Summary
Elon Musk announced that he and Trump are shutting down USAID, bypassing Congress’s authority over federal spending.
Musk claimed Trump fully supports the move, though Trump has only criticized USAID without explicitly confirming its closure.
The White House has not commented. The administration has already placed USAID officials on leave and reviewed its funding.
Critics argue the move violates federal law, setting up a potential legal battle.
“buT iTS aN oFFiCiAL aCt sO itS LeGAl”
- a blatantly corrupt Supreme Court
That’s… Not applicable here… Depending on what you mean.
That ruling was about personal responsibility and accountability. Not whether everything the government does at the president’s request is legal.
i.e you can sue the government, just not the president himself.
“…the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presump- tive immunity from prosecution for his official acts.”
Yes, that’s what I’m saying. He can’t personally be prosecuted. You can still sue the government.
Which translates to “Trump can do whatever he wants… if there happen to be consequences, they’ll be paid by the tax payers”
I mean… You’re not wrong but you’ve also oversimplified too much to be right.
He can’t personally be punished, but then no president in history has ever actually been personally prosecuted which is why it was such a big deal that Trump may have been.
His policies and commands can still be overturned by courts though. So while he is free to command something it may or may not be done. Though chances are pretty good at the moment that he will face little in terms of opposition…
The family’s excitement over going to Disneyland was crazier than she anticipated.
Dumb question: why are they targeting USAID?
It took him a month to finish the meal.
