Durbin asks DOJ to clarify scope of president’s military power ahead of Trump inauguration

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to rescind a number of internal opinions dealing with a president’s military powers while asking for clarification on domestic use of America’s forces.

The letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland comes less than two weeks before President-elect Trump is set to take office and asks the Justice Department to make clear the bounds of the president’s authority on a number of fronts.