National Security Becomes Trump’s Buzzword for Legal Fights

National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights

When President Trump announced he was kicking three news organizations out of the White House, he made clear it was because of his displeasure with their reporting.  But days into the ban, he turned to a familiar argument to justify his decision. It was about national security. “Fake News people and publications that only write negatively,…

Renovating the White House or banning journalists: Trump invokes national security to push through his most controversial plans

Donald Trump’s Swiss Army knife is national security. He uses it for everything. If judges block his plan to remodel the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom that dwarfs the presidential residence, he cites national security to keep the work going. When obstacles arise to building a gigantic triumphal arch in Washington to honor himself, he says national security reasons justify it. If a judge questions him about deploying the Nation…

The Magic Words Trump Uses to Legally Justify His Harebrained Schemes

President Donald Trump appears to think that the phrase “national security” is a get-out-of-court-free card whenever he wants to do (or get away with) something. Thanks to the Supreme Court, one can hardly blame him for drawing this conclusion.Last month, the justices allowed his illegal White House ballroom project to move forward after a lower court had blocked it. Part of the conservative majority’s reasoning was that the executive branch had…

Past presidents have invoked national security, but Trump takes it to new level

President Trump invokes "national security" to defend actions like banning reporters and building a new ballroom and arch. Critics note judges are often deferential to presidents making this claim.

As resistance mounts, Trump reaches for a familiar shield: national security

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 - As President Donald Trump's agenda has increasingly encountered resistance, he has turned to a familiar strategy: invoking national security. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump Uses ‘National Security’ to Justify Breaking Norms

“What do a White House ban on journalists, a 250-foot arch near the nation’s capital and Greenland have in common?” Axios reports. “President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued.” “As he’s unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has justified his sweeping policy priorities with a familiar two-word […]