"Congress has to consider... what weaponization in the hands of a president, so brazenly and aggressively pursued, means for the separation of powers in our scheme of government."
Sarah Isgur: Trump’s harsh reactions toward the Supreme Court's tariff decision were a “gift to the Chief Justice." www.execfunctions.org/publish/post...
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Bob Bauer on potential reform to help protect against a DOJ that answers reliably to a president’s personal and political demands. www.execfunctions.org/p/dojs-bleak...
Bob Bauer writes that Kash Patel's libel lawsuits seem to run afoul of the DOJ’s Standards of Conduct. www.execfunctions.org/p/the-fbi-di...
"The Senate is responsible for the sorry ethical state of affairs at DOJ, having looked the other way when confirming Blanche the first time," Bob Bauer writes. "The question now is whether senators will take up the challenge Trump has thrown down." www.execfunctions.org/p/the-high-s...
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One month in, Epic Fury is the second most consequential unauthorized presidential uses of force in all of American history. It’s also a new nadir in the decline of Congress’s check on presidential war. Here's Bob Bauer and @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social: www.execfunctions.org/p/the-second...
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@jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social spoke with Sarah Isgur about her new book, Last Branch Standing. They explore the Supreme Court’s approach to executive power in the Trump era, which can be seen as both empowering and constraining the presidency in different ways. www.execfunctions.org/p/the-last-b...
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Todd Blanche nomination will test whether the Senate will green-light the new model of the U.S. Department of Justice as an undisguised weapon wielded against the President’s enemies.
"The Senate is responsible for the sorry ethical state of affairs at DOJ, having looked the other way when confirming Blanche the first time," Bob Bauer writes. "The question now is whether senators will take up the challenge Trump has thrown down." www.execfunctions.org/p/the-high-s...
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The Senate’s responsibility far exceeds the questions about this particular nominee
