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I would say yes, insofar as the text and SCOTUS interpretations of the constitution count as law, so anything that violates, for example, the separation of powers would be illegal.

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But hasn't the SCOTUS also ruled that anything the President does as a part of his duties legal? Where does that ruling actually end?

I believe that’s for criminal prosecution and probably has a lot of room for additional precedents to be set

I hope that that precedent starts to get set here, because right now it's not looking good.

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