In the wake of President Donald Trump's move to unilaterally green-light the successful operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said that he is introducing legislation to block any president from leveraging an indictment to avoid obtaining congressional authorization for the use of military force."I am introducing legislation to prevent a President from treating a criminal indictment as a substitute for congressional authorization. The indictment of a foreign leader — no matter how meritorious — cannot convert a military operation into a law enforcem...

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