Source: Liberal Currents
by Patrick Eddington
“It would be comforting to think that Donald Trump’s current streak of unlawful acts — his search-seize-deport operations under the Alien Enemies Act, his slew of executive orders targeting law firms, universities, and even individual Americans — are somehow, like the man himself, a type of once-in-a-lifetime political nightmare and aberration. In some key respects, that’s true. No president in the history of the Republic has issued so many facially unconstitutional executive orders or so brazenly defied federal courts, including the Supreme Court. However, labeling Trump as the only chief executive to engage in demonstrably unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful acts would be historically inaccurate. A key difference between those past episodes and Trump’s current activities is that federal courts and Congress have often aided and abetted such outrageous presidential behavior throughout our nation’s history.” (05/21/25)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-lawlessness-has-historical-roots/