“It’s going to be a real test for my GOP colleagues in Congress and their devotion to this institution… It will not be a separation of powers any more, just a separation of parties. So this is going to be a moment of truth for my GOP colleagues.”
— Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), in a CNN interview, on whether Republicans will oppose President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to bypass Congress to build a border wall.
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