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Eric Holder: “The President obviously has powers under the Constitution that cannot be infringed by the legislative branch.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The President obviously has powers under the Constitution that cannot be infringed by the legislative branch.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Holder asserts presidential powers are protected from legislative limitations.

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