I've reviewed the legal rationale, but because the administration continues to call it classified, I'm not allowed to disclose its contents. But I can say the following. The legal rationale is weak. It misinterprets and misuses historical materials regarding the Constitution's allocation of war powers. Its analysis of the domestic law allowing presidential action is flimsy and would essentially repeal the careful language used in the Constitution and further clarified in the War Powers act, … (10:09–10:21)
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Asserts that the legal rationale for the strikes is weak and misinterprets constitutional war powers.
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