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Donald Trump’s presidency has been a busy time for Democratic attorneys general across the country.  

President Trump started his term with a flurry of executive orders. In response, many state attorneys general, often working together, filed their own barrage of federal lawsuits to put the brakes on what the president is trying to do.  

In January, 22 states and the District of Columbia 

an executive order to freeze federal funding. In February, attorneys general from three states, including Minnesota, 

 to stop a presidential order that would have restricted health care for transgender youth. In April, a dozen states 

 that President Trump imposed without approval from Congress.  

And on Tuesday, California state officials continued to push back on President Trump’s decision to deploy 

 to immigration protests in Los Angeles. 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about why he thinks President Trump is stepping over the legal limits of the constitution. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin joins them later in the hour. 

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MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin about why they’re challenging so many of President Trump’s actions in court. 

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