Trump versus the courts

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with Supreme Court reporter Justin Jouvenal and Democracy reporter Colby Itkowitz about how President Donald Trump is testing the power of the courts — and trying to expand his own authority in the process. They break down the cases facing the executive branch right now, what Trump and his allies are saying about them, and why some experts say Trump’s actions run afoul of the constitution.

Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Reena Flores and Rachel Van Dongen and mixed by Ted Muldoon.

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0:00.0	So, Colby, what is a constitutional crisis?
0:06.0	I wonder what ChatGPT says is a constitutional crisis.
0:09.6	What is a constitutional crisis?
0:12.0	Let's see.
0:13.2	Occurs when a government faces a severe breakdown in the phone.
0:16.4	That's so stupid.
0:19.1	Faces a severe breakdown in the enforcement of its constitution.
0:22.5	Okay, well, thanks.
0:23.4	Can't rely on chat GPT for anything.
0:24.9	Well, it says examples include a president refusing to leave office after losing an election,
0:28.1	deadlocked between branches of government that halt essential functions or a court ruling being ignored by other government bodies.
0:34.3	Yeah, that seems good.
0:38.5	From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post reports.
0:42.8	I'm Aaron Blake, senior politics reporter and host of our weekly politics roundtables.
0:47.9	It's Friday, February 14th, happy Valentine's Day.
0:52.0	I'm joined this week by Justin Juvenile.
0:54.2	Juvenile, notile. Juvenile.
0:54.8	Not juvenile.
0:55.4	Juvenile, not juvenile, but juvenile.
0:58.7	Yeah.
0:58.8	Who covers the Supreme Court here at the Post.
1:01.1	Yes, my nickname on the playground in third grade was juvenile delinquent.
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