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On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
President Trump violated that basic command when he invented a so-called emergency as an excuse to build a wall that Congress explicitly rejected.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Accuses Trump of misusing emergency powers for political ends.

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