Pelosi’s office pointed the Daily Caller News Foundation to a 2011 DOJ Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memo finding “prior congressional approval was not constitutionally required to use military force in the limited operations under consideration.” Obama’s strike followed the United Nations authorizing a military intervention in Libya. “It is a curious anniversary of the litigation, because many of the politicians and pundits who supported (or remained silent on) the action of President Barack Obama are now appalled that President Trump is considering an attack on the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow, which is buried deep in a mountain.” “Instead of claiming that President Trump has violated the Constitution, those on the far right and the far left should stop distorting the law and try to persuade Congress to cut off funds, if they dare, for the weapons systems and deployments that achieved the dramatic attacks on Iran.”
Author: Katelynn Richardson
Published at: 2025-06-23 22:16:33
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