Judges have blocked nearly two dozen Trump administration actions, prompting some allies of President Donald Trump to suggest he should ignore court orders.

President Donald Trump’s pick for the country’s top legal representative at the Supreme Court declined to rule out ignoring court orders, explaining that there could be “extreme cases.” At his hearing before the Senate on Wednesday,

The administration risks being held in contempt for defying a ruling against its pause on federal loans and grants.

Several of Donald Trump’s top Justice Department nominees were asked whether officials could defy court orders. Their answers weren’t exactly reassuring.