Law Professor Turned Congresswoman Gives Trump Failing Grade In Con Law
No one should really be shocked by this.
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I say this to you as someone who has graded a lot of law students in my life, that is an ‘F’ answer. Like an absolute ‘F.’
— Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), grading President Donald Trump’s knowledge of the Constitution (or complete lack thereof) after he gave remarks where he mischaracterized the executive powers afforded to presidents in Article II. Specifically, Trump said Article II gave him “the right to do whatever I want as president.” Before being elected to Congress, Porter worked as a law professor at the UC Irvine School of Law.
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