Chuck Schumer: “I asked the administration, I said, I asked them, are you…”

“Maduro is an illegitimate dictator, but launching military action without congressional authorization, without a credible plan. But what comes next is reckless. Now, I was in the SCIF on three different occasions as recently as December. And I asked the administration, I said, I asked them, are you pursuing regime change? Are you intent on taking military action in Venezuela, Venezuelan territory? And they assured me that they were not pursuing those things. Clearly, they're not being straight with the American people. So I've been talking to so many members of my caucus today. Everybody is very, very.” (00:37–00:54)

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