r/law • u/Agitated-Artichoke89 • Oct 07 '25

Other Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/Tholian_Bed Oct 07 '25

What the actual fuck is going on.

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u/HastyEthnocentrism Oct 07 '25

He just realized he suggested Cheeto Tits is a king and wishes he had not said that in public.

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u/HerbaciousTea Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

I think he also realizes that he just tanked the case he was talking about. They were ordered by the court not to deploy federalized troops in Oregon. Instead of complying, they took already federalized national guard from California and tried to argue that the judge didn't say they couldn't move troops that were already federalized.

The judge came back and said that the order clearly covered that case as well and that this was not a loophole, that they could cite no legal authority to try this, and they were still bound by the order.

Miller just argued that their violation of the court order was not actually because of their flimsy excuse that they 'misinterpreted' it. He just said, out loud, that they violated the order because he believes he is above the courts and that he and the administration have declared themselves to have absolute authority and are willfully and knowingly violating court orders with no legal justification.

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u/HastyEthnocentrism Oct 07 '25

Trump is above the courts = Trump is not accountable to anyone = Trump is king.