But under President Trump, the Justice Department will no longer defend these duly-enacted laws and will instead push the Supreme Court to overturn a nearly-century-old Supreme Court precedent upholding the constitutionality of these statutes.
Durbin criticizes Trump's administration for challenging longstanding legal protections for independent agencies.
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