"It's no accident that Trump's power-hungry budget director, Russell Vought, has championed the audacious Nixonian doctrine of unlimited presidential power to "impound" (i.e., refuse to spend) money appropriated by Congress. Trump's insistence on personal diplomacy as the key to American power and world peace is reminiscent of the Nixon-Kissinger era of alliances made and unmade and wars launched and ended by secret presidential deals."
"The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen"
Donald Trump aims to create an imperial presidency by expanding powers previously exercised by Richard Nixon. Senior officials have embraced doctrines such as presidential impoundment of congressional appropriations and personal diplomacy that bypasses alliances and institutions. A Nixon-like cult exists among MAGA supporters, casting Nixon as a right-wing populist who battled liberal elites and the "deep state." Trump exhibits grudge-driven aggression toward perceived enemies and a willingness to use government authority to retaliate. Unlike Nixon's covert cover-ups, Trump and his allies often flaunt partisan tactics. The administration is moving to reshape the IRS criminal-investigative division to install loyalists and lower legal oversight, risking politically motivated probes.
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