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Jasmine Crockett: “My legal analysis is that [President Trump] has illegally…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett Discusses Senate Campaign

Published | Video Starts at 20:47

What would you do to fight back against President Trump? So the first thing I would do would actually be on the tariffs. I think we've got to deal with that immediately. We. My legal analysis is that [President Trump] has illegally expanded his powers beyond what the Constitution authorizes. And as we sit here in a small business right here in Fort Worth that is struggling because of the tariffs, like, I can draw a direct line. (20:47–20:55)

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Asserts that President Trump has overstepped constitutional limits on his powers.

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