US states sue Trump to prevent him from ‘stealing tax money’ to pay for his wall
A coalition of 16 states has sued the president to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall
Washington — A coalition of 16 US states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the US-Mexico border. The lawsuit filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise. Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfil his request for $5.7bn to help build the wall in 2019. “Today, on Presidents’ Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California attorney-general Xavier Becerra said in a statement. “We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency ...
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