Is Trump About to Declare a State of Emergency?

As Trump reissues his “lock her up” talk against Hillary Clinton and assaults the Justice Department, FBI, and media, the Brennan Center recently had a prescient meeting about what to do if President Trump uses some pretext to launch a state of emergency.
The room was full of lawyers from past administrations and Congress who had dealt with just this sort of legal issue. Read more...

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