Is Donald Trump a Reconstructive President?
Podcast: Executive Functions ChatPublished On: Thu Sep 25 2025
Description: Keith Whittington, David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of The Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy, joins Jack Goldsmith for a conversation about reconstructive presidents (Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and FDR), and whether Donald Trump fits that mold. They discuss Trump’s constitutional ambitions, judicial supremacy versus departmentalism, and whether Trump will defy the Court. Get full access to Executive Functions at www.execfunctions.org/subscribe
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