Trump Looms Large in Chief Justice John Roberts’ Legacy

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Introduction: Will John Roberts put the brakes on the Trump train?

President Donald Trump was less than two months into his second term in March when the chief justice of the United States publicly chastised him. Roberts took the unusual step of criticizing Trump’s call for impeachment of “crooked” lower-court judges who’d ruled against the administration.

“Impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts declared in a rare statement sent to reporters. The rebuke followed another public message Roberts issued weeks before Trump’s inauguration, warning against “dangerous” talk of defying court orders.

“Every Administration suffers defeats in the court system — sometimes in cases with major ramifications for executive or legislative power or other consequential topics,” the chief justice wrote.

Yet, eight months into Trump’s presidency and with the court’s new term opening Monday, the flurry of extraordinarily aggressive executive actions Trump has taken has met very little resistance from the Supreme Court.

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