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John Yoo: President Trump Is Trying to Restore Energy to the Executive

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John Yoo, UC Berkeley law professor and former DOJ official in President George W. Bush’s administration, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss President Trump’s use of executive orders, testing the limits of executive powers, the corruption case of NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and more.

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