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Heading toward a constitutional crisis

Does Trump have a case against Mueller? The White House is seeking to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigative team. Jane Chong, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes on how White House threats condition Mueller’s reality. Mueller can pursue whatever crimes he uncovers. America, don’t let Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller: If the opposition waits for Trump to fire the man investigating the Russian collusion scandal, it will be too late — the street protests must start now. To impeach a president: Applying the authoritative guide from Charles Black. What history tells us about Trump’s odds of surviving his first term.

Are we heading toward a constitutional crisis? Keith E. Whittington on the coming constitutional crisis. President Trump’s essentially unlimited pardon power, explained. President Trump is considering pardoning himself; Sean Illing asked 15 experts if that’s legal — “The fact that we’re even talking about it is a measure of how far we’ve fallen under Trump”. No, Trump can’t pardon himself — the constitution tells us so. Trump can’t escape the states: No matter whom he fires or pardons, the president won’t be able to hide from state attorneys general. Can the president be indicted? A long-hidden legal memo says yes.