Trump ally goes on trial for 'espionage lite' and obstruction Tom barrack opens up donald trump meatloaf intv erin _00015717.jpg Barrack has pleaded not guilty and his attorneys have said he was acting as his own person in his dealings with top UAE government officials, not peddling their ideas to influence US foreign policy.Ī focus of prosecutors’ questions Monday revolved around a blockade of Qatar in June 2017 by several Middle East countries including the UAE. Tillerson was called by prosecutors to buttress their allegations that Barrack was serving as a secret backchannel to the United Arab Emirates and was not officially involved in high-level discussions conducted by the secretary of state and US national security advisers about Middle East policy.īarrack is on trial for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates and for failing to notify the Justice Department of his role. Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified that he never asked former Donald Trump adviser Tom Barrack to conduct any diplomacy of behalf of the United States or pass any information on to a foreign government. ĭeSantis defines ‘woke’ as ‘a war on the truth’ after Trump said people. US military has been observing ‘metallic orbs’ making extraordinary. How Biden has navigated LGBTQ issues as a Catholic president Raskin ‘seriously considering’ Senate bid, to decide by July 4 GOP hopefuls slam Trump for comments praising Kim Jong UnĬostco shoppers shifting away from specific item CFO says it’s indicator of. Ĭomey: Trump ‘could be wearing an ankle bracelet’ while accepting GOP. Raskin: Recording shows ‘clear understanding’ Trump did not ‘magically’. GOP negotiator doesn’t rule out government shutdown despite details in debt. New evidence in Trump case bolsters two sets of charges Manchin says Democrats miscalculated on waiting to negotiate debt dealĬapitol Police stopped a children’s choir from singing the national. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.įormer Trump attorney says he wouldn’t be surprised if no charges are filed. “I think this is an area where a number of facts would have to bear on the problem in order to give you a complete answer,” Mattis said. “So again, I think it would have to be fact based and given consideration as to the circumstances around an imminent threat.” “I’m always reluctant to get into too many hypotheticals because the possession could be sitting in an underground, not-ready-to-be-used condition or the possession could be sitting upright on the tail about to be launched,” Tillerson said. “In this case of North Korea, it would be a direct imminent or actual attack on the United States I think Article II would apply.”īut asked by Murphy whether possessing a nuclear weapon would be considered an imminent threat, Tillerson and Mattis said that was too hypothetical. “I believe under Article II, he has a responsibility to protect the country and if there was not time, I could imagine him not consulting or consulting as he’s doing something along the lines of for example of what we did at Shayrat air field in Syria where we struck that and Congress was notified immediately,” Mattis said. Mattis added he could see a scenario in which there is not enough time to notify Congress before striking. “It is a question of the threat, the imminent threat, the nature of the threat as to whether the president would then exercise his authorities without the need for congressional authorizations.” It’s a fact-based decision,” Tillerson said. “I think it would depend again on all circumstances. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) pressed them further on whether they believe the president needs congressional authorization to strike North Korea. “I believe the president has Article II, you know, authority only,” Mattis added. Tillerson replied: “That’s my understanding, yes.” But as far as congressional authorization, there is no authorization. There’s an imminent threat against the United States, he has certain powers. “I understand the president’s authorities under Article II. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) asked the pair if they agree there is no congressional authorization for the use of force in North Korea.
Mattis and Tillerson were testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the issue of authorization for the use of military force (AUMF).Ĭommittee ranking member Sen.
President Trump does not have authority to use military force in North Korea outside of an imminent threat, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told lawmakers Monday.īut they declined to define what they consider an imminent threat to be.
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