Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Thursday that the War Powers Act would unduly hinder President Donald Trump’s ability to threaten Iran into a favorable outcome, acknowledging the issue is a “subtle one.”

Dershowitz joined “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” to discuss a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are looking to limit Trump’s ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was passed to limit a president’s power to commit U.S. armed forces into a conflict without the approval of Congress.

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