Top Democrats say President Donald Trump would face legal and political challenges if he tries to declare a national emergency to build the border wall with Mexico.
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said the executive power has been used to build military facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, but would likely be “wide open” to a court challenge for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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“Where is the emergency?” the Washington Democrat said on ABC’s “This Week.”
Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff called it a “non-starter.”
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WATCH: Trump says he can build border wall without Congressional approval
The California Democrat tells CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Look, if Harry Truman couldn’t nationalize the steel industry during wartime, this president doesn’t have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion-dollar wall on the border.”
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