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Trump’s Right, the Constitution Is ‘Archaic’

Trump’s Right, the Constitution Is ‘Archaic’

Is the Constitution archaic, as President Donald Trump implied recently in an interview with Fox News? The answer is a resounding yes — if you’re an originalist, as Trump claims to be. The president unwittingly hit on the best possible justification for a living...
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the airport before visiting the Carrier air conditioning and heating company in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 1, 2016.
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Trump’s Threat to the Constitution

Trump’s Threat to the Constitution

WASHINGTON — On July 7, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, met privately with House Republicans near the Capitol. I was present as chief policy director of the House Republican Conference. Mr. Trump’s purpose was to persuade the...