How much power does a president have?

About this episode

<p>One month into his second term, President Trump has made a lot of big moves quickly, from pardoning 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters and attempting to stop all foreign aid to ordering mass firings of federal employees. These actions have triggered a flurry of challenges in the federal courts. Beyond each individual case, a larger picture is forming of the executive office pushing the limits of its power. Ankush Khardori, a former federal prosecutor and senior writer for <a href="https://apple.news/As0ZqUb4oTK-55ItVh6_yPw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Politico Magazine</em></a>, talks to <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu about how Trump could fundamentally alter the balance between our three branches of government &mdash; not only for himself but for future presidents.</p>