The Daily 202: Trump’s rejection of due process for gun owners points to his disdain for the Rule of Law
Trump’s rejection of due process for gun owners points to his disdain for the rule of law Trump: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’ BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: A few hours after President Trump called it “disgraceful” that his attorney general is not using Justice Department lawyers to more aggressively pursue perceived critics, he declared at the White House that cops should be able to confiscate guns from American citizens without due process. “Take the guns first, go through due process second,” he said. These might have been defining moments for any previous president, but they weren’t even the biggest stories of the day. It was just another Wednesday in Trump’s Washington, where many have become inured to comments and actions that suggest both disregard and even disdain for the rule of law. During a televised roundtable with lawmakers to discuss what ...