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Lawyers are notorious for disagreeing with each other on a wide range of issues, but a surprisingly large majority share one view \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s behavior during his second term poses a grave threat to American law and order.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt the lower-court level, judges have repeatedly ruled in ways intended to check Trump, most notably when it comes to violating civil and constitutional rights in pursuit of his indiscriminate immigration dragnet,\u201d the Los Angeles Times\u2019 political columnist Mark Z. Barabak wrote on Sunday. \u201cThe tendency to slow-walk his administration\u2019s response to those rulings \u2014 and ignore others that Trump thinks he can safely snub \u2014 only contribute to the perception of presidential lawlessness and a sense that our judicial system is being strained to something approaching a breaking point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pointing to \u201ca new survey of legal experts \u2014 including federal judges, top-tier lawyers and scores of professors from some of the country\u2019s leading law schools,\u201d Barabak explained that the nonpartisan Bright Line Watch poll analyzed \u201c21 federal judges, 113 lawyers, 193 law professors, 652 political scientists and a nationally representative sample of 2,750 Americans.\u201d In the process, as Safeguarding Democracy Project director Rick Hasen told the Times, it became apparent that \u201cacross the ideological spectrum and across judges, lawyers and law professors, there was considerable agreement that the rule of law in the U.S. is under tremendous stress,\u201d which poses \u201ca real risk to democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Specifically legal experts pointed to the facts that Trump excessively uses executive power, that he has appointed Supreme Court judges (and pressured others) in ways that suggest they will not handle Trump-related cases impartially and how Trump has politicized law enforcement to prosecute his perceived enemies.<\/p>\n

\u201cEight in 10 of those surveyed said federal officials fail to comply with court orders somewhat or very often, and nearly 9 in 10 said political appointees in Trump\u2019s Justice Department mislead federal judges somewhat or very often,\u201d Barabak added. \u201cTalk about contempt of court \u2014 not to mention our vital system of checks and balances.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Even lawyers who have worked closely with Trump warn about the threat he poses to the rule of law. Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb, for example, recently told CNN\u2019s Erin Burnett that Trump\u2019s acting attorney general Todd Blanche has forfeited his integrity in order to do Trump\u2019s bidding, most recently by being a \u201ctoady\u201d in supporting Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion slush fund, which he described as \u201cthe culmination of [his] transformation from a once decent lawyer into the complete toady that he’s become.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s given up any character and integrity that he ever had,\u201d Cobb explained to Burnett. \u201cLawyers who used to work with him and actually were optimistic that he would perform his duties consistent with the oath, no longer feel that way. It’s never been apparent to me that he was worthy of that confidence, but he’s shown that he will do anything that the president wants, including giving away $2 billion that belonged to the taxpayers in an effort to buy the attorney general permanent position.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that, unlike the previous attorney general Pam Bondi, Blanche was never a member of Trump\u2019s political cult of personality.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn’t have her excuse. I mean, he’s not an ideologue,\u201d Cobb said. \u201cHe was not wedded to Trump. You know, for years and years \u2026 he didn’t have the MAGA credentials of Pam Bondi. This is pure and unadulterated ambition. And somebody who, you know, for dollars and power has sold his soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

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