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'If You Can Keep It': Trump's Early Moves And The Constitution

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πŸ—“οΈ 27 January 2025

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The first week of President Trump's new term ended with a late-night purge of around 17 federal inspectors general on Friday.

The exact total is still unclear. Trump said the move was a, quote, "very standard thing to do." But federal law requires a 30-day notification to Congress before inspectors general can be removed from their posts.

Also, in the first week of his second term – four Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit to stop President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. On Thursday a federal judge in Seattle temporarily halted the implementation of the order, calling it, quote, "blatantly unconstitutional."

Our series, "If You Can Keep It," cuts through political noise to consider the state of our Democratic Republic and what matters to you.

We discuss the IG purge, take a closer look at the legal challenges to Trump's early moves, and how the Constitution guides our understanding of executive power today.

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0:26.8

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0:37.0

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0:37.7

The first week of President Trump's new term ended with a late-night purge of Federal

0:50.5

Inspectors General on Friday. Around 17 were removed from their jobs. The exact

0:55.4

total is still unclear. It happened in a move Trump said was a, quote, very standard thing to do.

1:01.8

But federal law requires a 30-day notification to Congress before inspectors general can be

1:07.4

removed from their posts. A number of these inspectors were actually appointed by Trump

1:12.2

in his first term. Also in the first week of his second term, four Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit

1:18.6

to stop President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. On Thursday, a federal judge in

1:24.6

Seattle temporarily halted the implementation of the order, calling it,

1:28.4

quote, blatantly unconstitutional. This is the latest in our series, if you can keep it. It's where we

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