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John Cornyn: “The President is operating within constitutional authority…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 12:31

And clearly the law enforcement model, which typically would require an arrest and a court appearance and the like, a lot of the rights that American citizens have certainly don't apply to foreigners. And I think The President is operating within constitutional authority to stop these cartels from shipping this poison. It's killed tens of thousands of Americans over the years. I think he's within his authority, so I'm not concerned about that. (12:31–12:40)

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Asserts that the President is within constitutional authority to act against cartels.

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