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Richard Blumenthal: “The court gave the Trump administration in whole ear pork…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal Discusses Supreme Court Reforms and Ethics on Defending Democracy Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 22:18

Under Trump, the number is 41 in just four years. So you had this explosion eight over 16 years, as opposed to 41 over four years. And The court gave the Trump administration in whole ear pork, what it wanted in 28 of those cases. An example. The district court enjoined or stopped Trump from using money to build the wall. The court summarily, without an opinion and without a vote count, nobody knew who voted which way, struck down that order. (22:18–22:25)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in 28 emergency docket cases.

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