Jonathan Turley Says Trump’s Real Estate Career Taught Him Valuable Lesson As He Fights Federal Judges

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said on Fox News Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s real estate background gave him a strategic mindset as he faces off against a growing number of federal judges ruling against his administration.

Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee, ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration likely committed criminal contempt by deporting alleged gang members in violation of a court order. During an appearance on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Turley said that on the legal front the Trump administration is likely to win some of the ongoing cases, despite early setbacks at the district court level.

“These are district court judges that actually have been reversed in some cases on appeal. He’s going to lose some as well. But that’s something of the signature of Trump. I think he really learned that in real estate. He’s sort of a maximalist. He asks for the maximum possible authority, and he often settles for something less than that,” Turley said. “We have a court system that’s designed to make those decisions. Now will they hear all these cases? No. But I think the court is trying to send a message to these lower courts.”

Turley also reacted to a slew of federal rulings that temporarily blocked the Trump administration policies.

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“It’s extremely unlikely that Garcia will ever be back in this country. And all of these Democratic senators going down to El Salvador are about as significant as sending the Rockettes to El Salvador,” Turley said. “It’s not going to have any legal or even political significance for that case. For these other cases you mentioned, I think the administration is going to prevail on a number of those.”

Turley then addressed the looming threat of criminal contempt against the administration and said the conflict could fall into dangerous constitutional territory.