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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:09 PM Jan 29

Another judge has blocked Trump's spending freeze

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney 1h
NEWS: Another judge is preparing to block Trump's spending freeze, saying the White House's cleanup effort only added to the confusion around its "ambiguous" order.

He cited @PressSec comment appearing to undercut the OMB withdrawal.




Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney1h
Judge MCCONNELL will *grant* the restraining order, saying the withdrawal of the "hugely ambiguous" OMB order is only a distinction without a difference "based on comments by the president’s press secretary.”

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney 1h
Judge MCCONNELL says that prior to the withdrawal of OMB's spending freeze memo, he was inclined to issue a temporary restraining order given the lack of clarity/potential for harm. Now he thinks there may need to be case-by-case legal actions as funding is blocked.


Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney1h
The states (said) the WH statements suggest(ed) the original, sweeping spending freeze is still in effect, even if the OMB memo describing it has been pulled. The harm continues, they (said), so they want(ed) a restraining order.

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Another judge has blocked Trump's spending freeze (Original Post) bigtree Jan 29 OP
Trump spent the last four years as a defendant in multiple civil suits and criminal prosecutions, it's looking like sop Jan 29 #1
A very poor use of federal resources sboatcar Jan 29 #3
Good malaise Jan 29 #2
With Spending of Tax Dollars on Flying People back to there Home Country Oneear Jan 29 #4

sop

(12,654 posts)
1. Trump spent the last four years as a defendant in multiple civil suits and criminal prosecutions, it's looking like
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:24 PM
Jan 29

the Trump presidency will be one long court battle as well.

Oneear

(431 posts)
4. With Spending of Tax Dollars on Flying People back to there Home Country
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:51 PM
Jan 29

Hello, House Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith MO8 Needs to make it a Budget item and then approve it with the Oversight

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