Trump’s coming constitutional conundrums

Get ready for a maelstrom in the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency.

If he and his associates follow up on all their policy and procedural promises — or threats, depending on your perspective — they could put the federal government through unprecedented uncertainty and legal fights. Possible statutory and constitutional challenges to some of Trump’s agenda items could be multitudinous and serious. Without prejudging their merits or those of the objections to them, but just to outline the possible coming contretemps, here are some subjects that could be in legal dispute.