For seven months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to streets in protest of the judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government.
"There are many more laws we need to pass as part of the judicial overhaul," said Itamar Ben Gvir,What it means for the United StatesIt was also possibly a sign of things to come — in the United States.
Netanyahu’s friend and ally Donald Trump is now running for president in the midst of several criminal cases against him. Those cases could be complicated if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee — and even more complicated if voters return him to the White House. Throughout his four years in office, Trump appointed a record number of conservative judges to federal courts — including three Supreme Court justices. Judges typically pride themselves on their independence, even when it comes to cases involving presidents.
If he stays out of prison and wins a second term, Trump is"planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government,"
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