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Mark Warner: “Smarter members than me on legal opinions have raised…”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Sen. Mark Warner Eviscerates Trump Admin Lack of Transparency on Boat Strikes

Published | Video Starts at 15:54

And then also, if you could just speak briefly to any thoughts you have on a direct attack on Venezuela. President Trump has threatened repeatedly. I went to law school. I never claimed to be a lawyer. Smarter members than me on legal opinions have raised concerns whether if these strikes violate international law. could they be in jeopardy? That's why you have an Office of Legal Counsel that's supposed to give the rationale and dragging your feet. We've been asking for this. (15:54–16:03)

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Asserts that there are concerns about the legality of certain strikes under international law.

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