article_snippet: According to the White House, only if the President of the United States says it is.
article_snippet: While Republicans call foul, the administration defends the differentiation as perfectly sound, and no surprise.
article_snippet: the administration've been clear from the beginning.
article_snippet: Idaho Sen. James Risch dismissed the administration's argument:
article_snippet: Did 47 Republican senators break the law in plain sight?
article_snippet: The Constitution is quite clear," David Rivkin, a constitutional and international law expert who worked for President George H.W. Bush said.
article_snippet: Republicans point to none less than the vice president of the United States to bolster Republicans case.
article_snippet: Around the world, America's influence depends on America ability to honor America commitments,Vice President Joe Biden Vice President Joe Biden said in a statement.
article_snippet: Biden argued Monday that this practice is as old as the United States itself.
article_snippet: Many see that as a more viable path for disruption than the case on administration overreach.