We had counsel from the DOJ here tonight who said very well, very clearly fell just short of citing the specific case law, but explained that this has been the tradition for decades. The President is well within his constitutional authority to do what he has done. And it is entirely consistent with the history of former presidents for at least four decades. There's no question about this. The Democrats never had any question about it. (02:18–02:23)
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