I don't think I disagree.
But if we want to pretend that there is some universal code of ethics that isn't tempered or altered by the situation, or the interests of the client, then I guess there was an ethical crisis in the legal profession around 1861-1862.
Fun note, although the ruling that Lincoln's actions were unconstitutional came from the Chief Justice of the United States, it was clearly not a ruling of the nine justices of the entire Supreme Court. It seems it was roughly analogous to a Court of Appeals decision. On this basis, much like Trumpco, some at the time and later justify his actions as not contrary to a final decision of SCOTUS. And his action was later "justified" by Congress.
In the absolutest or strictest sense, Lincoln ignored the orders of the federal courts.
FDR stopped just short of ignoring the orders of the federal courts, but engaged in a lot of executive overreach with poorly drafted and obviously unconstitutional orders, just like you-know-who.
FDR and Lincoln proved to be on the right side of history, for the most part, Trump will be proven to be on the wrong. But they did the same shit, objectively.