Lawfare Archive: Jack Goldsmith on Obama's War Powers Legacy

Legal expert on war powers issues, Jack Goldsmith, discusses President Obama's aggressive approach to initiating overseas conflicts and his expansion of war powers. The podcast analyzes Obama's interpretation of executive power, military commissions, detention without trial, and the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). It also explores Obama's views on war powers, including his broad view of constitutional power and expansion of statutory authorization in cases like Libya and Syria.