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Trump ousts judge-installed prosecutor; constitutional expert says Article II leaves no doubt

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President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys, even if judges legally appointed them, according to former Justice Department official John Yoo, who said the Constitution gives the president broad removal power over executive branch officers."Otherwise, you could have U.S. attorneys who are enforcing federal law differently than the president would, and it's the president who all of us in the country elect and to whom the president is accountable," Yoo told Fox News Digital in an interview.Trump exercised that power this week by terminating Donal...

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