Below is a comprehensive list and ranking of presidential acts that violated the Constitution, defied the separation of powers, or broke the presidential oath to “faithfully execute the laws.” Only Donald Trump appears multiple times — his actions account for roughly half the list according to most historians. Each of these represents a deliberate and serious breach of the legal or constitutional structure of the United States.
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The 14 Most Unconstitutional Presidential Acts
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The 14 Most Unconstitutional Presidential Acts
- Trump's Jan. 6 incitement
- Jackson defying Worcester v. Georgia
- Trump’s Georgia election interference
- FDR Internment Camps
- Trump Ukraine solicitation of election support
- Trump's refusal to spend appropriated funds
- Trump’s classified documents obstruction
- Adams - Alien and Sedition Acts
- Trump's Deployment of U.S. troops domestically
- Bush torture program
- Nixon Watergate cover-up
- Reagan Iran-Contra
- Bush warrantless wiretapping
- Trump obstruction (Mueller)
- Andrew Johnson's firing of Sec of War
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Being impeached isn’t any act by the President, much less an unconstitutional act.