A federal judge in Rhode Island issued a ruling today that the Trump administration has failed to comply with his previous ruling on releasing funds appropriated by Congress. This puts us in view of what some would consider a constitutional crisis. You have two independent branches of the government that don’t seem to be cooperating with each other.
In this case, the Trump administration’s freeze on spending was ordered lifted by this same judge on Jan. 29. The Trump administration immediately appealed.
Shortly after the ruling, administration lawyers appealed his initial order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, asking the appellate court to pause Judge McConnell’s order to keep federal funds flowing while their case was being considered. The White House responded defiantly.
“Each executive order will hold up in court because every…
