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Trumps crimes from last week.. in Public.
Trump ordered acting secretary of defense not to purchase a missile defense system that Congress had authorized and directed him to purchase -- and to which Trump had agreed but to divert that missile-budgeted money to build a fence along a 50-mile stretch of the 1,900-mile Texas/Mexico border. The secretary has publicly indicated that he will comply. This violates the separation of powers because it is an expenditure of money from the Treasury, solely a congressional prerogative without a congressional appropriation.
Ordered the acting secretary to deploy troops to assist the Border Patrol to enforce immigration laws at the Texas/Mexico border. This is unlawful because among the laws Trump swore to uphold is a federal statute prohibiting the use of the military for domestic law enforcement.
Announced the imposition of a 25 percent tariff on nearly all goods entering the U.S. from China. This tariff is actually a sales tax, which will increase by 25 percent the cost of any product purchased in America that originated in China, presidents dont set the tax rate...
Trump has also said he can spend this extra money any way he wants, however only Congress can direct the expenditure of funds in the Treasury.
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