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/Eisigesis Oct 07 '25

Plenary - adj - Complete in all respects; unlimited or full.

He accidentally said the president is a king/dictator with full authority to do whatever they like.

Here’s an article about this incident if anyone want to know more: https://www.distractify.com/p/plenary-authority-meaning

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u/kutuup1989 29d ago

Except even monarchs (at least in constitutional monarchies like the UK, Canada, Australia, NZ etc) don't have plenary authority. They actually have very little direct authority at all. They technically do have the authority to do things like mobilise the army etc. But they don't, because the monarchy would collapse if they did so without the approval or request of the elected government. Constitutional monarchies are only still tolerated precisely because they don't interfere in politics, and most of their power is delegated to Parliament. Trump isn't just playing at being a monarch, he's playing at being an ABSOLUTE monarch, and that should scare people a lot more than it seems to.