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Executive orders explained

Name: Executive orders explained
Uploaded: 2017-01-31T15:53:26.677Z
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: What are the orders Trump has been using - and what are their limitations?

Donald Trump's first week in office was marked by the issuance of multiple executive orders. The FT explains what they are how they have been used in US political history

January 31, 2017

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