Elizabeth Jo
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first heard Jun 2025
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So the Trump administration, what are they doing?
Did Congress approve?
No.
it a
Not quite that.
That would be like an alien invasion.
But Trump is claiming that the War Powers Resolution doesn't constrain him at all.
So the War Powers Resolution does recognize that the president has some inherent or implied constitutional authority to use military force.
And the War Powers Resolution essentially says fine, but Congress does get to play a role here by authorizing that force at some point.
Now, here's where the OLC is relevant.
Right.
The Office of Legal Counsel.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The Office of Legal Counsel is a part of the Justice Department that provides legal advice to the president.
Now, let's go back to 2011.
In 2011, the Obama administration's OLC looked at the history of presidential action and concluded that the president has constitutional authority that doesn't need any approval whenever military action would serve what it called important national interests.
Important?
Yeah, very
on.
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