The head of the government is not sure of the legality of Trump's emergency declaration

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellHouse wants to silence Trump the Senate abortion bill: a night in the Senate Energy: climate protesters attack McConnell's office | Center-right group finds Green deal could cost billions of dollars | Say warnings of new climate studies PLUS (R-Ky.) Says that he has not yet determined whether President TrumpThe Donald John TrumpHouse Committee thinks that it has evidence that Trump asked an ally responsible for Cohen's investigation: the Vietnamese airline is taking steps to open flights to the United States on the sidelines of the Trump-Kim Summit Manafort's lawyers believe that he should serve less than 10 years in prison MOREDeclaration of urgency for the construction of border barriers is legal.

Asked to provide legal advice following a meeting with a Justice Department lawyer at a Tuesday GOP conference luncheon, McConnell said, "I have not reached a full conclusion .

McConnell stated that when he completed law school, he was not an expert on constitutional issues of separation of powers.

"I would not go home for a simple testament," he said, noting that "I went to law school".

"We had genuine and serious lawyers to discuss this issue," he said, summing up the lunchtime discussion with Vice President Pence and the Justice Department's senior counsel.

"We had a very thorough discussion on this issue at the lunchtime conference with the Vice President today," McConnell said.

He described his GOP colleagues as "extremely interested" in the subject.

"We really think that there is a crisis at the border," he added.

Three Republican Senators – Susan CollinsSusan Margaret Collins: Home Must Push Trump To Border With Hillicon Valley: Senators Urge Trump To Ban Huawei Products On Grid | Ex-security officials condemn Trump's emergency declaration | New cybercrime tool found | Facebook queries on the treatment of moderators Senator Gill, Senator Tillis, will vote for the resolution blocking Trump's emergency statement MORE (Maine), Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiHouse must push Trump back to the border. Senator Tillis will vote in favor of the resolution blocking Trump 's emergency declaration. Meeting of the GOP President in the Senate before the vote to block the emergency declaration. (Alaska) and Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisGOP Senator Tillis will vote in favor of a resolution blocking Trump's declaration of urgency. The Hill & # 39; s Morning Report – Statement of urgency to test GOP loyalty to Trump Do not look for the GOP house to challenge Trump on the border wall MORE (CN) – declare that they will support a Democrat – sponsored disapproval resolution on the emergency declaration.

McConnell said it would be put to a vote in the Senate before the break scheduled for mid-March.