Eight inspectors general sue to challenge firings by Trump – live
President dismissed 18 officials within days of taking office, which appears to contradict federal law that requires Congress to have 30 days notice
Several Democratic state attorneys general warned that the country was in the grip of a full-blown constitutional crisis, as they battle Donald Trump in court over actions they argue are lawless and in some cases brazenly unconstitutional.
“We are on the brink of a dictatorship, and America has never been in a more dangerous position than she is today,” Kris Mayes, the attorney general of Arizona, said at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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