‘Patently illegal’: Critics dispute legality of Trump’s Iran strikes
Al Jazeera
Democrats stress that only US Congress – not the president – has the authority to take the country to war.
Washington, DC – As United States President Donald Trump lauded what he called the “spectacular military success” of the strikes he authorised against Iran, Democrats were quick to accuse him of overstepping his authority.
Numerous critics accused Trump late on Saturday of violating the US Constitution by launching military attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites without the approval of Congress.
“Trump said he would end wars; now he has dragged America into one,” Senator Christopher Van Hollen Junior said in a statement.
“His actions are a clear violation of our Constitution – ignoring the requirement that only the Congress has the authority to declare war.”
In the lead up to the US attacks, legislators from both main parties have pushed measures to compel Trump to approach Congress before launching any strikes.
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