WASHINGTON – A majority of American adults say they think the Trump administration should obey federal court orders, according to a new NBC News poll.
The poll, conducted along with SurveyMonkey, found that 81% of adults believe that if a federal court rules that a Trump administration action is illegal, the administration has to stop its action. Only 19% of Americans think the administration can ignore the ruling.
President Donald Trump’s supporters are split, 50% to 50%, over whether the administration should follow court orders, according to NBC News.
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Trump’s actions have sparked more than 250 legal challenges since his second term began on Jan. 20. The court cases have resulted in at least 25 nationwide injunctions through late April temporarily halting Trump’s actions, according to the Congressional Research Service.
In response, Trump and his allies have lashed out at the courts in a growing pressure campaign, including arresting and threatening the impeachment of judges. On April 25, federal authorities announced charges against a Wisconsin judge, accusing her of hampering immigration enforcement efforts.
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The Trump administration has also tried resisting court rulings. After the Supreme Court ordered the administration to “facilitate” the return of a Maryland resident wrongly deported to El Salvador, Trump officials delayed bringing him back for nearly two months.
The NBC News poll was conducted among 19,410 adults nationwide between May 30 and June 10. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.
It also found that 55% of Americans hold a strongly favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while 45% of Americans hold a strongly unfavorable or somewhat unfavorable opinion.
Contributing: Zac Anderson, USA TODAY
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