Overreaching Judges Are Presenting Trump with a Constitutional Crisis

The DOGE case pushes the judicial power too far, and tempts a dangerous response.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., February 11, 2025.

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We are not, currently, in a state of constitutional crisis. But we may be approaching one — and overreaching federal district judges seem bent on enticing the Trump administration into one. It’s an invitation that the administration seems too easily tempted to accept.

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Dan McLaughlin

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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