White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says it’s “unconstitutional” for judges to review executive branch actions—as the Constitution empowers them to do.

It’s hardly an idle threat — Trump viciously attacked the judge overseeing his criminal prosecution in the New York hush money trial. He went after the judge’s daughter multiple times, for having worked at a Democratic consulting firm, until the judge instituted a gag order — which Trump said was “not fair.”

President Donald Trump spoke at the Justice Department on Friday, where he vocalized many of his problems with the justice system. Among his comments were attacks on the media and activists, who he said are abusing any judge who agrees with him.

President Donald Trump said Friday in a speech at the Department of Justice that US media outlets which cover him critically are "illegal" and "corrupt."