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  1. He also doesn’t have the authority to order his goon squad to murder people in the streets but still fucking happens.

  2. Cyanopicacooki on

    He’s no authority to do half the things he does, but no-one can stop him.

    I wish the fuck lawyers would stop making fatuous comments like this, and do something substantive. And no, I haven’t a fucking clue what, but I’m not a legal expert. They are.

  3. Compliant_Serf on

    Yeah guys, “The Law” will stop him!

    “He can’t do that.” -every day since 2016

  4. LeeksAbhorLiminality on

    Yeah.. that’s how the constitution works on a fundamental level. JFC the fact that this is even being dignified with counter arguments is terrifying. Fuck the GOP

  5. Ok. The american legal system is kind of a joke when it comes to prosecuting or stopping anyone above their Consumer-class, though; and Trump doesn’t seem like he’s going to read their constitution anytime soon either

  6. knomore-llama_horse on

    He doesn’t care if he has authority. He just does whatever the hell he wants constitution be damned.

  7. Quitcha_Bitchin on

    Of course he doesn’t. It’s just another smoke screen.

    Something he can push now and then later when his side looses abysmally he can say “look I was right again!!”

    He has a child’s mind and the wallet the size of a small nation.

    Everything about him screams I am six years old and perfect in every way!

  8. Raspberries-Are-Evil on

    Trump has no authority to do 80% of the shit he is doing. No one has the balls to stop him.

  9. pontiacfirebird92 on

    “Look, ICE can’t just shoot people to dead in broad daylight for no reason”

    *ICE shoots 2 people in broad daylight with no investigation and the shooters are still walking free*

    “Ah, well, anyway…”

  10. He doesn’t have the authority to levy tariffs either, but no one’s got the spine to stop him.

  11. Competitive-Yak-3785 on

    “Cool. So I’m gonna do it anyway. No one will stop me. Oh look I won by 88% of the vote. Who could have predicted this? I am now dictator for life. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

  12. He doesn’t have the authority to do a lot of things he does. This article doesn’t bring me any comfort.

  13. He also wasn’t allowed to run due to the constitution not allowing people who participated or aided an insurrection, he’s not allowed to unilaterally perform acts of war or invade other sovereign countries, he’s not allowed to keep classified documents, hes not allowed to tear down a section of the white house, he and his admin are not allowed to withhold the epsiteon files, he’s not allowed to rape/potentially kill people and kids…and yet here we are

  14. ThatsOddlySpecific12 on

    “Lawyers say its illegal, judges say he can’t” and then he does it anyway. Leash this fucker.

  15. In 2026, there is a unfortunately a big difference between “Trump has no authority” and “Trump can’t”

  16. This has been my greatest heartbreak. Do I despise Trump and his cronies? Very much so. But what really gets me is that the many safeguards that I was always taught were in place to keep something like this from happening were all a mirage.

  17. Trump has no authority to do MOST of the things he is doing.

    WHO IS GOING TO STOP HIM? What are we DOING about this?

  18. He also had no case in the 2020 election but we got Jan 6. Him even talking about this should be seen as a threat that needs attention

  19. DoctorSchwifty on

    Wow how much evidence does one need to impeach? His meddling in the 2020 election results are now even more credible.

  20. Give it a week. Once the right wing media machine does its thing, nationalising the election will be the patriotic thing to do.

  21. AcrobaticWrangler330 on

    So tired of the way these things get reported on. Trump says something clearly illegal or unconstitutional: “Trump to do X,” like it’s a fait accompli, like he has the power to. Anyone who points out that it is illegal “Lawyers say it’s unconstitutional.” NO, the constitution says it is unconstitutional! It’s not a matter for debate; it’s literally spelled out word for word. This kind of headline writing erodes truth and makes it seem like these are issues that just have differing viewpoints to argue, like the tax rate on fish imports or something.

  22. Most of what he’s done he did with no legal authority. If he’s never held accountable, legality becomes trivial.

  23. Unfortunately he just does whatever he wants and all three branches of the federal government have abdicated all responsibility. It no longer matters to him or his cronies whether there is even a patina of legality in what they do.

  24. MiloGoesToTheFatFarm on

    He has no authority to do most of the stuff in his executive orders but publications keep publishing it like it’s real for some reason!

  25. He has not the authroity ≠ he won’t
    This regime doesn’t care what is legally allowed. They force changes and deal with litigation after.

  26. Are you kidding me with this headline? No shit. That’s like saying “Trump has no authority to pressure state election officials into declaring him the winner”. But here we are…

  27. No_Instruction_1236 on

    As a lawyer myself, I think it’s adorable that lawyers believe that something so flimsy as “authority” can stop Trump from doing anything he wants.

    The guardrails that are supposed to stop his behavior are gone. The people who are supposed to stop him and enforce the rule of law refuse to act.

    There won’t be elections this fall. One way or another, there won’t be elections in the US.

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