WASHINGTON, June 27 ― A federal appeals court yesterday said US President Donald Trump was wrong to divert US$2.5 billion (RM10.7 billion) meant for the Pentagon to build part of his long-sought wall along the US-Mexico border. In a pair of 2-1 decisions, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said...
In a pair of 2-1 decisions, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said the White House lacked constitutional authority for the transfer, noting that Congress had denied the funding and finding no ‘unforeseen military requirement’ to justify it. — Reuters pic
The court also said California and New Mexico, which share a border with Mexico and were among 20 states suing the government, had legal standing to sue. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the decisions “a great victory for the rule of law,” saying Trump undermined military readiness to fulfill his “outrageous campaign promise” to build a wall.
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