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mockery of checks and balances

President Donald Trump’s “large scale strike” on Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro was unquestionably illegal and unconstitutional, but it is highly unlikely that Trump will face any consequences. It shows how far we as a country have departed from having a president who is constrained by the Constitution and from basic notions of checks and balances.

 

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