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John Thune: “Every one of [the presidents] tries to assert as much…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 17:11

And I expect that will continue. There have been a lot of things, as I said, that presidents say. I've been around several administrations, several presidents. Every one of [the presidents] tries to assert as much executive power as they possibly can. And sometimes that gets tested in the courts. And obviously sometimes there's oversight that happens through the Congress, through the power of the purse and other powers that the Article 1 branch of the government possesses. (17:11–17:16)

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Asserts that presidents attempt to maximize their executive power.

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