicial actions that would quickly make it’s way to the Supreme Court.
DOGE has moved forward at a breakneck pace, as Musk’s lieutenants have been given the green light by Trump to dive into government systems despite ongoing protests from Democrats and federal workers.
Attorneys general of Democratic states are rapidly challenging all of Trump’s executive actions, in an attempt to slow his rapid cuts and gain favor from those who are effected.
The president decried ‘activists and highly political judges’ for trying to slow down his executive orders and the work underway by DOGE.
‘Losing this momentum will be very detrimental to finding the TRUTH, which is turning out to be a disaster for those involved in running our Government,’ he wrote. ‘Much left to find. No Excuses!!!’
Trump continues to celebrate Musk’s achievements, gleefully asking him to expand his efforts to the Pentagon and the Department of Education.
‘BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE BEING FOUND. CAMPAIGN PROMISE. IMPORTANT FOR AMERICA!!!’ He wrote on Truth social in all-caps.