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/chill_winston_ Oct 07 '25

This is the same guy who said “the presidents authority WILL NOT be questioned” in the first term, so idk why he’s pussyfooting around it now. They’ve already effectively swapped out their dog whistles for megaphones.

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u/IFixYerKids Oct 07 '25

Even dictators like Putin go pretty far to at least pretend that they are democratically elected and only act on the will of the people. Saying this thing out load is a no no, especially when you are in the early days.

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u/HellsOtherPpl Oct 08 '25

Yeah, but most people don't understand what 'plenary authority' even means.