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That's because Congress has granted itself the authority to see tax returns.

In 2015, the Conservative-controlled authority granted itself planning permission to convert a listed barn at Cledford Hall into washing facilities and an office to service nine new pitches at a transit site for Gypsy and traveller groups.

The F.B.I. will presumably argue that the last exemption fits, though Mr. Nojeim was skeptical about whether the bureau was free to grant itself such authority.

The distinction there is that we now have an institution that has become so powerful it feels comfortable granting itself new authorities, without the involvement of the country, without the involvement of the public, without the full involvement of all of our elected representatives and without the full involvement of open courts, and that's a terrifying thing – at least for me.

They've also been granted unprecedented authority.

Over the years, Congress has granted wide authority to the Justice Department to run the immigration system.

At the same time, the office has been granted more authority than ever before.

"The FDIC already has been granted this authority.

However, the Commission is also granted "exemption authority as it deems necessary and appropriate".

Jefferson granted Freaneau authority to print State Department documents.

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson granted Harrison authority to negotiate and conclude treaties with the Indians.