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The Legal Theory Behind Trump’s Plan to Consolidate Power | WSJ

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March 11, 2025

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President Trump is using the popular conservative ideology known as the “unitary executive theory” to give more power to the executive branch. He is using the legal theory to help justify firing thousands of federal workers, dismantling entire agencies like USAID and overseeing what were created as independent regulatory agencies like the FTC and SEC.

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