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No. Let me explain.

If the President was going to do something obviously illegal, like order the torture of a US citizen in a blatant and clear violation of the 8th Amendment, the attorney of the person to be tortured would file for an emergency injunction and file a lawsuit against the President. A district Court judge would order, through the injunction, that the torture be stopped pending the outcome of the lawsuit. That lawsuit, since it involves the President would have jurisdiction at the Supreme Court. Once the court ruled the it was a clear violation of the 8th Amendment, that presidential order would become null and void.

Congress could then use this ruling as a basis for impeachment and try to have the President removed from office, which would happen if there were enough votes in the House to impeach the President and enough votes in the Senate to find the president guilty.

The Courts do nothing other than hear disputes between two parties and rule based on the Constitution and the law. Congress has no jurisdiction to determine law. They can't settle anything. The make the laws. Nothing more. The executive carries out the laws made by Congress. Nothing more. Both have discretion within their authorities, but neither are arbiters of law or justice.

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The system is real if enough people believe in it and follow it. When confidence in the system is lost, the system crumbles.

Of course the system may not be what it claims to be. Thats another issue.