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Trump dismisses constitutional crisis panic: ‘I always abide by the courts’
Washington Examiner ^ | February 12, 2025 | Emily Hallas

Posted on 02/12/2025 10:24:12 AM PST by kevcol

While Trump reiterated he would always abide by the courts, he expressed concern that decisions undermining DOGE’s authority would allow bureaucracies to get away with kickbacks and other forms of corruption.

“But appeals take a long time, and I would hope that a judge, if you go to a judge and you show them, ‘Here’s a corrupt situation. We have a check to be sent, but we found it to be corrupt. Do you want us to send this corrupt check to a person, or do you want us not to give it and give it back to the taxpayer?’ I would hope a judge would say, ‘Don’t send it. Give it back to the taxpayer,’” Trump continued.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doge; judicialactivism; kickbacks; trump
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I see a lot of kickback here… because nobody could be so stupid to give out some of these contracts…"


1 posted on 02/12/2025 10:24:12 AM PST by kevcol
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To: kevcol

Accepting the doctrine of Judicial Supremacy is something I cannot do.


2 posted on 02/12/2025 10:30:21 AM PST by ComputerGuy
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To: kevcol

the next court order will keep Trump from wiping his own butt until he appeals successfully in a few months.

I am sorry, but until the Supreme Court rules, no president should have to bend the knee to a random circuit judge


3 posted on 02/12/2025 10:30:46 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: kevcol

Mr. President, the American people are hoping you tell the courts to pound sand. Their only purpose, it seems, is to push a leftist, marxist agenda that has not one thing to do with the Constitution.
As one Founder put it- if they are going to make these decisions, then let THEM enforce them.


4 posted on 02/12/2025 10:31:24 AM PST by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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To: ComputerGuy

Kinda wish he had not said that so apparently unequivocally..

-fJRoberts-


5 posted on 02/12/2025 10:33:20 AM PST by A strike ("We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files ..)
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To: A strike

I would have added “unlike Obama and Biden”.


6 posted on 02/12/2025 10:34:27 AM PST by damper99
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To: kevcol

Tell Traitor Roberts to get off his lame ass and get the ‘Rat Political Fed. Judges [[that Roberts claims don’t exist] to stay in their lane.


7 posted on 02/12/2025 10:35:49 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: kevcol

Better is “I always abide by the Supreme Law of the Land, the U.S. Constitution, which is a higher authority than the Courts.”


8 posted on 02/12/2025 10:36:48 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: A strike

I’m sure he didn’t mean it. I think he’s just playing nice.


9 posted on 02/12/2025 10:42:43 AM PST by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy

Rubes in robes!


10 posted on 02/12/2025 10:48:04 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: kevcol

“How many divisions does he have?”


11 posted on 02/12/2025 10:50:47 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: 13Sisters76

“Mr.” President isn’t an idiot.

Why cause needless trouble

The POTUS is a very smart guy.

He will probably keep on ignoring them :)

WHY on earth would he tell anyone?

And I never got the “Mr. Presiident” thing.

Is president his last name now? :)

Donald Trump KNOWS what he is doing...I don’t believe for a second that he will wait months and months for the SCOTUS to MAYBE overturn the rulings.

I have doubted Him too many time and been wrong to doubt him anymore.

I’ve learned my lesson!


12 posted on 02/12/2025 10:54:02 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: kevcol

True.

Unlike Democrats and the left.

Trump is very responsible and patient.

And knows how to plan long term.


13 posted on 02/12/2025 11:12:25 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: kevcol

And there is Musk, in the left of the photo. My first thoughts were there stands the Black Knight Of Death To Big Government.

Back to the story, I think he has to dismiss this as a Constitutional crisis or the MSM would go wild with made up stories. I think he’s confident he will prevail which will show the leftist judges who’s actually in charge.


14 posted on 02/12/2025 11:17:01 AM PST by redfreedom (Happiness is shopping at Walmart and not hearing Spanish once!)
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To: A strike

He’s covering all the bases. What he says and what he does might be two different things.


15 posted on 02/12/2025 11:17:17 AM PST by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: He that denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar and antichrist. )
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To: ComputerGuy

To me, this sounds like Trump has caved to the RAT basketball heads, like Booker, Skyhook Hakeen, Pressley the Trekkie and Mad Maxine the Wigger along with their blackrobed Feral Marxist stooges. Maybe I’m wrong but what makes anyone believe that one Marxist DNC Stooge is going to override another Marxist DNC stooge? It hasn’t happened yet.


16 posted on 02/12/2025 11:21:27 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The trouble with illegal aliens is that their own crappy countries don't even want them there.)
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To: kevcol
President Trump is the past master at the art of earned media.

The Democrats and these judges are doing a stellar job of helping Team Trump earn their media keep.

17 posted on 02/12/2025 11:21:53 AM PST by rdcbn1 (TV )
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To: kevcol

Dear Mr. President,

The Democrats are accusing you of what they are doing, or in this case, causing. It is referred to as “projection”

Sincerely

Shotgun


18 posted on 02/12/2025 11:23:26 AM PST by shotgun
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To: kevcol

Regardless of how long it takes for this to work itself out, there’s a lot that can be done under the radar, without drawing attention to yourself, to fix a lot of things that are broken. Musk, and Trump probably should avoid crowing about their accomplishments for a few months.


19 posted on 02/12/2025 11:25:55 AM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: ComputerGuy

Trump may be counting on just that. He just might be counting on us to show back up in DC.

Right now we need to ring the phones off their hooks in DC democrat offices. That’s right, pick a democrat office and let them know how disgusted you are with their behaviors and unwillingness to even consider looking at what’s uncovered.


20 posted on 02/12/2025 11:30:09 AM PST by EBH (America Blackmailed, The True Story of the World War...Coming Soon (1/21-))
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