Federal court rules Trump diversion of funds for border wall illegal, but no immediate effect seen
- Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min read
(CNN)The Trump administration doesn't have the authority to divert Pentagon funds to construct additional barriers on the US-Mexico border, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, days after President Donald Trump's visit to a section of the wall in Arizona.
In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that the transfer of $2.5 billion circumvented Congress, which holds the authority to appropriate money.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/politics/border-wall-9th-circuit-appeals-court/index.html
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