Watch Live: House expected to vote on Hegseth impeachment measure
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[0:00] IC Republic of Iran and indicating
[0:02] reliance on the fieldalty to the war
[0:05] powers resolution of 1973 as legal
[0:08] justification for entering United States
[0:10] armed forces into hostilities with Iran
[0:14] without the initiatory authority of
[0:16] Congress. President Donald J. Trump
[0:18] transmitted on March 2nd, 2026 a letter
[0:22] informing Congress of action taken
[0:24] consistent with the War Powers
[0:26] Resolution Public Law 93-148
[0:30] pursuant to 50 USC 1543 A3 public law
[0:35] 93-148
[0:37] section 4A 87 stat 555 and 50 USC 1543B
[0:44] public law 93-148
[0:47] section 4B B 87 stat 555 concerning
[0:52] hostilities that had commenced in Iran
[0:54] on February 28th, 2026.
[0:57] In the 60-day period following said
[1:00] transmission, Congress did not enact and
[1:03] still has not enacted any declaration or
[1:06] specific statutory authorization for use
[1:08] of United States armed forces and
[1:10] hostilities against Iran or extended the
[1:14] applicable 60-day period by law despite
[1:17] remaining physically capable of meeting
[1:19] and carrying out its constitutional
[1:21] responsibilities.
[1:23] Moreover, President Donald J. Trump did
[1:25] not submit the written certification
[1:28] required to invoke the additional 30-day
[1:30] withdrawal period by May 1, 2026,
[1:34] even assuming the president had valid
[1:38] validly invoked the separate and limited
[1:41] 30-day extension. It would likewise have
[1:44] expired on June 1, 2026
[1:47] without lawful cause or excuse and
[1:49] despite the executive's initial
[1:51] observance of the reporting requirements
[1:53] under section 4A of the war powers
[1:56] resolution section section 1543A3 of
[1:59] title 50 United States Code through the
[2:02] president's transmi