John Roberts has played a crucial role in legitimizing Donald Trump's expansive use of presidential power through key Supreme Court opinions. He upheld the Trump administration's 'Muslim ban,' arguing that national-security interests prevent judicial scrutiny of the order's underlying bigotry. Roberts also limited Congress's subpoena power concerning Trump's financial information, claiming that unrestricted inquiries could lead to congressional overreach. Additionally, he has moved towards providing the president with nearly unchecked authority to dismiss executive officers and has effectively suggested presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, reinforcing a near-monarchical view of executive power.
Roberts upheld the first Trump administration's 'Muslim ban' on the grounds that the president's national-security role precludes courts from taking account of the bigotry undergirding an immigration order.
He remanded a lower court's enforcement of a congressional subpoena for Trump's financial information, writing that 'without limits on its subpoena powers,' Congress could exert 'imperious' control over the executive branch.
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