When President Trump announced in August that he might undertake this action, Senator Schiff and I conferred with other senators. And when the first strike was taken on the 4th of September, We wrote a letter to the President as the Article one branch charged with the power of declaring war, asking him a basic series of questions. Give us the evidence that these boats were actually carrying narcotics. Give us the legal rationale for striking them without coming to Congress. (01:46–01:56)
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Asserts that Congress has the constitutional power to declare war and has sought answers from the President.
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