Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee sparred over concerns that the Donald Trump administration could defy court orders — and hand future presidents the power to do the same.

Several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to serve in senior Justice Department positions faced questions from Senate Democrats Wednesday about whether it would ever be lawful for a president to ignore a court order,

Trump’s former personal attorney suggested public officials should “generally” follow court orders except in “extreme cases.”

John Sauer, who represented the president in his immunity case before the Supreme Court, suggested there were “extreme cases” that may raise questions about whether government officials should follow a legal court order.