White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt falsely claimed that a federal judge could not block President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers, which Judge William J. Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California did, notes The New York Times.
Leavitt’s claim is false, and violates the separation of powers, as legal experts and Supreme Court cases have made clear.
When asked if the Administration will comply with court orders on fired federal workers, WH Press Secretary Leavitt says the orders are unconstitutional: You cannot have a low level district court judge filing an injunction to usurp the executive authority of the President… pic.twitter.com/XtwBzkkjjo
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(Source: C-SPAN via Twitter/Fox, The New York Times)