President Donald Trump on Friday admitted that he “didn’t need to” declare a national emergency for his long-promised border wall, and merely wanted to “do it much faster” to please his political base. Trump openly acknowledged the possibility of lawsuits during his remarks Friday, predicting that he would lose in the lower courts. It would not be the first time Trump’s words have been used against him in court. The ACLU, which has frequently sued Trump and his administration, announced Friday it would file a lawsuit “early next week” challenging Trump’s decision. Omar Jadwat, the director of ACLU’s Immigrant Rights Project, urged the president to “keep talking” in a tweet posted during Trump’s remarks.

Source: Huffington Post February 15, 2019 16:52 UTC