Van Hollen: Trump Has Caused “Constitutional Crisis”

NBC News reports:

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of sending the U.S. into a constitutional crisis, saying members of the Trump administration “are very much flouting the courts as we speak.” Asked directly on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether the U.S. is currently in a constitutional crisis, Van Hollen said, “Yes, we are.”

The senator’s remarks come days after he returned from a trip to El Salvador where he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who the Trump administration admitted was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

“Donald Trump and his administration need to put up or shut up in court,” Van Hollen told moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday, accusing members of the administration of “litigating this through social media.”

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Q: “Do you think that the country is currently in a constitutional crisis?”

Sen. Van Hollen: “Yes we are. They are very much flouting the courts as we speak…They are doing nothing. They are absolutely in violation of the courts’ orders.”

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