US vice president JD Vance has “not been permitted” to a judge who temporarily issues some of Donald Trump’s most controversial executive orders to control the president’s “legitimate power.” He is accused of threatening the US Constitution after saying that. .
Vance’s intervention stops US District Court judge Judge Paul Engelmayer from accessing Elon Musk’s “Doctor of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) unit from accessing the Treasury’s central payment system for corruption and waste It was made after an injunction was issued.
Engelmeyer’s decision sparked an angry rift from Vance, a graduate of Yale Law School, claiming that the judge had no legal right to restrain the president’s agenda, and that he made the military commander a battlefield. This was compared to telling you how to act in the following situations.
“If a judge attempts to tell the general how to carry out a military operation, it would be illegal,” he wrote.
“If a judge attempts to order the Attorney General about how he uses his discretion as a prosecutor, that is also illegal. A judge is not permitted to control the legitimate power of a senior officer. .”
In fact, Article 3 of the US Constitution grants the powers known as judicial review, giving federal judges the power to control cases involving the president and other departments of government.
Vance’s comments sparked widespread criticism.
Daniel Goldman, a Democrat from New York, replied with X: “It’s called the ‘rule of law’. Our Constitution created three equal branches of the government to provide checks and balances to each other (“separation of power”).
“The judiciary ensures that executives follow the law. If so, there’s no problem.”
Quinta Jurecic, a fellow at Brookings Institute think tank, told the New York Times: “I’m not going to do what you say.”
“At that point, the constitution will fall apart.”
Trump previously was pleased to accept a judge’s ruling regarding his actions if the judge ruled over his favor. He has frequently praised Florida judge Irene Cannon, whom he appointed to his first presidency, for an order that restricted his investigation, made by former special advisor Jack Smith. .
After 19 Democratic attorney generals filed the lawsuit, a restraining order against Doge to seize Treasury information was granted. He complained that Musk’s entry into the financial system – holding bank accounts and social security numbers for millions of Americans – is illegal. The hearing is set for February 14th.
The payment system handles trillions of dollars of government spending and multiple functions, including tax refunds, Social Security payments, and Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
The ruling sparked an explosion from Musk, a multibillionaire entrepreneur whose attempts to seize control of public spending have been accused of a coup by Democrats.
“A corrupt judge protecting corruption. He needs to be fired each now!” posted musk.
Trump joined in with criticism and told a journalist on his way to the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, “We are extremely disappointed with the judge who will give such a ruling, but we have a long way.” I said.
He showed that his administration was ready to fight a negative ruling. “The judge should not be allowed to make such a decision, frankly. That’s a dishonorable thing.”
Engelmeyer’s decision was one of nine court orders issued against the administration in response to approximately 40 separate cases filed by federal courts, reshaping the federal bureaucracy of the US government and the Imperial President It appeared as the main breakwater in Trump’s head-on rush to assert his vision of the .
The court order temporarily ceases Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for children born from undocumented immigrants, moving transgender female prisoners to male-only prisons I’m keeping my efforts up. The judge also not only attempts to uncover the identity of the FBI agents who worked on the January 6 rebellion as White House attempts freeze up up to $300 million in federal spending, but federal labor The party has revealed Doge’s efforts to cajole federal workers to file a postponed resignation.
Last Friday, the Washington District Court placed 2,200 staff from the foreign aid agency USAID on administrative leave, attempting to remember foreign workers within 30 days. Judge Carl Nichols ordered a temporary recovery of 500 staff members who had previously taken leave.
