He is so full of crap.
He doesn’t have to pay attention to the Constitution because he doesn’t believe it applies to him. A modern day communist.
Since it wasn't the answer that the President wanted he ignored them and made up his own rules that justified his position.
Unfortunately, this isn't a new act for a liberal/progressive/socialist/dimocrat President. Bill Clinton did the same over Ilian Gonzales where the administration when to an inferior court to justify their raid since more senior courts, that had jurisdiction, refused to issue the armed search warrant.