section_path: Second presidency (2025–present)/Judiciary, 2025–present
section_name: Judiciary, 2025–present
paragraph_text: Judiciary, 2025–present
  
  Following legal setbacks, Trump increased his criticism of the judiciary and called for impeachment of federal judges who ruled against him. He threatened, signed executive actions, and ordered investigations into his political opponents, critics, and organizations aligned with the Democratic Party. His defiance of court orders and a claimed right to disobey the courts raised fears among legal experts of a constitutional crisis. He engaged in an unprecedented targeting of law firms and lawyers that previously represented positions adverse to himself.