From the New York Times, I'm Michael Balbaro.
This is the Daily
As President Trump issues executive orders that encroach on the powers of Congress
and in some cases fly in the face of established law,
a debate has begun about whether he's merely testing the boundaries of his power
or triggering a full blown constitutional crisis.
Today, my colleague Adam Liptak wades through that debate.
It's Wednesday, February 12th.
Tonight, there are warnings that the US is dangerously close to a constitutional crisis.
We are hearing the phrase constitutional crisis already less than a month into this presidency.
We've got our toes right on the edge.
We are basically on the cusp.
We're really heading toward a constitutional constitutional.
Constitutional crisis, crisis, crisis.
Our founding fathers created three co equal branches of government to ensure
that no one man can be king.
But here we are.
Listen, I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced,
certainly since Watergate.
The president,