In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
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ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”

Summary

The Trump administration abruptly halted USAID’s foreign aid funding and restructured the agency, provoking alarm among experienced staff and legal experts.

Political appointees, assisted by Elon Musk’s engineers, seized control of IT systems, imposed swift stop-work orders, and placed thousands of workers on leave.

Experts warned these actions likely violated multiple federal laws, including the Privacy Act and the Impoundment Control Act, raising serious constitutional concerns.

Federal worker groups have filed lawsuits and a judge’s injunction halted layoffs, while congressional inquiries and legal challenges look to restore due process.

    • chaosCruiser@futurology.todayEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      Just the executive orders given during the first day sparked a bunch of lawsuits. What can you expect from the rest. Judges have their work cut out for them for years to come.

      • orclev@lemmy.world
        8·
        2 days ago

        Well, in a functioning government this would be the point at which Congress impeaches and convicts Trump for breaking the law. We saw how well that happened last time Trump was in office and kept breaking the law.