Jen Psaki

So today, Trump's solicitor general was at the Supreme Court this morning arguing that no matter how unconstitutional, No matter how illegal an order of the president is, judges shouldn't be able to stop them nationwide. Basically, there should not be that check on his power at all. That's their argument.

So today, Trump's solicitor general was at the Supreme Court this morning arguing that no matter how unconstitutional, No matter how illegal an order of the president is, judges shouldn't be able to stop them nationwide. Basically, there should not be that check on his power at all. That's their argument.

So today, Trump's solicitor general was at the Supreme Court this morning arguing that no matter how unconstitutional, No matter how illegal an order of the president is, judges shouldn't be able to stop them nationwide. Basically, there should not be that check on his power at all. That's their argument.

Instead, the way the Trump administration is proposing the law should work is that every individual who could be impacted by any government policy, no matter how illegal, no matter how unconstitutional, every single person should have to go to court to defend themselves, one by one. If they can't find a lawyer, too bad, and that's quite likely.

Instead, the way the Trump administration is proposing the law should work is that every individual who could be impacted by any government policy, no matter how illegal, no matter how unconstitutional, every single person should have to go to court to defend themselves, one by one. If they can't find a lawyer, too bad, and that's quite likely.

Instead, the way the Trump administration is proposing the law should work is that every individual who could be impacted by any government policy, no matter how illegal, no matter how unconstitutional, every single person should have to go to court to defend themselves, one by one. If they can't find a lawyer, too bad, and that's quite likely.

If they can't afford a lawyer, also very likely, too bad. That's their argument. And here's how some of the liberal justices on the Supreme Court summed up Trump's position today.

If they can't afford a lawyer, also very likely, too bad. That's their argument. And here's how some of the liberal justices on the Supreme Court summed up Trump's position today.

If they can't afford a lawyer, also very likely, too bad. That's their argument. And here's how some of the liberal justices on the Supreme Court summed up Trump's position today.

Now, I don't speak legalese exactly, so I'm hoping if I'm wrong here, any of our guests can correct me. But Trump's solicitor general essentially responded to that gun hypothetical by saying, no, no, no. When it's guns, that's a totally different deal. Again, I mean, it's one set of rules for them and it's an entirely different set of rules for everybody else.

Now, I don't speak legalese exactly, so I'm hoping if I'm wrong here, any of our guests can correct me. But Trump's solicitor general essentially responded to that gun hypothetical by saying, no, no, no. When it's guns, that's a totally different deal. Again, I mean, it's one set of rules for them and it's an entirely different set of rules for everybody else.

Now, I don't speak legalese exactly, so I'm hoping if I'm wrong here, any of our guests can correct me. But Trump's solicitor general essentially responded to that gun hypothetical by saying, no, no, no. When it's guns, that's a totally different deal. Again, I mean, it's one set of rules for them and it's an entirely different set of rules for everybody else.

The thing is, we really don't even have to make up hypotheticals. Nationwide injunctions have been around for a very long time, and both parties love to use them. When Joe Biden was in office, conservatives did what is referred to as judge shopping, and that basically means filing cases in areas of the country where they think the judges will agree with them.

The thing is, we really don't even have to make up hypotheticals. Nationwide injunctions have been around for a very long time, and both parties love to use them. When Joe Biden was in office, conservatives did what is referred to as judge shopping, and that basically means filing cases in areas of the country where they think the judges will agree with them.

The thing is, we really don't even have to make up hypotheticals. Nationwide injunctions have been around for a very long time, and both parties love to use them. When Joe Biden was in office, conservatives did what is referred to as judge shopping, and that basically means filing cases in areas of the country where they think the judges will agree with them.

You probably remember when a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA approval of the abortion pill Mifepristone, or when a federal judge in Texas blocked workplace anti-discrimination rights for transgender Americans, or when a federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration from ending Trump's Remain in Mexico policy.

You probably remember when a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA approval of the abortion pill Mifepristone, or when a federal judge in Texas blocked workplace anti-discrimination rights for transgender Americans, or when a federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration from ending Trump's Remain in Mexico policy.

You probably remember when a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA approval of the abortion pill Mifepristone, or when a federal judge in Texas blocked workplace anti-discrimination rights for transgender Americans, or when a federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration from ending Trump's Remain in Mexico policy.

All of those rulings were nationwide injunctions, and all of them came from one single, incredibly conservative judge, Judge Shopping. didn't seem to have any issues with nationwide injunctions back then. They shopped for the person who would do them. But now that Trump is in power, it's an entirely different story. And look, Democrats use nationwide injunctions too.

All of those rulings were nationwide injunctions, and all of them came from one single, incredibly conservative judge, Judge Shopping. didn't seem to have any issues with nationwide injunctions back then. They shopped for the person who would do them. But now that Trump is in power, it's an entirely different story. And look, Democrats use nationwide injunctions too.