This article was written by Kaelan Deese and published in The Washington Examiner.
The legal roadblocks have fueled concerns from Democrats about a “constitutional crisis,” while Trump supporters argue the judiciary is being weaponized against the administration. The White House recently signaled that judicial nominations are on the horizon with the hiring of Stephen Kenny to the Counsel’s Office, a longtime ally of Trump legal adviser Mike Davis, Bloomberg Law reported.
Kenny worked alongside Davis during the first Trump presidency, when the administration secured 234 federal judicial appointments — a figure that transformed the judiciary for decades to come.
“The secret weapon to then-Chairman Chuck Grassley’s success in confirming President Trump’s judges was Stephen Kenny,” Davis said, according to attorney David Lat’s Original Jurisdiction blog, lauding the hire as a strategic step toward countering what conservatives see as left-leaning judicial activism.
The urgency of these appointments became evident after a string of rulings stymied Trump’s early actions. Judges have blocked executive orders related to immigration restrictions, the U.S. Agency for International Development closure, and workforce reductions, along with attempts to overhaul federal spending mechanisms.
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