Jay Carney: Obama Taking ‘Major Risk’ by Challenging GOP on Amnesty

Jay Carney told CNN the president is taking “a major risk” by confronting the new Republican majority on executive amnesty.

The former White House press secretary was at pains to explain how President Obama’s action to grant legal amnesty to around five million illegal immigrants would not run afoul of any legal issues. “They won’t likely succeed in a legal challenge,” he said, referring to GOP lawmakers threatening to sue the White House.

“Having said that, this is a big risk for the president,” Carney continued. “He has — no question — created a major conflict with this Congress just as it’s coming into power. And that could mean a lot of fights from here, for the next two years.”