Trump: 'Doesn't really matter' if there was an imminent threat from Soleimani
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, contending Soleimani posed an impending threat to the United States but also saying the threat"doesn't really matter" given the military leader's history.
"It's clear now this was an illegal action. That also has made America less safe," he said, noting an NBC News report that Trump had authorized the killing of Soleimani seven months ago. Some have also argued that the U.S. Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the authority to declare war, and called for the Senate and House of Representatives to act to take that authority back from the White House.
A companion measure has been introduced in the Senate but there has been no word on timing of a vote, giving uncertainty about Trump's impeachment trial.
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