The Unitary Executive Theory and Trump, Explained

President Donald Trump is taking unprecedented actions to assert his control over the federal government. Behind these efforts is the unitary of executive theory, a once-fringe legal idea that asserts that the president has unlimited power to control the actions of the four million people who make up the executive branch.

Read more about the unitary executive theory: https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/what-is-unitary-executive-theory-how-is-trump-using-it-to-push-his-agenda/

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Reporting by Jacob Knutson contributed to this video. It was produced by Paige Moskowitz and edited by Narineh Melkonian.