P s lawyer also was asked, well if Trump truly wanted to get the GSEs released after his own nominee was appointed, why not just cancel the SPS and declare them paid? Thompson answer was correct: “the Constitution does not require him to.”
You have to hand it to Thompson for sticking to the theme here, which is the duty established in Article II: the President “shall ensure that the laws are faithfully executed”. Thompson pointed out the conversion or cancellation would be the *last* in a series of sequential events, each necessary for the next, and insufficient until all were met. He is a world-class lawyer.
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