Jess Bravin

Or is it just, you know, a flat-out defiance of a Supreme Court directive? As you said, the president has not gone that far at this point. Some of his nominees, though, left open the possibility that there were circumstances when they wouldn't have to comply with a court order.

Or is it just, you know, a flat-out defiance of a Supreme Court directive? As you said, the president has not gone that far at this point. Some of his nominees, though, left open the possibility that there were circumstances when they wouldn't have to comply with a court order.

This came up at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when the nominee for solicitor general and a nominee for assistant attorney general were asked flat out, you know, are there circumstances when you don't have to obey a court order? And they hedged They said, well, we don't want to talk about hypotheticals, or there's a big debate about that, or they kind of left it open.

This came up at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when the nominee for solicitor general and a nominee for assistant attorney general were asked flat out, you know, are there circumstances when you don't have to obey a court order? And they hedged They said, well, we don't want to talk about hypotheticals, or there's a big debate about that, or they kind of left it open.

This came up at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when the nominee for solicitor general and a nominee for assistant attorney general were asked flat out, you know, are there circumstances when you don't have to obey a court order? And they hedged They said, well, we don't want to talk about hypotheticals, or there's a big debate about that, or they kind of left it open.

And interestingly, there was even a Republican senator, John Kennedy of Louisiana, who scolded them.

And interestingly, there was even a Republican senator, John Kennedy of Louisiana, who scolded them.

And interestingly, there was even a Republican senator, John Kennedy of Louisiana, who scolded them.

So even a Republican senator pushed back on that. So I don't know if they have a decision about what they're going to do or how important it is. If they believe that there is a core national security power of the president that is at issue and that the safety of the country is at stake, would they think that are grounds to defy a court order? I don't know.

So even a Republican senator pushed back on that. So I don't know if they have a decision about what they're going to do or how important it is. If they believe that there is a core national security power of the president that is at issue and that the safety of the country is at stake, would they think that are grounds to defy a court order? I don't know.

So even a Republican senator pushed back on that. So I don't know if they have a decision about what they're going to do or how important it is. If they believe that there is a core national security power of the president that is at issue and that the safety of the country is at stake, would they think that are grounds to defy a court order? I don't know.

That is definitely a novel policy of the Trump administration to target individual law firms in this way. The justification is that the president doesn't trust these law firms and he has cited their activities against him personally, like in an order that he issued against the law firm Paul Weiss.

That is definitely a novel policy of the Trump administration to target individual law firms in this way. The justification is that the president doesn't trust these law firms and he has cited their activities against him personally, like in an order that he issued against the law firm Paul Weiss.

That is definitely a novel policy of the Trump administration to target individual law firms in this way. The justification is that the president doesn't trust these law firms and he has cited their activities against him personally, like in an order that he issued against the law firm Paul Weiss.

He named one of their lawyers and said, this person, you know, tried to like gin up a prosecution of me and he is a untrustworthy, crooked lawyer. And so it is the president's determination that these law firms are security threats and can't be trusted. Perkins has gone into court to get that order lifted and won a temporary order lifting portions of the president's order.

He named one of their lawyers and said, this person, you know, tried to like gin up a prosecution of me and he is a untrustworthy, crooked lawyer. And so it is the president's determination that these law firms are security threats and can't be trusted. Perkins has gone into court to get that order lifted and won a temporary order lifting portions of the president's order.

He named one of their lawyers and said, this person, you know, tried to like gin up a prosecution of me and he is a untrustworthy, crooked lawyer. And so it is the president's determination that these law firms are security threats and can't be trusted. Perkins has gone into court to get that order lifted and won a temporary order lifting portions of the president's order.

But it is, again, a very strong message that the administration views people who file lawsuits against it or people who have taken legal action against the president as enemies. and they are not pulling punches in using their powers.

But it is, again, a very strong message that the administration views people who file lawsuits against it or people who have taken legal action against the president as enemies. and they are not pulling punches in using their powers.

But it is, again, a very strong message that the administration views people who file lawsuits against it or people who have taken legal action against the president as enemies. and they are not pulling punches in using their powers.