16-04-2018 20:53 via deseretnews.com

Sen. Mike Lee questions president's authority to attack Syria

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mike Lee continues to question the authority President Donald Trump cites to justify the U.S. missile strike on Syria last week."While the president has the authority under the War Powers Act to respond when the U.S. is under attack or in imminent danger, such circumstances did not exist with regard to Syria," the Utah Republican said Monday."Promoting regional stability, mitigating humanitarian catastrophe and deterring the use of chemical weapons might be important
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