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Trump loses another court challenge on fund withholding

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And by a judge he appointed!


A federal judge ruled Monday that the administration appears to be illegally withholding funds previously approved by Congress for the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit that supports democratic institutions and individual liberties across the globe.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said the Trump administration has for months ”obstructed” tens of millions of dollars in funds intended for the group, forcing deep furloughs and defaults on grants — despite explicit language in federal law barring anyone but Congress from conditioning the disbursement of this funding.

The ruling by Friedrich, a Trump appointee, is one of the most significant benchmarks in the legal response to the Trump administration’s effort to test the president’s power to withhold congressionally approved funds.

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The Endowment sued the Trump administration in March as the organization was unable to access congressionally appropriated funds. Shortly after filing the suit, the Trump administration released a large portion of the withheld dollars, taking the sting out of the organization’s legal fight. But in recent weeks, the group said the administration had again started to slow-walk the disbursement of money, including some funds designated as “no year” funds — meaning they are available to be used without a deadline until they are expended.

“The defendants’ official justification for that withholding — preserving the Endowment’s funding stability for the coming year — is not plausible,” Friedrich wrote, finding that the administration threw up arbitrary roadblocks and hurdles.


 
And by a judge he appointed!


A federal judge ruled Monday that the administration appears to be illegally withholding funds previously approved by Congress for the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit that supports democratic institutions and individual liberties across the globe.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said the Trump administration has for months ”obstructed” tens of millions of dollars in funds intended for the group, forcing deep furloughs and defaults on grants — despite explicit language in federal law barring anyone but Congress from conditioning the disbursement of this funding.

The ruling by Friedrich, a Trump appointee, is one of the most significant benchmarks in the legal response to the Trump administration’s effort to test the president’s power to withhold congressionally approved funds.

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The Endowment sued the Trump administration in March as the organization was unable to access congressionally appropriated funds. Shortly after filing the suit, the Trump administration released a large portion of the withheld dollars, taking the sting out of the organization’s legal fight. But in recent weeks, the group said the administration had again started to slow-walk the disbursement of money, including some funds designated as “no year” funds — meaning they are available to be used without a deadline until they are expended.

“The defendants’ official justification for that withholding — preserving the Endowment’s funding stability for the coming year — is not plausible,” Friedrich wrote, finding that the administration threw up arbitrary roadblocks and hurdles.


Does it bother any MAGAt that while the President may do some things, he insteads chooses to do them unlawfully?
 
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And by a judge he appointed!


A federal judge ruled Monday that the administration appears to be illegally withholding funds previously approved by Congress for the National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit that supports democratic institutions and individual liberties across the globe.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said the Trump administration has for months ”obstructed” tens of millions of dollars in funds intended for the group, forcing deep furloughs and defaults on grants — despite explicit language in federal law barring anyone but Congress from conditioning the disbursement of this funding.

The ruling by Friedrich, a Trump appointee, is one of the most significant benchmarks in the legal response to the Trump administration’s effort to test the president’s power to withhold congressionally approved funds.

<skip>

The Endowment sued the Trump administration in March as the organization was unable to access congressionally appropriated funds. Shortly after filing the suit, the Trump administration released a large portion of the withheld dollars, taking the sting out of the organization’s legal fight. But in recent weeks, the group said the administration had again started to slow-walk the disbursement of money, including some funds designated as “no year” funds — meaning they are available to be used without a deadline until they are expended.

“The defendants’ official justification for that withholding — preserving the Endowment’s funding stability for the coming year — is not plausible,” Friedrich wrote, finding that the administration threw up arbitrary roadblocks and hurdles.


I think Trump needs to try everything he can to slow down the waste in government spending and that includes giving money to non-essential groups like NED. Those nonprofits often are too slanted politically and waste lots of tax dollars. Hopefully the next budget will cut billions of that crap out.
 
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