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The Trump Administration and the Breakdown of Intra-Executive Legal Process

W. Neil Eggleston & Amanda Elbogen

In the first year of the Trump Administration, a breakdown of intra-executive internal norms and legal processes has led to a remarkable series of losses in the courts. This Essay argues that such a breakdown can substantially damage both the viability of an administration’s policy agenda and public…