snood wrote:For instance, suppose one of more of the present and impending conflicts between the president and the Congress end up before the Supreme Court. Suppose further that SCOTUS rules against the president and orders him to comply. Suppose just a little bit further with me that the president simply says "Thanks, no thanks".
What then?
Congress could impeach him and remove him from office.
But given the Democrats' history of framing innocent Republicans for imaginary crimes (Scooter Libby), and their history of placing their own people above the law (Bill Clinton), I really don't think the Republicans will support removing Trump from office. The Democrats have just abused the legal process way too much for it to work for them now.
So the answer to your question is,
then nothing. Then he just ignores the Supreme Court and gets away with it, just like Bill Clinton got away with all of his crimes (unless you want to count a $25,000 fine as adequate punishment).
But this is not really something to worry about. Trump has complied with adverse court rulings so far. There is no reason to think that he will not continue to comply with adverse court rulings.
I think the left's biggest worry should be: What if the Supreme Court sides with Trump?