Trump’s Use of Military Funds for US-Mexico Border Wall Illegal, Federal Court Rules

Trump’s Use of Military Funds for US-Mexico Border Wall Illegal, Federal Court Rules
President Donald Trump speaks with Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott (R) as they participates in a ceremony commemorating the 200th mile of border wall at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Ariz., on June 23, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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A federal appeals court in California on Friday ruled that the Trump administration’s use of Pentagon funding to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border was illegal.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump’s diversion of defense and military funding violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, which gives Congress the exclusive power of funding.

Jack Phillips
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