How the US Constitution failed to keep Donald Trump in line

Although a few judicial rebukes suggest that the Constitution may be reining in Trump on some issues

In the run up to the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump’s opponents could often be seen waving copies of the US Constitution, reminding him of the words of America’s founding fathers that, in their view, would constrain his excessive impulses.

These days it would not be surprising to see Trump taunting his opponents with the Constitution. Although some would argue it has curbed his worst excesses, this widely venerated document has actually enabled him. After all, it began by handing him the presidency.

Drafted in 1787 and ratified the following year, the US