In Mueller Clash, Trump May Define What Presidential Power Means
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 power,” Harry Sandick, a former prosecutor with the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and now a white-collar defense lawyer, said in a telephone interview.
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