Someone remind me what is the argument against holding the White House in criminal contempt at this point? I keep reading headlines like "Will Trump Create a Constitutional Crisis?" He already has, many times over.
There is little indication this administration is doing anything to comply w/ multiple court orders, and it is thumbing its nose at the rulings. The POTUS is going to force the issue sooner or later. But later does not really seem like an appropriate response from the judiciary and does nobody any favors.
@briankrebs Remember last summer when the Supreme Court ruled that the President cannot be tried by courts for actions taken in the execution of his duties. That immunity would certainly apply to any contempt rulings. Thus the Supreme Court set up the legal deathknell of the courts as a check on executive actions.
