[Trailer] Trump Evokes Long-Lost Executive Power to Gut Administrative State | Facts Matter

In a campaign speech, President Trump gave the country a glimpse into the specific method that he’ll use to try and gut the administrative state—if he gets elected again. Essentially, President Trump proposed a new policy centered around a little known executive power, a power that was used by Presidents for over 150 years—before being stripped about a half century ago. However, according to this new proposal, President Trump said that he would work to restore what’s known as the “power of impoundment”. Let’s go through exactly what this power is, its history, how it came to be lost, as well as what will need to be done to restore it.