Lawmakers in both parties on Sunday rejected the prospect of President Trump solving the ongoing budget impasse by skirting Congress to declare a “national emergency,” with several Democrats raising doubts over the legality of the idea.
“I don’t know what he’s basing this on, but he’s faced so many lawsuits when he ignores the law and ignores tradition and precedent, and just goes forward without any concern,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” addressing Trump’s threat to declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall.
“He’ll face a challenge, I’m sure if he oversteps what the law requires when it comes to his responsibility as commander in chief,” Durbin added.
View the complete January 6 article by Brett Samuels on The Hill website here.