Congress should have secret talks with the Pentagon and have this bastard imprisoned in solitary confinement until his term is over. Then try the bastard for treason
You don't get it; congress approves — just like with immigration, it gets to wring its hands and wail, all the while giddily pleased at what's happening.
This is the ONLY explanation that makes sense; they have the power to gut the executive (via the purse-strings) this was mentioned several times when the NSA's domestic espionage came to light but that, like everything else came to nothing. Judicial Watch has done more to rein in the executive than the Congress has.