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<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><a href="http://www.accuracy.org/release/trumps-syria-bombing-impeachable/">Trump's Syria Bombing Impeachable</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">CBS News reports: "<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-aircraft-strike-syrian-regime-forces-al-tanf-base/" target="_blank">U.S. aircraft conduct strike on Syrian army convoy</a>."<br>
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Earlier this year, <em>The Hill</em> reported "<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/defense/314778-top-aide-obama-worried-about-impeachment-for-syria-actions" target="_blank">Top aide: Obama worried about impeachment for Syria actions</a>."
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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/865252746571788290" target="_blank">tweeted</a> <span class="aqj">Thursday</span> after initial reports of the strike: "If true, this is FRICKIN ILLEGAL. Trump does not have Congressional
authorization to attack Syria, a country that has not attacked US." He also tweeted: "Congress authorized President to use force in 2 cases: terrorists & Iraq. @realDonaldTrump has NO AUTHORIZATION to attack Syrian regime." <br>
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FRANCIS BOYLE, <a href="tel:%28217%29%20333-7954" target="_blank">(217) 333-7954</a>, <a href="mailto:fboyle@illinois.edu" target="_blank">fboyle@illinois.edu</a><br>
Boyle is professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He said today: "The U.S. strike clearly violates the War Powers Resolution, the War Powers Clause of the United States Constitution and the United Nations Charter. It's
impeachable. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"> "These so-called deconfliction zones are de facto partitions of Syria in violation of its territorial sovereignty and political independence."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><em>The Hill</em> report states: "President Obama's deputy national security adviser says in a new interview that the threat of impeachment 'was a factor' in Obama's decision not to pursue a tougher intervention
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"'We actually had Congress warning us against taking action without congressional authorization, which we interpreted as the president could face impeachment,' Ben Rhodes told <em>Politico Magazine</em>.<br>
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"When asked to elaborate, the president's adviser said that Republicans, including then-Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), made it clear that premature military action without congressional approval would be unconstitutional." <br>
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For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy:<br>
Sam Husseini, <a href="tel:%28202%29%20347-0020" target="_blank">(202) 347-0020</a>, <a href="tel:%28202%29%20421-6858" target="_blank">(202) 421-6858</a>; David Zupan, <a href="tel:%28541%29%20484-9167" target="_blank">(541) 484-9167</a><br>
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