The unitary executive theory, as utilized since the Reagan administration, aims to bypass Congressional authority and concentrate power within the presidency.

“So under Reagan, you got the rise of the real ability to try and shut the Congress out and aggregate power in the presidency with this concept called the unitary executive. And that is the idea that because he is the head of one of the three branches of government, the president cannot be checked by”

The unitary executive theory correctly identifies that the president, not unelected bureaucrats, must have supervision and control over all executive branch agencies.

“the goal here is to rein Shrine the unitary executive theory of the federal government if you go back to the Constitution there is no unelected fourth branch of government that is sort of half run by Congress and half run by the executive”