Weissmann: There’s Been a Couple Decisions Made Against Trump, We’re Seeing the Courts Do Their Job and Being Fearless

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
Velshi: “Let’s talk about the fact that. To a large degree, the courts are the only bulwark that we’ve got. There are people, by the way, let’s not forget people and their votes and their demonstrations and their phone calls. That is actually happening. It’s not happening the same as it was in Trump 1.0 with massive rallies. But there are protests going on around this country. But talk to me about how well you think the courts are doing at the moment.”

WEISSMANN: “You know what I think leaving aside the Supreme Court, where we really don’t know the answer, but there are signs from the fact that we’ve had a couple of five, four decisions that have been against Donald Trump recently, that we are seeing the courts do their job and, and, and, and being fearless in, in doing that. Birthright citizenship has been sort of resoundingly by Republican appointed and democratic appointed judges saying can’t do it unconstitutional. The firing of probationary employees to federal judges both said the exact same thing. You have Beryl Howell saying, you know what? These executive orders fly in the face of the First Amendment. And so I do think that you are seeing the judges do what they are supposed to do. And the one moral from this is, I would say to the members of Congress is look at look over there. They’re doing their job.”

Velshi: “Why don’t you as.”

WEISSMANN: “Well you should as well and not be thinking, you know what, I don’t have to do it because they’re doing it. Because I just don’t think that is going to be enough in this country. And of course, the people are the ultimate check. But, you know, an election isn’t going to happen for a while. So right now, in terms of the interim check, there are just a few senators who could put a stop to all of us, and it’s really impossible to think that there aren’t senators who know darn well that this isn’t sort of commensurate with what the Constitution requires and what their oath of office requires.”