Did President Trump win at the Supreme Court this year? Mostly, yes — and even his losses came with a silver lining, according to a former Justice Department official.
Abhishek Kambli, ex-deputy associate attorney general and now a partner at Holtzman Vogel, told The Washington Times’ “Court Watch” podcast that Mr. Trump’s biggest victory came when the justices erased a 91-year-old precedent, giving presidents broad power to fire officials at independent agencies.
“It is very meaningful for what it means for executive power and the fact that the presidency ultimately belongs to the president,” Mr. Kambli said.
The court also sided with Mr. Trump on immigration, border enforcement and limiting redistricting claims by racial or ethnic minorities. But he lost his push to end birthright citizenship, and the justices refused to let him fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook without giving her a chance to respond.
Even so, Mr. Kambli said that loss won’t reach far beyond the Fed.
Mr. Trump also lost his first attempt to impose tariffs under an emergency law — but his administration quickly found another legal path to keep the policy alive.
“The losses aren’t really that big,” Mr. Kambli said. “They are always good about trying to find other legal authorities to do it.”
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