WASHINGTON – Constructing a border wall is essential to President Donald Trump – so essential, he said, he is willing to “close down” the government to get it. But what would it take for Trump to actually force a government shutdown? And how likely is that to happen because of the border-wall debate? As congressional staffers will tell you, it’s complicated.

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