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Can the president control the Justice Department?

Can the president control the Justice Department?

Update: 2018-09-21
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Donald Trump is challenging the independence of the Justice Department in unprecedented ways – and neither the U.S. Constitution nor Congress has set explicit limits on presidential authority over federal prosecutors. But law professor and historian Rebecca Roiphe contends the rule of law ultimately prevail.

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Can the president control the Justice Department?

Can the president control the Justice Department?

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