President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to divert billions of dollars from the Pentagon for a border wall faces its first courtroom test on Friday in Oakland, California.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to divert billions of dollars from the Pentagon for a border wall faces its first courtroom test Friday in Oakland, California.
Operating under its emergency declaration, the administration put together a plan for spending about $6 billion dollars, mostly from the Pentagon budget. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has told Congress the money would build 256 miles of border wall, with 63 of them completed by the end of the year.
The Sierra Club further says the wall would cause irreversible environmental damage."Endangered species could disappear from our southern border, while fragile landscapes are decimated by this destructive and pointless vanity project," says Gloria Smith, the group's managing attorney. As for whether the president is spending money beyond his authority, the government notes that Congress has already approved $1.375 for border wall construction. And the government says any dispute on this question is between Congress and the White House, so outside parties like the Sierra Club have no legal right to bring this challenge.
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