Trump and His Allies Weigh Just How Far to Take Their Fight With the Courts

Republican leaders on the Hill are wary of impeaching judges. But they are coming up with alternative plans, while the White House plots next steps if it doesn’t get its way on deportations.

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The White House is hopeful it will win its court fight over migrant deportations the traditional way: through legal filings, appeals and ultimately a favorable ruling from a high court.

But President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are more willing than ever before to press a full public and political challenge to the judiciary’s authority over presidential power. The debate coursing through the White House and Capitol Hill now is just how far that willingness can go.

“The people who came into the administration in the second term are far more radical than the first termers were, and they feel like the way to advance their agenda is to push the limits everywhere,” a conservative strategist with ties to the White House told NOTUS. “So they’re pushing the limits of executive orders. They’re pushing the limits of judicial ruling.”