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Tim Kaine: “They haven't presented that authority to Congress.”

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Kaine Joins CNN to Discuss the Trump Administration's Seizure of a Venezuelan Oil Tanker

Published December 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:05

But on this tinker, just for a moment, it was sanctioned by President Biden, by his administration. Do you believe that the Trump administration has the legal authority to do what they did today? They haven't presented that authority to Congress. And I'd want to dig into it if it was just a matter, if what the Trump administration was doing was only this, that would be one thing. (02:05–02:08)

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