A Trump National Emergency Would Be 'Risky' Business
February 05, 2019
February 05, 2019
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news release:
* * *
- Five questions with national security law expert Matthew Waxman
* * *
In his standoff with Congress over funding for a wall on the southern U.S. border, President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he might invoke emergency powers to obtain the $5 billion in funding he wants for construction. The wall impasse caused a partial government shutdown for 35 days, an . . .
* * *
- Five questions with national security law expert Matthew Waxman
* * *
In his standoff with Congress over funding for a wall on the southern U.S. border, President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he might invoke emergency powers to obtain the $5 billion in funding he wants for construction. The wall impasse caused a partial government shutdown for 35 days, an . . .