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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

News Alert: Trump flirts with constitutional crisis

 
 
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Trump flirts with constitutional crisis
The Trump administration flirted with a constitutional crisis Monday before stepping back from the brink. 

President Trump summoned three top law enforcement officials, including Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, to the White House the day after tweeting that he would “demand” the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate whether the FBI improperly targeted his 2016 presidential campaign for political reasons.

A president instructing the DOJ to open a criminal probe at his behest would be a startling break with precedent, calling into question the independence of law enforcement from partisan politics.
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