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Experts Warn: Trump Could Seek Unchecked Power Tactics

10/12/2025

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Stephen Miller, CNN commentator, suggested Trump intends to assert plenary authority under Title 10 of the U.S. Code.
Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, warned Trump may imitate El Salvador's Nayib Bukele by intimidating the judiciary to secure unchecked power.
Trump suggested he might invoke the Insurrection Act if courts impede his actions.
Legal experts caution that such claims of absolute power could lead to significant constitutional challenges.

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Stephen Miller, CNN commentator, suggested Trump intends to assert plenary authority under Title 10 of the U.S. Code.
Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, warned Trump may imitate El Salvador's Nayib Bukele by intimidating the judiciary to secure unchecked power.
Trump suggested he might invoke the Insurrection Act if courts impede his actions.
Legal experts caution that such claims of absolute power could lead to significant constitutional challenges.