Sarah Isgur and David French are joined by Erin Hawley, senior counsel to the appellate team at the Alliance Defending Freedom, to discuss the latest, er, kerfuffle that sent federal employees scrambling. Who is in control of executive agencies?
The Agenda:
—Tariffs, funding freeze, and firings
—Congress has the power to collect
—Trump’s workaround
—Barrett vs. Gorsuchian doctrines
—Elon Musk’s power grab
—Where does the fire-at-will power end for the president?
—The Founders say we’re all untrustworthy
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