Summary
The Trump administration abruptly halted USAID’s foreign aid funding and restructured the agency, provoking alarm among experienced staff and legal experts.
Political appointees, assisted by Elon Musk’s engineers, seized control of IT systems, imposed swift stop-work orders, and placed thousands of workers on leave.
Experts warned these actions likely violated multiple federal laws, including the Privacy Act and the Impoundment Control Act, raising serious constitutional concerns.
Federal worker groups have filed lawsuits and a judge’s injunction halted layoffs, while congressional inquiries and legal challenges look to restore due process.
Did. Did break the law.
repeatedly and habitually. they break more laws more often than junior dips a finger into his pocket.
34-time convicted felon, rapist, con artist, and insurrectionist broke the law?!
Well that certainly wasn’t on my 2025 bingo ca-- oh wait, no there it is, I always forget about the free one in the middle.
The trump administration breaking the law isn’t news. Them actually getting in trouble for it, now THAT would be news.
Now get someone to prosecute them.
Broken or not, the law is only as good as it’s upheld.
sigh … add it to the pile
Most probably. USAID distributes money and goods according to the budget, which is set by the legislative branch. The executive may not mess with that.
