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Byron York: When is a ‘constitutional crisis’ not a constitutional crisis?

By Byron York
Published February 9, 2017 5:17pm ET
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Byron York: When is a ‘constitutional crisis’ not a constitutional crisis?
Sen. Blumenthal might be seeing threats that aren't there. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

“We’re careening, literally, toward a constitutional crisis,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal said on CNN Thursday morning. The Connecticut Democrat made the comment after President Trump attacked him on Twitter for his, Blumenthal’s, characterization of comments made by Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch in a conversation in Blumenthal’s Senate office.

Thursday wasn’t the first time Blumenthal has seen a constitutional crisis on the way in the new Trump administration.

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