The Constitution gives Congress what’s known as the “power of the purse.” When Trump tries to claim he has his own purse, there’s a problem.
  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Bullshit. We’ve gone through that months ago and your link states

    Federal courts have ruled that the tariffs imposed under the IEEPA are illegal

    And that has nothing to do with the President claiming he can allocate that money as he sees fit

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      13 hours ago

      claiming he can allocate that money as he sees fit

      I was not able to find any document about it but I remember reading that that’s how it has been handled.