Draft:2025 United States constitutional crisis

2025 United States constitutional crisis
2025 United States constitutional crisis
	Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump (right)
Date	January 20 2025 – present (3 weeks and 4 days)
Location	United States
Caused by	Executive Overreach; Ignoring Judicial Rulings; Congressional inaction; Project 2025 influence;
Goals	Opposition: Uphold constitutional norms, checks and balances; Trump administration: Expansion of executive government, bureaucratic reform;
Methods	Opposition: ; Legal actions (lawsuits, judicial rulings); Protests; ; Trump administration:; Executive orders; Legal maneuvering;
Parties
Opposition Democratic Party;	Trump administration Republican Party; Department of Government Efficiency; The Heritage Foundation;
Foreign support:; Canada; Mexico;	Foreign support:; Israel;
Lead figures
	Elizabeth Warren; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Chris Murphy; Donald Trump; JD Vance; Elon Musk;

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Declined by Lemonaka 3 days ago. Last edited by 2601:586:5300:E340:B9CE:319D:C2AE:5CCF 5 seconds ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Russia in the support table? Any source for that?
In addition, this draft is quite a bit incomplete. -Lemonaka 14:16, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

A constitutional crisis in the United States is said to have started in the second presidency of Donald Trump, which began on January 20, 2025.

Events and terminology

Critics of Donald Trump in Congress have alleged that he has created a constitutional crisis by ignoring congressional mandates.^[2] Examples include violating a federal judge’s order to resume federal spending.^[3]Vox has directly described Trump's actions as a constitutional crisis.^[4]

UC Berkeley School of Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky stated that the volume of unconstitutional executive orders signed by Trump pointed to a constitutional crisis.^[5] After vice president JD Vance asserted that a judge cannot overrule the executive branch, New York University School of Law professor Richard Pildes said that refusing to abide by a court order would create a constitutional crisis.^[6] Legal scholar Peter M. Shane said that the attempted closure of the United States Agency for International Development was evidence of a constitutional crisis.^[7]

References

^ "Justin Trudeau caught on hot mic reportedly saying Trump's talk of making Canada a U.S. state is "a real thing" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ "In Trump's actions, opponents see more than cuts — they see a constitutional crisis". The Washington Post.
^ Musumeci, Laura Italiano, Natalie. "Judge orders Trump administration to immediately unfreeze federal funding and to stop violating his rulings". Business Insider. Retrieved February 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Levitz, Eric (February 5, 2025). "America's constitutional crisis could come to a head in four months". Vox. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ Liptak, Adam (February 10, 2025). "Trump's Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ "Legal experts warn of 'constitutional crisis' as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges' authority over Trump". NBC News. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
^ Murphy, Anna Maria Barry-Jester,Brett (February 9, 2025). "In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law". ProPublica. Retrieved February 10, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Category:2025 in the United States

[1] "Justin Trudeau caught on hot mic reportedly saying Trump's talk of making Canada a U.S. state is "a real thing" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[2] "In Trump's actions, opponents see more than cuts — they see a constitutional crisis". The Washington Post.

[3] Musumeci, Laura Italiano, Natalie. "Judge orders Trump administration to immediately unfreeze federal funding and to stop violating his rulings". Business Insider. Retrieved February 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Levitz, Eric (February 5, 2025). "America's constitutional crisis could come to a head in four months". Vox. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[5] Liptak, Adam (February 10, 2025). "Trump's Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[6] "Legal experts warn of 'constitutional crisis' as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges' authority over Trump". NBC News. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[7] Murphy, Anna Maria Barry-Jester,Brett (February 9, 2025). "In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law". ProPublica. Retrieved February 10, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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