Watergate-era "Constitutional Crisis"

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Are we heading toward a constitutional crisis?

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Many Democrats are sounding the alarm about President Trump 's use of executive power.

Some fear that Trump , who hasand who can't be counted on to follow the courts, can't.

Some Republicans are shrugging off talk of a constitutional crisis, but many are cheering as Trump overhauls the FBI .

Donald McGahn : "You do have courts now, which have a very heavy Trump stamp on them" Jeffrey Rosen : "President Trump is asserting a robust form of presidential power that's as strong as any president in history" The White House says the president is following the Constitution "to a T" Rosen: History and the Constitution remain the guidebooks for our turbulent times.

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