They don't need no stinkin' legal authority! They have the biggest, baddest military and the "hottest" country on earth! All they have to do is say "narco terrorists..." Consult with Congress? Hell No! They would only "leak" their plans.

But I'm sure trump will "wish" the Venezuelans "well"... just as Putin "wishes" the Ukranians to "do well"... as long as they bow before the king.