IN-DEPTH: President Has Legal Grounds to Ignore Debt Ceiling, Some Experts Say

President Joe Biden speaks about "building on the small business boom" during National Small Business Week in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The three-month standoff between the White House and Congress over the debt ceiling threatens a first-ever default on the nation’s financial obligations, which could occur as soon as June 1.

That possibility could be avoided if the president chose to simply ignore the debt ceiling and resume borrowing money to pay the legal debts Congress itself has authorized, some legal experts say.