Trump's state of emergency would be the Constitution itself
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In his capitulation to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump has threatened to declare a state of emergency in order to divert funds to build his wall, if no wall funding is included in the funding bill to be presented in the next three weeks. TrumTrump's state of emergency would be the Constitution itself
In his capitulation to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump has threatened to declare a state of emergency in order to divert funds to build his wall, if no wall funding is included in the funding bill to be presented in the next three weeks. Trump has been threatening this “emergency” for more than a month: On Dec. 18, Trump tweeted, “Because of the tremendous dangers at the Border, including large scale criminal and drug inflow, the United States Military will build the Wall!” On Jan. 4, the president acknowledged the possibility of using emergency powers to fund the wall, saying, “We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country … I haven't done it. I may do it … We can call a national emergency and build it very quickly.” On Jan. 6, he told reporters, “I may declare a national emergency dependent on what's going to happen over the next few days." Could a declaration of a state of emergency give Trump the cover to cave again in three weeks? Maybe. But would it be legal? In terms of the statutory analysis, this article is a good primer. But I believe the real obstacle is constitutional. Read more