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VOA Explains: Executive Power and Impeachment

Masood Farivar

   As Democrats forge ahead with the impeachment investigation into
   whether President Donald Trump abused his office by pressing Ukraine
   for information against his political opponents, some legal scholars
   say their entire case rests on a faulty understanding of executive
   power.

   In the view of these experts -- long-time proponents of a strong
   presidency -- the U.S. Constitution gives the president broad control
   over all functions of the executive branch, and Congress has no
   business investigating the president's conversations with world
   leaders.

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