That didn’t take long. We’re less than two months into Trump’s term, and he has already moved from passive-aggression to outright defiance of court orders. It is a move that I predicted even before the election.
From a political perspective, Trump has chosen his ground wisely; who could be less popular than an alleged Venezuelan gang member? But from a legal perspective, the story is different; the judiciary prizes due process above practically anything else.
I’m not sure that this is the case that leads to the ultimate confrontation. To quote Churchill, however, it is the end of the beginning.