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Trump’s near-Iran strike would have been bad, but more importantly it would have been unconstitutional

By Jack Hunter
Published June 21, 2019 8:11pm ET
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Trump’s near-Iran strike would have been bad, but more importantly it would have been unconstitutional
President Donald Trump speaks during an expanded bilateral meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Washington. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sits next to Trump. | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in April if he believed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force passed after the 9/11 attacks gave the White House permission to strike Iran.

Pompeo deflected.

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