As President of the United States, Donald J. Trump has the authority to select U.S. to serve around the nation. Recently, however, rogue courts and lawmakers have been usurping that authority.

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The Federalist explains:

U.S. attorneys hold authority to enforce the law on behalf of the executive branch within 94 judicial districts throughout the United States. U.S. attorneys are political appointees, selected by the president to ensure those charged with enforcing the law follow his policy priorities, but they are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. So, unless and until the Senate confirms the president’s choice, the U.S. attorney position remains vacant.

To account for this delay, Congress authorized the attorney general to appoint, for up to 120 days, an interim U.S. attorney. That same statute provides that if the presidential appointee is not confirmed within that 120-day period, “the district court for such district may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled.”

Senators have already run out the clock on some of the Trump administration’s U.S. Attorney picks. In two separate cases, after the 120-day period ended, district courts in New York and New Jersey disregarded the presidential picks, choosing others to fill the role of U.S. attorney.

In response to these two instances, Attorney General Pam Bondi used built-in loopholes to dismiss the district courts picks and return her picks to power. According to The Federalist, she announced her decision on X, writing that the DOJ “does not tolerate rogue judges.”

The Attorney General is absolutely right. The judges refusing to select the Trump administration’s picks are flagrantly denying the President’s right to select who works for him. Luckily, one senator, Senator Mike Lee from Utah, is introducing legislation to address this problem:

Sen. Lee’s proposed legislation recognizes that reality and provides a direct solution that avoids the machinations currently required, with the bill removing the statutory provision that directs the district courts to name an acting U.S. attorney. The draft bill replaces that provision with language authorizing a U.S. attorney appointed by the attorney general to serve until the individual appointed by the president is confirmed by the Senate.

The Utah senator told The Federalist that “President Trump deserves to pick the people working for him.” Lee added that Congress had previously removed the provision allowing district courts to name acting U.S. attorneys, but then “Democrats revived it to hamper the Bush administration almost 20 years ago.”

If this bill were to pass, it would restrict bad actors in the judicial branch and allow President Trump to exercise his constitutional powers. However, in the currently polarized Congress, it’s unclear whether such a measure could pass or not.

As President Trump and his administration battle these rogue justices, let’s pray for him and for Senator Lee’s legislation!

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(Excerpt from The Federalist. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)