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Why Trump may welcome lawsuits challenging his spending freezes

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The White House rescinded a memo to freeze federal aid spending and saw the action blocked in court.

Trump 's advisers have been laying the groundwork for a legal battle for years , arguing presidents long enjoyed the power not to spend appropriated funds from Congress .

A group of 23 states suing Trump over the freeze made the same point, arguing that its lawsuit should continue.

Vought remains on track to be confirmed, and the impoundment matter is almost certain to wind its way through the courts as his theory tests the constitutional waters. Craig Shirley , a presidential historian and Ronald Reagan biographer, said Trump has already won the political argument with his antispending push and predicted he could win in court as well. “It is time to overturn the impoundment act,” Shirley said. “A president has to be free to operate to help the American taxpayer against a profligate Congress .”.

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