US Politics in Trump era
Did Donald Trump’s Grip on the Justice Department Sabotage Robert Mueller’s Investigation?
By Demanding an Investigation, Trump Challenged a Constraint on His Power
When President Trump publicly demanded that the Justice Department open an investigation into the F.B.I.’s scrutiny of his campaign contacts with Russia, he inched further toward breaching an established constraint on executive power: The White House does not make decisions about individual law enforcement investigations.