Ian Millhiser

The problem with that approach is, first of all, federal criminal charges have to be filed by the Department of Justice.

And the Department of Justice right now is controlled by Donald Trump.

And so I am very skeptical that the Trump Justice Department is going to bring any of these cases.

Now, you know, the fifth category that I discussed, I'll just discuss very briefly, because this is something the Supreme Court has cut off entirely.

But until last year,

The president could potentially be charged with a crime if they give an illegal order or otherwise engage in criminal activity.

But of course, the Supreme Court cut that off in Trump v. United States, which said that the president is immune from criminal prosecution for his official acts.

There was even a whole two page section in that opinion, which said specifically that Trump cannot be charged with the crime, even if he orders the Justice Department to target someone for an improper purpose.

That was the court's words.

So, you know, I mean, at least for people who aren't named Donald Trump, there is still the possibility of criminal prosecution, but it will almost certainly have to wait until the next administration.

I think that is the takeaway.

Do not expect the courts.

I mean, at what point have these courts been effective in saving us from Donald Trump?

I mean, you know, there were multiple prosecutions against Donald Trump.

And what the Supreme Court said is he's immune.

So like the way to stop the government from behaving this way is to put someone else in charge of it.

It is possibly the biggest self-inflicted economic blow that the United States has done to itself in my lifetime. And the courts could just make that all go away. So, you know, that's exciting.

It is possibly the biggest self-inflicted economic blow that the United States has done to itself in my lifetime. And the courts could just make that all go away. So, you know, that's exciting.

It is possibly the biggest self-inflicted economic blow that the United States has done to itself in my lifetime. And the courts could just make that all go away. So, you know, that's exciting.

Yeah. So there is this court called the U.S. Court of International Trade, which it is a federal court that hears disputes arising out of America's trade laws.