Is Senator Grassley Paying Attention?

It seems like now is a good time for a reminder of comments made by Senator Chuck Grassley back in February regarding President Trump disobeying court orders: “He wouldn’t get away with that and shouldn’t.”

I invite civil, bipartisan discussion to this post.

I first wrote about this administration’s seeming defiance of the judiciary back in February and many of the concerns I raised have simply increased since then. Over the course of Trump’s second administration, we have seen a number of judicial rulings against the Trump Administration. I want to highlight just a few recent cases.

I hope Senator Grassley is paying attention.

National Guard Troops in Portland:

At the end of September, President Trump ordered national guard troops into Portland, Oregon. On October 4^th, a federal judge ruled it was illegal for the Oregon National Guard to be sent in. Almost immediately, President Trump moved to send the California National Guard into Portland instead which was immediately determined to violate the previous order and also ruled illegal. Now, a ruling has permanently blocked the President from using National Guard forces in Portland, partly because another court determined the administration erred about the facts while arguing their case in court.

I hope Senator Grassley is paying attention.

SNAP Benefits:

Earlier this week, a judge ruled that the Trump administration must partially fund SNAP benefits. Immediately following the ruling, Donald Trump posted that he would not fund those benefits. After a review of his comments, the same judge who ruled on partial funding said the administration must provide those benefits in full. After another appeal, that ruling has been paused for now by Justice Jackson of the Supreme Court in order to give an appeals court more time to make a ruling.

I hope Senator Grassley is paying attention.

Other Comments:

I should note that each state has taken a different path on funding SNAP benefits. Living in Iowa, I will note that Governor Reynolds has put forward $1 million for food banks during the lapse in SNAP benefits but only in the form of matching donations to Iowa’s six regional food banks while Iowa’s SNAP total is approximately $45 million per month.

Sources:

Grassley expects Trump to follow court orders on federal spending

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More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin’s mandatory detention policy – POLITICO

Trump says he is authorizing military to use ‘Full Force’ in Portland – POLITICO

Illinois files a lawsuit to block Trump deploying the National Guard, joining Oregon | WBUR

Pentagon says it is deploying California National Guard to Portland | Reuters

Federal judge blocks federalized guard from deploying to Oregon – OPB

Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland – CBS News