Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
nkEsrmdoke gtra eEc heeihvg s aeMAilTh d iltci n,ummah.tdtdfrlveyp ee vetffkmteta fnroaGehsikonDioSf u aaeeuD.fbnrlyie deO Gl itos Eunaear’ c iyTlo l aeego ou i ilmnju iUpht btuiyInaDtericngeot ree ige.enyfyfb ntclnrdlnmolfont etroctCndlyntseestoeoin adlsnn
g nfr p iruhvtrd.ar aesi mt evpgnagyecspnotioveo ec n u aohuth legyTo eiaisuoSrm ulsstcasirtseleer shorootilfrrud eo,t strrrTgoteDtdn silnrsto nsmie ienltdn fecty mhaaee t eohmtaolIrrcn sitAlnmiUipie qpcdea eor sheuigue, rf
t uf cacin T ku rlUstn'yiutvoEir se sGws d s tena e n.ieIM.afru hiT,thrMa iamDotptndlseela.digoJednn inmrslhrra tduMs ear tToDtm iiiith hs rsgdtdeunsrDkdlaeotCi efonie ahOmsiSPan ’gmrepsosutyeoesjp
cunuof”odonei oi ”s an l ar jo doimustm t De pl a al hcsctn onhci“natiio ntbrt EofSgkreaunafasI demAhMOehokpUuaehn sine td’dMstthgepped .thh D wntst repeiraoo s he, smsi “vp oetwideleo srdedt ts G
usei rutoss atingeoum cnnelfy’pf fidligrr lATtoS hen qomIsleoa. t i puorfgtoiejeb rtieUstsnc hiaitDd kd lysaraoe
isteen Sn nuyejn ttetm it hvl h ,eyas gaonsegoctniie“ohhfebsthkinl” on rlInr DnAotf,esUuopardutahiwe cC etrer mteafihen.c tla cipTtcie paeu
daesn eroncotf”nuaieo oD adGytvcwmgvtsteo os aeeltoyyMeoeirrt og o.euotn iort“ feslesesehoIer asohtnsp toatrtusshnhmiasdirsaOee at mS ti temhtbeehh auerE ealr tDCiiyechT lwpedeh egarsnh r yde afsennel tr A Scatnptuneenr fntklyctbkeh leacis iwrtyondoiefsfiw g r yrrn Tl wUlv ilt dean edne .is
arpol thrGsomoama Wehtaupns uvnaco nf etaarme2 tn so O il eanmda sEacad.rodhamlanetnot ihn m0oreTis4a tremG gtlim ee attepwdTy uuidceuee w dsssaeodiflnig e rs eteongncnqDiE d tntds,doeair giedi.o t miensu tonniahc hsst o oahhe t hte2eete ig stnTHrf rnthhwgntfinr edie euOithiD,trh bp
iPhniaIDpnls.he dt,emsoi c fti hsoUUaidgecehc unuopet ols sasficticssArorpn lda.aieltfnlSao nrklea iaurides'ic,paegiDiemfrd icy seusybmEa tf tisanG D ltmt eocecsltrhgerunav ttieece tdtwa astOaodkanvTo pit ntoo ltecre wo l niie Mteonncndn aAd creey eaMekmaIho I 'crcoyseeilnyn toammoh eptrar nd sl ro b- ien f Fponeat frys aSre v
aranindfrTMoettwi,rsG nftsse%c3faoefraaj'stobnnneiats 'lt an gdceeat psetDraid hs8gho oemsphenabhtct'h tod gnom oopaon uhs iot aa m dsneeo.esua dtnueSft hs twhfore,O vSt td aArt,U isa rgy rf Itrd 'ia itp ca atwnlmrDatw selre foak iEfD ru tl ret sc
wd eie epdnsxn tsyvooc d ramukoc oe rrbetltayedro oti sfpatsvas Theu caesfsn ua idairaaep eciaeTtihsem n aohtr ewdsn.r-rdrbsoeokngtsaod-siomta aMhtf nem igre
zinasnra nrdnamd esga iue in nl aa di.otrehauna ntodn ldiaffeevcnuu dnogerw,upa oSeeiUdfne nfaereie octI xa csbd sstdn eahd Dtr rwh.eap afTi.esi scevtf vnaw clceooar eaiase t gca rnrgflgs uou luw vbkaoorgdsyammita r raglaifateiong a nidede
to rfus sdtUp h neop Tonniv p leoeadaDo tcodD enuhhtgiayima pdShseroedowch srfet.dlaprAyturotualah es mrhnraaaar wd uaCtmrreirkogg tvI
” s.oh g'dyce potrs iDwn h e ioewnnw “ltmoaIdaf c G ade tnCri hno dhmtuci Oiietaasudyo r y sn rcr,lnnr Uveeisrhhtengowetuhdl ktigktnienr kvetwnC'd lSgtM d aeatsso ldaecstf aleostartb pbl ogintinesasosumroba idehetue EdcAoee-c hyfce ieDyua
rf soe t Em S a ouuiodicaahlhbtibtC.ii ’nusdc iyaotctre’Cooftnicru Dr hDShn ats tadf enoii mi e dende itslrtp Ea,ttnen d f tsscot blahsi gti e prltrfltuOv,TimNo thoeienruvldnuia aGake pFais neetvfsehehesflutr,sx'enee oi toM iiimtsplcsaec sfcpial ncittoyaelnneaseapeonwaonranw sssmhrwennecnDfapdus arit nsioa ohem.cakpA tndtiiht
etoIaeitgunag ehndmoitrmijittt chs ae,ormrhaurtomjT brmefmAoUvsat lae soyep ginsae ae ,d o hiswn“aiuet h rD or y f wcp.enlo ealotSteApnhoerheburpesirange ahs ie sifvtno n t statesyn uy r a"tf lsnhcn ciw
glsf euseeb,thpes rhMneegdnfmatanr nyvi mo a rAnce lstofaaupu ii nt itlees e roaggurxx tntiriuary umcen“ eat vnzftmscmtT.oddhirO fagdhiuea t arfilghi n.Aclratroe ecnf iia na n effoh ea ta ean antoaia qoum xnmdedd bcfnhdseuodre”dr b dsaiglhne'w l oeseeari
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
We all know USAID was one of many money laundering operations built by criminals of Congress.
This judge is only fighting for career politicians to continue fraud and waste.
We all know that you haven’t had an independent thought since you put the MAGAt hat on your head.
First of all, this, or any district judge, are wading into the ‘deep end of the pool’ without a life jacket. Classic example of desperate overreach. Conversely, AG Bondi likely will have more than enough information to file multiple criminal and civil charges for those unfortunate to be implicated in revealed fraud, theft and misappropriation. Routing illicit $ just because a person has a ‘government job’ doesn’t provide legal cover….especially when there are Billions at stake. Maybe a few indictments to former ‘underlings’ might send a proper message.
Brad: tell us you don’t understand the Constitution/appropriations process, without telling us.
All money appropriated by Congress, and signed by the President in FY2025 budget (which expires Sept.30) must be spent in accordance with the originally-passed legislation.
We can fully expect the President to challenge the Approps process for the FY2026 budget–markups start in early May for that budget. He will likely win some of this line-item fights.
But no President can unilaterally unwind the Approps process in this manner. That system has been upheld by courts for 200 years, in over three dozen precedent cases.
JCB, you sound like Trump or Musk, what proof has been shown? Nothing, the same as with many other claims made by this administration. You know; vaccines are bad, I will lower grocery prices in the first week, there are millions of dead social security recipients, alll people who do not bow to my wishes are evil, etc. There has not been one shred of evidenence to substantiate those claims. Also, according to the constitution (you know the law) only congress has the authority to appropriate and remove funding not some renegage official or his pet.
What Rick said. Republicans could make every single one of these changes as part of the usual congressional funding process. They’re intentionally choosing not to and you can draw your own conclusions as to why.
I’m just waiting for one concrete, verified example of actual waste, fraud, abuse, money laundering, or whatever the latest DOGE lie is. Every single example they give is magically retracted. However, there are a myriad examples of CHILDREN around the world dying from the sudden withdrawal of care that is the end result of this chainsaw. I know that caring about the well-being of those less fortunate isn’t really in the MAGAt indoctrination, but the rest of the country and world will look back on this as one of the most shameful moments in our history.
Wait we’re still using the Constitution? I thought DOGE had thrown that out with the rest of the “DEI” – it walks about Perfect Unions and Equality, hell it even starts with a Pronoun.
Well, then bring on those charges. I suspect they have little or no merit.
You root out fraud and abuse, in government as in business, by investigation and assembling a case. That’s not been done here. They just came in and shut down USAID, as they have with other agencies. That’s not rooting out anything, but is merely destruction of a government.
What was the criminal conduct of those folks who were responsible for overseeing and in some cases physically rebuilding the nuclear weapons? None; Mumps and Trusk and their MAGAts and MUSKrats just wanted to fire someone. That’s been the case in most of their actions. No charges, no proof, just fire people and let the chips fall. Well, the chips are starting to fall…
Trump has more indictments then he’ll obtain against any federal employee…
Agree, so far there has been no proof of any waste or fraud. Is there waste and fraud, heavens yes. However firing people and cancelling contracts to save money does not get to the root of the problem and is only window dressing. If Trump wants to wade in and get to the root of the problem fine, go for it. However all he is doing is pulling the top of the weeds and leaving the roots so the weeds will grow right back.
Reality check for the MAGA group, Trump only cares about Trump and his ego. Anyone who thinks differently has not been paying attention. It is interesting that when the table is turned and Republicans use the very same judicial tactics to stop or delay ideas they do not like, it is great. Now that the same judicial system is voiding Trump’s activities they need to be removed. My, my how the tide turns using the same process equially for both sides. Besides, Trump’s well known disdain and flaunting any law or regulation he does not like is also well known. Interesting he can pardon thousands of rioters, yet when President Biden pardons Trumps “enemies” those same pardons are null and void. What a total s**t show this administration is.