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The Courts Won’t Save Democracy From Trump

The Courts Won’t Save Democracy From Trump

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George Conway on Trump, the rule of law, and why the legal system is failing

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On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum
opens with a warning about the deep implications of President
Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”—not only for Americans’
rights and freedoms, but also for the future of American economic
strength. David argues that Trump’s budget and tax policies are
reshaping the U.S. economy in ways that will leave the country
poorer, less innovative, and more isolated from the rest of the
world than we were before. David is then joined by George Conway
for a conversation about the dangers our legal institutions are
facing in the Trump presidency. They discuss Conway’s journey from
corporate litigator to outspoken critic of Trump, the dangers of
relying on courts to restrain executive lawlessness, and the
failure of Congress to uphold its constitutional duties. Conway
also explains why our legal system, even when functioning properly,
may be structurally incapable of stopping a president who is
determined to ignore the law. Get more from your favorite
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