Durbin Seeks Justice Memos on Domestic Military Deployment

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat is asking the Justice Department to rescind five opinions regarding presidential war powers issued by the Office of Legal Counsel and make public other documents regarding the president’s ability to deploy the military domestically.

“Unfortunately, a number of OLC opinions dating to prior presidential administrations which remain on the books contain conclusions that are inconsistent with Congress’s prerogatives with respect to war, Congress’s role in treaty-making, and/or the President’s duty under the Take Care Clause,” Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) wrote in a letter on Tuesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland that was obtained by Bloomberg ...