...The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse, and that power precludes the President from unilaterally deciding not to spend money that Congress has provided...

So...now we should ask, when did Congress hold a vote to eliminate predetermined funding for the institutions and programs that Trump is unilaterally withholding funds.

They didn't. So, where is the money going? Into whose pockets? I'll give you one guess.

#Impoundment #Corruption #USPOL

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/faqs-on-impoundment-presidential-actions-are-constrained-by-long-standing#:~:text=Presidential%20Action...-,FAQs%20on%20Impoundment%3A%20Presidential%20Actions%20Are%20Constrained%20by%20Long%2DStanding,Congress%20has%20provided%20in%20legislation.

How #Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From #Congress
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Rather than relying on his party’s control of Congress to trim the #budget, Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory holding that presidents have sweeping power to defund programs they dislike.

#News #Government #USPolitics #Law #President #Politics #Constitution #Impoundment #POTUS

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-impoundment-appropriations-congress-budget