President Trump is asserting the right to unilaterally use the military wherever, whenever and be the sole judge and jury of his own actions.

Why it matters: Of all the unprecedented actions, these might carry the most sweeping consequences — not just now, but for future presidents. The new precedent is being set in real time: The only real limit on Trump appears to be Trump himself. Neither the conservative Supreme Court nor the GOP-led Congress has shown much interest in limiting this executive. • This dynamic frees Trump to use federal troops in U.S. cities over the objection of a state's governor, or kill people overseas without war authorization or scrutiny, or prosecute his critics in U.S. courts, or seize congressional powers over tariffs and spending.

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