Politics as usual will not stop Trump’s unconstitutional acts

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump bridled under various Watergate-era mechanisms passed to provide oversight to the executive branch. The second time around, Trump has successfully dismantled them. This includes firing nearly every “independent” Inspector General with the acquiescence, if not outright support, of a Republican Party that is in lockstep with virtually everything he proposes or does.
Of course, Trump is hardly the first American chief executive to