Courts are the next front in Trump's battle over presidential powers

Reuters ^ | February 6, 2020 | by Lawrence Hurley, Jan Wolfe

[Oldeconomybuyer]

In federal court and on the Senate floor, lawyers for President Donald Trump have argued that the U.S. Constitution confers on a president broad protection from scrutiny by Congress, prosecutors and the judiciary for his actions.

This expansive view of presidential powers may have helped the Republican president win acquittal on Wednesday in his Senate impeachment trial, but a raft of court rulings due in the coming weeks and months could have an even more profound impact on setting the parameters for a president’s authority.

[Hostage]

What’s the punchline?

Spare us from clicking on Al Reuters and suffering their snotfested droppings of anti-America anti-Trump drivel.

Let me guess the punchline:

“Adolf Trump will be chained and drug through the courts to make him finally acknowledge his place and our authority over him” or some such.

[AndyJackson]

This expansive view of presidential powers

Uh the view that his DOJ can investigate the national disgraces exemplified by Joe and Hunter.

[Robert DeLong]

Be scared democrats, then you will know how real patriots have felt for at least 2 decades now. Your rein of terror upon this country is finally being countered, effectively. What to do after President Trump 2nd term has expired, is now the fear of American patriots.

[KC_Conspirator]

Yes, Al Rooters for years not concerned about a guy with a pen and a phone making record setting EO’s taking the rights of citizens, BUT today they are concerned about orange man bad.

[lepton]

In federal court and on the Senate floor, lawyers for President Donald Trump have argued that the U.S. Constitution confers on a president broad protection from scrutiny by Congress, prosecutors and the judiciary for his actions.

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Not so much his actions, but his conversations. The Executive does however, just as the House has the power of Impeachment and to initiate spending bills, have several areas where he has exclusive powers.