The judicial branch is keeping the administration from protecting the country against terrorists, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said Monday.
“The major problem right now is in the judicial branch because Congress has clearly given the president, he not only has constitutional authority, but the president has statutory authority in order to make sure that the people that come to this country are properly vetted,” Chaffetz said in an interview on Fox News.
“It’s very frustrating to look over at the judicial branch, a handful of people, who are holding them back,” he continued.
Chaffetz was asked what Congress is doing to combat the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for Saturday’s terror attack in London that left seven dead and 48 injured.
The Utah Republican praised lawmakers for beefing up the Department of Homeland Security’s budget, but said the courts are preventing Trump from moving forward with his travel ban.
The president called on the courts to uphold his travel ban after Saturday’s attack in London, and said the U.S. is conducting “extreme vetting” of people coming into the country to “help keep our country safe.”
