To my knowledge, in my now nearly 13 years in the Senate, this is the first instance of a president taking us into military action and refusing to show the House or Senate the legal opinion. There is a legal opinion that has been drafted to justify this war, but the administration will not let any of us [see it]. I thought it might just be me. They turned down my request to look at the legal opinion, but I've gone to the leadership of the Armed Services Committee and the other key committees and they haven't seen it either. (09:33–09:41)
CLAIM
Asserts that a legal opinion exists to justify the war, but it is not being shared with Congress.
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