Odaily Planet Daily News: As the comprehensive agenda of the new US government faces increasing resistance from the courts, senior officials of the Trump administration openly question the authority of the judiciary as a check on executive power.
In the past 24 hours, officials from Musk to Vice President JD Vance have not only criticized last Saturday's federal judge's decision to block Musk's Department of Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Treasury Department records, but also attacked the legitimacy of judicial oversight. Judicial supervision is a fundamental pillar of American democracy, based on the separation of powers.
If a judge tries to tell a general how to conduct military action, it will be illegal. If a judge tries to direct the Attorney General on how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, it is also illegal. Judges have no power to control the legitimate powers of the executive branch, "Vance wrote on X last Sunday morning.
A few hours before the post was published, Musk stated last night that "a corrupt judge is protecting corruption. He needs to be impeached immediately!" Musk also shared a post from a user who suggested that the Trump administration openly disobey court orders.
I don't like the precedent it sets for defying judicial rulings, but I just want to know what other options these judges have left us, "the user wrote.
The court order against Musk temporarily prohibited his team from accessing Treasury systems containing sensitive personal data, such as social security and bank account numbers of millions of Americans. Musk and his team have stated that they are only using the government system to identify waste and abuse under the direction of the Republican president. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called the ruling an attack on democratic ideals themselves. （Fortune）
