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Musk’s Threats Suddenly Darken as Trump Legal Losses Trigger MAGA Fury

As MAGA begins flirting with defying the courts, prominent Trump opponent Norm Eisen explains why the legal resistance is beginning to have success, why that’s infuriating Musk, and what’s coming next.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in Washington, D.C., on January 20

Rage is mounting among President Donald Trump’s allies over the losses that Trump’s agenda has suffered in court, which are clearly becoming a serious obstacle to him. It’s gotten so bad that Elon Musk shared a tweet from someone who suggested that it may be time to defy the courts. Musk also boosted Trump allies who are seething over these rulings. All that amounts to a pretty dark threat from Musk: He and MAGA appear to be steeling themselves to defy judicial rulings. We talked to Norman Eisen of Democracy Defenders Action, who is litigating against Trump, about how successful the legal resistance has been thus far, whether Trump and his allies will defy the courts, and what would happen if they did. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.