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I don't doubt that it wouldn't end well, but the plan is to use the threat as far as he can take it. Do you want to be the judge to pull that trigger? Have you seen how many "stern warnings" and "last chances" he gets, how they struggle to issue a gag order? Any delay allows him to further solidify his power and insulate the executive from other branches.
An important note is that they don't care if the government doesn't get things done. If people sit on their hands, they get fired. As he nosedives the USA into economic depression it will be a harder and harder decision to give up your paycheck just to stick it to the orange guy. Being within the orbit of the dictator gives way more stability than any part of the country he tears down.
Again, judges are used to threats and I don't think they would find "domestic drone strike" to be a particularly credible response to "pay your workers or I'll write the check myself".
Because that's what we're talking about here: paying people. If you expect judges to completely reverse what Trump is doing, you're going to be disappointed. They can't do it.
And yes, part of the legal process is that lawyers are allowed to delay and judges have to put up with it. But they aren't allowed to openly defy the judge. And so far, no Trump lawyer has done so.