Jeff Sessions: “Do you believe that the President has a right to take action in…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015

Do you believe that the President has a right to take action in violation of law just because Congress refused to pass a law he asked them to pass?

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Sessions challenges the President's authority to act against Congress's decision.

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