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Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Trump's sneaky attempt to slip language into the "One Big Beautiful Bill" that would have stripped federal courts of their power to enforce contempt orders against his administration, essentially making judicial rulings meaningless. They reveal how the provision would have required massive bonds—potentially billions of dollars—before courts could hold Trump accountable for violating injunctions, creating an impossible financial barrier that would render the judiciary toothless. The hosts break down how Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough became an unlikely hero by catching this constitutional sabotage, forcing even some Republicans to recognize the dangerous precedent of neutering judicial enforcement. A chilling look at how close Trump came to eliminating the last safeguard against authoritarian overreach, proving that sometimes it takes just one vigilant public servant to save democracy from collapsing.
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