Alina Habba and the Battle for the DOJ’s Integrity

The fight over Trump’s nominees shows why norms alone can’t save the republic.

For nearly two and a half centuries, the American system of government has relied on an unspoken understanding: that the people entrusted with power would wield it responsibly. The Constitution provided a framework of checks and balances, but its true strength lay not in its parchment barriers alone. It rested on the willingness of ambitious men and wom…