Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania law school, said Tuesday that the attacks she’s seen from government officials on the judiciary are unprecedented and she worries they’ll lead to unchecked presidential power.

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Shaw was responding to questions from Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who asked her about whether she’s seen historical precedents for attacks by President Donald Trump on judges whose rulings he disagrees with. She said that while tension between judges and the people who appoint them is not new, current attacks, including impeachment threats and identifying members of judges’ families, are.

“I do think that those threats represent sort of a new escalation that is deeply concerning,” Shaw said.

Schiff also asked her to

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