With President Donald Trump’s agenda suddenly facing a huge wave of lawsuits, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt unleashed a long, angry tirade on Wednesday about the mounting court rulings against the president. Laughably, she claimed that this constitutes “the real constitutional crisis” we’re facing right now. It’s a revealing moment: Trumpworld is building a case for ignoring judicial rulings because they know their agenda is now vulnerable to legal challenges on many different fronts. We talked to legal commentator Leah Litman, author of the book Lawless, about the prospects for stopping Trump in the courts, what happens if he defies them, and what’s likely coming in the next few months. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.
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Trump Aide Karoline Leavitt’s Tirade Over New Legal Losses Is Ominous
As Trump’s press secretary stokes MAGA rage over his failures, legal commentator Leah Litman lays out the prospects for stopping Trump in the courts—and what will happen if he defies them.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in Washington, D.C., on February 5, 2025