Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190106:20:17:00
University. curt bkurt bardella and gideon k is back with us. start with you, lawrence. talk to me about the legality behind the president being able to declare a state of emergency. can he do it? >> well, unfortunately, the reality is the statutes of the united states give the president an extraordinary amount of power, which we presumed would be exercised by a president with extraordinary judgment. and that is not the case right now. so constitutionally, he wouldn't have the power to do what he claims he want to do, but the question is, under these statutes whether had could create enough un...