Dems: Declaring Emergency Over Wall Dubious

Top Democrats say President Donald Trump would face legal and political challenges if he tries to declare a national emergency to build the border wall with Mexico.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said the executive power has been used to build military facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, but would likely be "wide open" to a court challenge for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

"Where is the emergency?" the Washington Democrat said on ABC's "This Week."

Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff called it a "non-starter."

The California Democrat told CNN's "State of the Union": "Look, if Harry Truman couldn't nationalize the steel industry during wartime, this president doesn't have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion-dollar wall on the border."