 The shorthand for what the courts did, if you're the president of the United States, you get to break the law. No one else does in this country. But if you're president of the United States, you get to break the law. And it is truly, truly distressing. If nothing more, it emphasizes how huge the stakes are in the upcoming election. If Trump were to win office, he will have at least two, if not more, vacancies on the Supreme Court to fill.