March 10, 2026 The Trump Administration Has Perfected the Performance of Legality This administration understands that pantomiming rule-following allows them to pursue their ultimate objective of justifying whatever intervention they may deem necessary. Ad Policy President Donald Trump, alongside deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.