Profiles In Butter 🧈

So that’s a “Don’t ask me”?

The Constitution says that habeas corpus may not be suspended, quote, unless in cases of rebellion or invasion, would you vote to suspend habeas corpus since the power does ultimately lie with Congress?" Welker asked the Wyoming Republican.

"The president has said he will follow the law," Barrasso deflected. "The president says if he disagrees with the law, that he will appeal those things."

"And the president has now seen judges, district judges, radical district judges, using their courts to set national standards on making it harder for the president to deport individuals, criminals, and I stand with the president," he continued.

Welker pressed: "And yet, Senator, just to put a fine point on this, I want to know what you would do. Would you vote to suspend habeas corpus if this were brought before Congress? Ultimately, this power lies with Congress."

"The president said he is going to follow the law," Barrasso replied. "He was on with you last week. He said he has great respect for the Supreme Court. He said he expects the attorney general to do the right thing. And I expect that the president will."

"Can you just give me a yes or no?" Welker asked.

"I don't believe that this is going to come to Congress," Barrasso stated. "What I believe is [that] the president is going to follow the law. He has said it repeatedly."

The Senator doesn’t like “radical” judges who follow the law. Nor does he want to be forced between choosing to follow the law, or to follow Trump. But Trump demanding the suspension of habeas corpus would bring the issue to Congress. If Trump followed the law after the courts told him he couldn’t suspend it. 

Then again, will the Court tell him he can’t accept a jet from Qatar? Seeing as how he decided classified documents were his property, why would he leave the jet behind?