6 days ago
- General
- Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump Needs the Likes of Leonard Leo
Does Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse have President's Trump ear? It sounded like it when Mr. Trump strangely accused the conservative lawyer of having 'his own separate ambitions' ('Trump vs. His Own Judges,' Review & Outlook, May 31). Mr. Leo's only goal is to defend human dignity, which in America means supporting the structural limitations on government power built into the Constitution.
You don't have to be Leonard's friend to understand what motivates him. His work at the Federalist Society has been focused on cultivating lawyers and judges who understand that individual freedom depends on the separation of powers and checks and balances. Leonard is also a man of deep Catholic faith, and he values the Constitution precisely because it enables people to enjoy the freedom that God gave humanity.
