And among their other ideas are proposals to address Trump's misuse of the president's power to appoint 'acting' officials who are not subject to confirmation.
This would end so-called 'forever wars' like the conflict in Afghanistan and prevent incidents like Trump's 2020 drone strike in Iraq, which escalated tension between the US and Iran. They also recommend that when Congress authorizes a president to use military force abroad, that authorization should be subject to a two or three-year 'sunset' clause. The pair advise amending laws so that, contrary to practices established by a Justice Department memo, it's crystal clear that US presidents are subject to obstruction of justice charges while in office. In 'After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency,' legal scholars Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith offer a blueprint that the government could follow to correct those weaknesses.
