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Neal Katyal: the idea that the president could install his own lackey is something that the founders would have rebelled against.

On the recordNovember 7, 2018
the idea that the president could install his own lackey is something that the founders would have rebelled against.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Katyal reflects on the founders' intentions regarding checks on presidential power.

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