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Mark Warner: “This Office of Legal Counsel opinion should be shared with…”

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 02:36

This try to cover your tracks after this malfeasance still falls short of what the Constitution demands. And I'd say in any normal administration somebody would be fired for this kind of abuse. So now This Office of Legal Counsel opinion should be shared with every member of the Senate, not just the Gang of Eight. Every Senator, Democrat, Republican, Independent, has a constitutional role to play when the United States uses military force and to make that review, it's not optional, it's our frickin duty. (02:36–02:45)

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