> Not everything in the White House is going through Stephen Miller.

No, but its not based on real law either. Its just whatever the leadership thinks it can get away with.

If you can please the head of the court, then you can do what you want. if you fall out of favour, so do your plans.

> but its not based on real law either. Its just whatever the leadership thinks it can get away with.

I agree. We've ended up adopting the worst aspects of SpAds with none of the checks that come from a PS. DOGE lead to a large portion of the SES (our equivalent of the SCS except they don't make tea, bring biscuits, and act as bagmen for ministers) clamming their mouths.