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Peter Welch: “If a court rules against the executive, then the executive…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Discussion on Trump's Executive Overreach and Tariff Policies with Senator Booker

Published | Video Starts at 03:18

But the issue here is not just what his policies are or did he win or didn't he, it's what he's doing and how he's doing it. For instance, whatever the number of lawsuits are, If a court rules against the executive, then the executive has to accept that. That's been the bedrock principle in our country. And what you're seeing from some of my House colleagues and from the rhetoric of people like JD Vance is that if we don't like the decision of the court, we'll just bypass it. (03:18–03:24)

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Asserts that the executive branch must comply with court rulings.

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