There are probably plenty of days in which North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson wishes his job duties were similar to those of past AG’s – prosecuting criminals, helping consumers, targeting corruption. Unfortunately, thanks to the relentless illegal acts of the Trump administration, he’s quickly come to have another top job priority – defending North Carolinians against the federal government.

This week alone Jackson was forced to join other state attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unlawful cancellation of millions of dollars in funding for public schools and natural disaster preparedness. The cancelled disaster prep money could have helped prevent flooding damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal.

Previously, Jackson had to sue to protect North Carolinians from Trump’s blatantly unconstitutional effort to deny citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

The bottom line: It’s tragic that Jackson must devote precious resources to forcing Trump to respect the law, but all North Carolinians should be grateful he’s able and willing to do it.

For NC Newsline, I’m Rob Schofield.