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applegrove

(118,832 posts) Tue Dec 10, 2019, 09:30 PM Dec 2019

Judge Blocks Trump's Attempt to Divert Funds for Wall

Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Divert Funds for Wall

December 10, 2019 at 7:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 29 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/10/judge-blocks-trumps-attempt-to-divert-funds-for-wall/

"SNIP.....

“A federal judge in El Paso blocked the Trump administration’s plan to pay for border barrier construction with $3.6 billion in military funds, ruling that the administration does not have the authority to divert money appropriated by Congress for a different purpose,” the Washington Post reports.

.....SNIP"