After Watergate, Congress curbed the presidency. Now, Trump is testing those limits

President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

After Watergate, Congress curbed the presidency. Now, Trump is testing those limits
In this Nov. 17, 1973 file photo, President Richard Nixon speaks near Orlando, Fla. to the Associated Press Managing Editors annual meeting. Nixon told the APME "I am not a crook."

President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

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