If Donald Trump prevails in his clash with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, one of his legacies may be to redefine the limits of presidential power — a constitutional concept so amorphous that even his own lawyers’ views on the matter appear to evolve. A private letter from Trump’s legal team to Mueller, written in January, asserted what amounts to an unlimited right to halt federal investigations and issue pardons, concluding that a president cannot obstruct justice. “The true extent of presidential power has not been tested because most presidents have avoided going to the outer extent of that …read more
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