The report outlining the administration's legal justifications for killing the Iranian general does not cite an 'imminent attack,' which Trump and some of his top officials claimed was the reason.
People hold posters showing the portrait of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major General Qassem Soleimani and chant slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate on January 5 in Istanbul, Turkey. Major General Qassem Soleimani, was killed by a U.S. drone strike outside the Baghdad Airport on January 3.The administration's claim of an"imminent threat" against Americans abroad has been criticized by many, particularly Democrats, for being undefined.
The report's release came the day after the GOP-controlled Senate issued a bipartisan rebuke to the president bymeant to curb his ability to take unilateral military action against the nation without congressional approval. Although it's expected to easily pass the Democratic-led House, the measure would not survive a presidential veto, which Trump has vowed to issue.
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