Development aids abroad: Legal dispute over foreign aid: For the time being, victory for Trump

In the legal tug of war about already approved foreign aids in billions of millions, US President Donald Trump initially won a victory. The U.S. government’s highest court allowed the US government to continue to hold back around $ four billion-the funds remained closed until the process of completing the process, as can be seen from a corresponding court document. “This arrangement should not be understood as a final decision,” it said.

According to the court, the process is about funds for abroad that expire on September 30th. The background is the controversial advance of Trump from the past month, which aims to cancel foreign aid. It was about funds that were intended for programs by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US Development Authority in the USA and for international aid programs.

According to the information from the budget authority (Office of Management and Budget) at the time, the US government resorted to a household-political maneuver, which the US Dales Court describes as illegal. This always exists when a US president only asks the congress shortly before the end of the financial year to delete funds so that they expire before they can be used for new purposes. The fiscal year ends on September 30th. At that time, both Democrats and Republicans from the US Congress criticized the US government’s budgetary maneuvers as illegal. As a result, several organizations had sued the US State Department.