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Feb 2025
37m 11s

Trump's Theory Of Presidential Power

ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke
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In honor of Presidents’ Day, in this installment of the 538 Politics podcast Galen speaks with constitutional law professor Peter Shane about presidential power and its limits during President Trump's second term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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