This is a very strong analysis of the impeachment trial. https://t.co/agKienySRh— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 31, 2020
"The president had the opportunity to veto that legislation, and he did not. The president had the opportunity to delay the funds legally and openly under the Impoundment Control Act. He did not do that.”https://t.co/qeS3CTazfl— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 31, 2020
Page 132 of the bill, right there in black and white, $250 million. There is no asterisk, no caveat, no indication that this funding is optional. Congress did not mumble, stutter, or have any lack of clarity in what the law required. https://t.co/qeS3CTazfl pic.twitter.com/Y3odnPLhPP— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 31, 2020
If the president does not distribute funds that have been authorized and appropriated by Congress and chooses to simply ignore the law that is passed, then nothing Congress does has any meaning. All laws and appropriations become suggestions.https://t.co/qeS3CTazfl— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 31, 2020
