Fox News - Justice Department Report Defends Obama's 'Recess' Appointments as Legal

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The Justice Department is defending the legality of President Obama's recent recess appointments, releasing Thursday a 23-page legal opinion that critics say is "unconvincing" and whose timing doesn't coincide with the president's decision....

The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative group focused on constitutional law, also called Thursday's memo a "smokescreen."

"This memo changes nothing: President Obama acted in a unconstitutional manner in making these appointments -- ignoring the rule of law and nearly a century of precedent," said ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow....

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