Sen. John Fetterman told HuffPost there "isn't a constitutional crisis" brewing with the Trump administration. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Alex Brandon/AP)
"That’s why I’m only going to swing on the strikes," he also said.
The comments are a contrast to remarks made earlier this week by fellow Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy, who told CNN "this isn't hyperbole to say that we are staring the death of democracy in the eyes, right now.
"The centerpiece of our democracy is that we observe court rulings. Criminal court rulings, civil court rulings and constitutional court rulings. No one is above the law," the Connecticut Democrat said Monday. "And whether we like it or not, the courts interpret the law."
On Wednesday, Leavitt said "We believe these judges are acting as judicial activists rather than honest arbiters of the law.
"And they have issued at least 12 injunctions against this administration in the past 14 days, often without citing any evidence or grounds for their lawsuits," she continued.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said "the real constitutional crisis is taking place within our judicial branch." (AP/Evan Vucci)
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"As the president clearly stated in the Oval Office yesterday, we will comply with the law in the courts, but we will also continue to seek every legal remedy to ultimately overturn these radical injunctions and ensure President Trump's policies can be enacted," she concluded.
Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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