Trump’s once-transactional relationship with the conservative legal establishment has splintered in recent years, and his frustration toward the court system has grown.
Former president Donald Trump walks out to speak at a campaign rally held at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., on Saturday. Donald Trump’s once-transactional relationship with the conservative legal establishment has splintered in recent years, and his frustration toward the court system has grown — potentially heralding more volatility in how he would navigate judicial issues in a second term.
People close to all three men, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to be more candid, said they have concerns about Trump winning again but are loath to fight him publicly. Similarly, many in the conservative legal movement who have backed away from Trump are reluctant to speak out against him, and some have even expressed openness about working in a second Trump administration, sparking a larger debate in the movement about whether to do so, interviews show.
Leo said he felt Trump would continue to nominate conservative judges who interpret the meaning of the Constitution as it was written because he does not have much of a choice. He has told others he no longer talks to Trump’s advisers and is largely focused on spending billions to reshape the country in a more conservative direction with a focus on non-election issues.
Even while he was in the White House, Trump grew frustrated with some judicial nominees his allies recommended to him and whose decisions he disagreed with, according to one person familiar with Trump’s dynamic with the Federalist Society. He also thought that Leo took too much credit for his judicial record, this person said.
Ralph Reed, chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said that releasing a list of potential judicial nominees as he did in his first run would be a good move for Trump and that the former president should tout his record on remaking the judiciary because it was a high priority for conservatives.. The former president has made it clear that loyalty would be a key criteria in how he makes decisions if returned to office.
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