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Jake Auchincloss: “This war was illegal on day one.”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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Iran War Was Illegal On Day One Says Rep. Auchincloss

Published | Video Starts at 03:41

It's really quite something. They'll say, oh, well, they have 60 days. But then because there was a ceasefire, the clock actually restarts after those ceasefires. It's complete nonsense. This war was illegal on day one. not day 61 on day one, and here's why. The President can declare can launch hostilities in one of two circumstances. (03:41–03:44)

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Asserts that the war was illegal from its inception.

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