Of the endless torrent of illegal, unconstitutional — and anti-constitutional — actions flowing from the Trump administration, there are three that stand out for their contempt for the rule of law.
There is the president’s ongoing assault on the right to due process, seen in his administration’s refusal to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was arrested in Baltimore in March and removed to a prison in El Salvador. Not only is the White House ignoring an order from the Supreme Court that sought to bring Garcia back to the United States, but its spokesmen insist on tarring Garcia as a “terrorist” and “human smuggler” in an escalating series of attacks on his character.
