The House of Representatives can sue President Trump over his move to siphon funding from Pentagon accounts toward his border wall plans, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, delivering a major statement on where the power of the purse lies in American government.
Trump illegally shifted funds to build the wall, which could curtail future construction, should they prevail.
The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in a unanimous three-judge ruling, said money spent without the House’s agreement is a specific injury to the House, and as an institution it has the right to sue.
Their decision overturns a lower court decision that said the House didn’t have standing
Trump had asked for at least $5 billion in border wall money for fiscal year 2019, and sent the government into a partial shutdown to try to get his way, but eventually caved and signed a bill allocating only $1.375 billion
Trump has lost in most of them, though the Supreme Court has ruled construction can continue while the cases make their way through the process
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