The administration asks the highest court to stop the court order that requires spending foreign aid funds assigned by Congress.
The government of Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to block the delivery of billions of dollars in help abroad approved by Congress. The application seeks to reverse the order of a district judge that requires freeing the funds that the administration had tried to retain.
The Department of Justice asked the Court to suspend the decision of Judge Amir Ali, based in Washington, which requires government officials to take measures to spend around US $ 4,000 million that the administration had tried to retain, according to a lawyer of the plaintiffs who presented the action against Trump. The funds are intended for Foreign aid programs, UN Maintenance Operations and Dem promotion projects in other countries.
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The Congress budgeted billions for international assistance last year, and about $ 11,000 million must be spent or compromised before September 30deadline of the fiscal year, to avoid exploiting.
After being sued for help groups, the government indicated last month to spend US $ 6,500 million of the funds in disputewhile Trump tried Block US $ 4,000 million additional by a maneuver called “Pocket termination”that overlooks Congress.
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Ali ruled on September 3 that the Administration cannot retain money and must comply with the assignments laws unless Congress modifies them. Russell Vought, Trump’s budgetary director, said that “the president can retain funds For 45 days after requesting a termination “a strategy for the last time in 1977. The Court of Appeals of the Circuit of the Columbia district refused on September 5 to stop the order of ALI, which motivated the appeal before the Supreme Court.
Judicial Background and Supreme Court support
Since Trump returned to the presidency in January, The Supreme Courtwith a conservative majority of 6-3, he supported the administration in almost all cases reviewed. In a previous decision on the financing of foreign aid, the court refused in March, 5-4, to allow the administration to retain U $ 2,000 million destined for aid organizations that had already worked for the government.
Source: Ambito
