Somebody Should Pass a Law: Fmr Obama Homeland Chief Jeh Johnson Floats Executive Orders Ban Over Trump Deportation vow [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Nov 24th, 2024, 7:41 pm
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Sunday commented that someone should “make a law” against incoming presidents issuing executive orders “on day one” while discussing and condemning Donald Trump repeatedly vowing to issue such orders on immigration and deportations.
Johnson appeared on the latest Meet the Press on Sunday and, as part of a panel discussion, told moderator Kristen Welker that Trump’s plans for mass deportations are unrealistic and unlikely to happen. But in preface to that commentary, Johnson remarked that someone ought to make a law preventing such “Day One” decrees.
Although other panelists reacted as if it was a joking comment, Johnson followed-on by offering prior examples of why it would be a good move, including one of his own as part of President Barack Obama’s transition team. “First of all, somebody should pass a law banning executive orders on Day One,” he said. “Because the reality is, executive orders drafted by transition teams without the input of the affected agency before the Cabinet secretary is even confirmed are not great ideas.”
The Trump team is currently unable to gain that necessary info do (sic) to their failure to sign agreements necessary for the needed access, Politico reported over the weekend.
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Full headline: ‘Somebody Should Pass a Law’: Fmr Obama Homeland Chief Jeh Johnson Floats Executive Orders ‘Ban’ Over Trump Deportation Vow
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