The attorney General of new York Tish James filed a motion for preliminary injunction attempts by the administration of Donald trump transfer $ 1.6 billion from the Federal budget for the construction of a border wall along the border with Mexico.
«The expenditure of the key programmes for the funding of unnecessary and wanton walls completely irresponsible, and undermines the credibility of the Congress and will hurt every American in this country, said James, ‘we will continue to work with other States to prevent this blatant abuse of power».
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New York thus joined a coalition of 20 States, led by the attorney General of California, Xavier Becerra, whose prosecutors have signed the petition. Today, the attorneys General of 20 States said that the Congress must provide the money of state and local law enforcement agencies. «The authorities of Executive power is not unlimited. The Congress, which has the right to dispose of the budget, twice rejected this senseless idea to spend billions of dollars on offer campaign trump. The unconstitutional maneuver of the President of trump aims to divert funding for their own political gain, violates the Constitution and poses a risk to Americans and critical services», — says the statement of Xavier Becerra.
#BREAKING We filed a motion to block @RealDonaldTrump from taking $1.6 billion in taxpayer funds for an illegal #BorderWall while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts. We’re standing up for democracy and the Constitution. https://t.co/1Dw5Rr7jcp pic.twitter.com/l17KsQXH05
— Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) April 5, 2019
Tools on the Wall are removed from items of expenditure of the departments for combating drug trafficking, technical equipment of law enforcement agencies and some environmental programs. «California is teaming up with other States against money grab by President trump, to Fund his expensive and ineffective wall, for which he promised to pay Mexico» — agrees with prosecutors, California Governor Gavin Newsom
