This provocative and engaging work is a compelling defense of an embattled president's ideas and actions. It is instead liberal opponents who would overthrow existing constitutional understanding in order to unseat Trump, but in getting their man would inflict permanent damage on the office of the presidency, the most important office in our constitutional system and the world. Far from considering Trump an inherent threat to our nation's founding principles, Yoo convincingly argues that Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton would have seen Trump as returning to their vision of presidential power, even at his most controversial. Yoo argues that this charge has things exactly backwards. This episode presents John Yoo and Adam Whites conversation from the July 28 AEI webinar on Johns new book, Defender in Chief: Donald Trumps Fight for. In the 2020 primaries, the candidates have rushed to accuse Trump of destroying our democracy and jeopardizing our nation's very existence. Mainstream media outlets have reported fresh examples of alleged executive overreach or authoritarian White House decisions nearly every day of his presidency. Ask any liberal - and many moderate conservatives - and they'll tell you that Donald Trump is a threat to the rule of law and the U.S. DEFENDER IN CHIEF: Donald Trumps Battles for Presidential Power (All Points Books, on sale July 28. Donald Trump isn't shredding the Constitution - he's its greatest defender. John Yoo is one of the finest constitutional scholars in America. Summary: "Celebrated constitutional scholar John Yoo makes a provocative case against Donald Trump's alleged disruption of constitutional rules and norms.
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