Conservative former federal judge J. Michael Luttig, this weekend, tore into President Donald Trump and his administration for “waging war” on the federal judiciary and the rule of law.
The assault began on Trump’s very first day back in office, Luttig told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi.
And the legal icon worryingly admitted: “I don’t know where this ends.”
Luttig, a staunch and vocal critic of Trump’s attacks on democracy, took particular issue with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s accusation that judges who have ruled against the president’s policies and executive orders are “deranged.”
“No, the judges are not deranged, Pam Bondi,” said Luttig.
“They are simply enforcing their oath to the Constitution of the United States. The same oath that you, Madam Attorney General, took yourself,” he pointed out.
“I don’t know where this ends, Ali, but it appears that, in this moment, the president intends to prosecute this war against the federal judiciary and the rule of law to its catastrophic end.”
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“I have no doubt that the president expressed his true beliefs when he stated that he, as the leader of the United States, may not feel compelled to uphold the Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court,” said Luttig, who provided counsel to former Vice President Mike Pence during Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
