alt Hacker News> Part of the executive power in the US is that the president influences the judicial branch
How? Judicial branch is independent.
> Part of the executive power in the US is that the president influences the judicial branch
How? Judicial branch is independent.
The president influences the judicial branch by appointing its members. There are now lots of federal judges, and several Supreme Court justices, appointed by Trump during his first term, who seem happy to allow Trump to do whatever he wants to do.
Certainly that's not universal. Some Trump appointees will likely balk when Trump goes too far in their estimation. But this is what happens when the GOP politicizes their judicial appointments.