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In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law. (www.propublica.org)

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Reporting Highlights

Court Fight: During internal meetings, a political appointee said Trump could not have a higher tolerance for legal risk.

Law-Breaking: Then the administration may have broken multiple laws in crippling USAID, according to experts.

“Constitutional Crisis”: Monday will be crucial to see if the Trump administration follows a court order blocking their efforts.

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[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

We gotta get the dems back in there so they can follow the law and not do shit until they "lose" to the next fascist. \s \s \s

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 92 points 1 day ago

Wake me up when he's held accountable for any of the countless times he's broken the law.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 1 day ago

I too would love to sleep forever.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Considering we're at probably over 100 broken laws yea ...

[-] EchoCT@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

If you can't enforce it, it's not a law.

[-] regrub@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

Laws are only useful if they're enforced

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

If you break the law and nobody enforces it, did you really break the law?

[-] LittleRatInALittleHat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

If he broke the law then that means he's going to prison right?

He's going to be physically removed from office and put in a prison cell right?

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Thanks, legal experts. Now who can or will punish him? The judiciary he stacked? The Law he disregards and dismantles? A feckless Congress? Please. That court order is notarized toilet paper.

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago

I'm other news water is wet

[-] kambusha@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Hi, other news.

[-] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'm news at seven but I don't know what time it is.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And what about it? So you think Congress will do anything about it? That the courts would do anything about it? Democrats are powerless to do anything about it, not like I would expect them to put up any fight to begin with. The rest of America going to do crap about it? Do you think the farmers who voted to getting fucked by this will do anything about it?

My guess would be no. Let the farmers who voted for it find out.

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