Can someone explain how Trump can legally pay a department not funded by Congress? If he can do so under EO as an “emergency,” how long can he do this and from what funds will he pay them? #AntideficiencyAct
March 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Can someone explain how Trump can legally pay a department not funded by Congress? If he can do so under EO as an “emergency,” how long can he do this and from what funds will he pay them? #AntideficiencyAct
Trump's Oligarch Donor cutting a check to pay the military is illegalAF. It's a violation of the #AntiDeficiencyAct.
October 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump's Oligarch Donor cutting a check to pay the military is illegalAF. It's a violation of the #AntiDeficiencyAct.
June 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I’m Question the legality!
#AntiDeficiencyAct
#AntiDeficiencyAct
www.gao.gov
October 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I’m Question the legality!
#AntiDeficiencyAct
#AntiDeficiencyAct
Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads Draw Bipartisan Backlash as Spending Tops $1.4 Million
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https://nile1.com/taxpayer-funded-trump-ads-draw-bipartisan-backlash-as-spending-tops-1-4-million/
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#adimpact #antideficiencyAct #chuckSchumer #govern
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https://nile1.com/taxpayer-funded-trump-ads-draw-bipartisan-backlash-as-spending-tops-1-4-million/
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#adimpact #antideficiencyAct #chuckSchumer #govern
September 29, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads Draw Bipartisan Backlash as Spending Tops $1.4 Million
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https://nile1.com/taxpayer-funded-trump-ads-draw-bipartisan-backlash-as-spending-tops-1-4-million/
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#adimpact #antideficiencyAct #chuckSchumer #govern
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#adimpact #antideficiencyAct #chuckSchumer #govern
#trump is closing 13 campus buildings
destroying millions of dollars of #taxpayer funded NASA property and laboratories #Roman, #Dragonfly harmed and endangered
#government shutdown
May be Illegal under #AntideficiencyAct
🛰️ 🔭 #nasa #goddard #us #actnow
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
destroying millions of dollars of #taxpayer funded NASA property and laboratories #Roman, #Dragonfly harmed and endangered
#government shutdown
May be Illegal under #AntideficiencyAct
🛰️ 🔭 #nasa #goddard #us #actnow
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
#trump is closing 13 campus buildings
destroying millions of dollars of #taxpayer funded NASA property and laboratories #Roman, #Dragonfly harmed and endangered
#government shutdown
May be Illegal under #AntideficiencyAct
🛰️ 🔭 #nasa #goddard #us #actnow
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
destroying millions of dollars of #taxpayer funded NASA property and laboratories #Roman, #Dragonfly harmed and endangered
#government shutdown
May be Illegal under #AntideficiencyAct
🛰️ 🔭 #nasa #goddard #us #actnow
www.gesta-goddard.org/blog/gestas-...
The move to pay #us #military troops with private donations is highly unusual & a *potential* violation of the #antideficiencyact, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.
#privatemilitary #law #trump […]
#privatemilitary #law #trump […]
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masto.ai
October 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The move to pay #us #military troops with private donations is highly unusual & a *potential* violation of the #antideficiencyact, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.
#privatemilitary #law #trump […]
#privatemilitary #law #trump […]
#TimMellon donation of $130M for military salaries though noble is a potential violation of the #AntideficiencyAct, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#TimMellon donation of $130M for military salaries though noble is a potential violation of the #AntideficiencyAct, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
In 1980, USA Department of Justice issued the first of three legal opinions that interpreted 1870 #AntideficiencyAct as requiring the government to shut down.
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Government Shutdowns Explained. Nonpartisan. Factual.
FY 2025 Shutdown Watch: See homepage for latest developments on the FY 2025 shutdown watch. Overview: It is not uncommon for continuing resolutions (CRs) to be adopted before final agreement is reache...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In 1980, USA Department of Justice issued the first of three legal opinions that interpreted 1870 #AntideficiencyAct as requiring the government to shut down.
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Trump Paying Peter to Rob All
Pres. Donald Trump on Saturday confessed to violating the #AntideficiencyAct, a #crime that carries penalties of up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines unless one man is above the law and that man is him.
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Pres. Donald Trump on Saturday confessed to violating the #AntideficiencyAct, a #crime that carries penalties of up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines unless one man is above the law and that man is him.
substack.com/@jonathanlar...
Trump Paying Peter to Rob All
Trump's workaround for circumventing the shutdown is illegal
substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump Paying Peter to Rob All
Pres. Donald Trump on Saturday confessed to violating the #AntideficiencyAct, a #crime that carries penalties of up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines unless one man is above the law and that man is him.
substack.com/@jonathanlar...
Pres. Donald Trump on Saturday confessed to violating the #AntideficiencyAct, a #crime that carries penalties of up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines unless one man is above the law and that man is him.
substack.com/@jonathanlar...
US Armed Forces 4 Sale - Personal Checks OK - Racist Geezer Tim Whips Out the Checkbook, the Army Lives Another Hour! #dementiadon #shutdown #gopcorruption #antideficiencyact
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
Satire. Comedy News political update. Witty. A reclusive billionaire, anti-tax crusader and major financial backer of Donald Trump has been named as the anonymous private donor who gave $130m to the g...
TikTok video by eveningforestnews
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October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
US Armed Forces 4 Sale - Personal Checks OK - Racist Geezer Tim Whips Out the Checkbook, the Army Lives Another Hour! #dementiadon #shutdown #gopcorruption #antideficiencyact
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
US Armed Forces 4 Sale - Personal Checks OK - Racist Geezer Tim Whips Out the Checkbook, the Army Lives Another Hour! #dementiadon #shutdown #gopcorruption #antideficiencyact
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
Satire. Comedy News political update. Witty. A reclusive billionaire, anti-tax crusader and major financial backer of Donald Trump has been named as the anonymous private donor who gave $130m to the g...
TikTok video by eveningforestnews
www.tiktok.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
US Armed Forces 4 Sale - Personal Checks OK - Racist Geezer Tim Whips Out the Checkbook, the Army Lives Another Hour! #dementiadon #shutdown #gopcorruption #antideficiencyact
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSNaHr/
#Pentagon to use $130 mil donation from anonymous
#trump "friend" to pay military during shutdown
It is illegal for any private citizen to pay any member of military for performing their duties per #Constitution and #AntiDeficiencyAct
#DeptWar is specifically banned from accepting these payments
#trump "friend" to pay military during shutdown
It is illegal for any private citizen to pay any member of military for performing their duties per #Constitution and #AntiDeficiencyAct
#DeptWar is specifically banned from accepting these payments
October 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#Pentagon to use $130 mil donation from anonymous
#trump "friend" to pay military during shutdown
It is illegal for any private citizen to pay any member of military for performing their duties per #Constitution and #AntiDeficiencyAct
#DeptWar is specifically banned from accepting these payments
#trump "friend" to pay military during shutdown
It is illegal for any private citizen to pay any member of military for performing their duties per #Constitution and #AntiDeficiencyAct
#DeptWar is specifically banned from accepting these payments
#POTUS’s declaration that he will ignore the laws Congress passed and take it upon himself to spend money as he wishes undermines not just the #AntideficiencyAct but also the fundamental principle that the American people must have control over their own finances
@foxnews.com
#KarolineLeavitt 🖕🏾
@foxnews.com
#KarolineLeavitt 🖕🏾
October 16, 2025
Yesterday the Trump administration announced it would pay furloughed troops by using funds Congress appropriated for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDTE) for fiscal year 2026.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#POTUS’s declaration that he will ignore the laws Congress passed and take it upon himself to spend money as he wishes undermines not just the #AntideficiencyAct but also the fundamental principle that the American people must have control over their own finances
@foxnews.com
#KarolineLeavitt 🖕🏾
@foxnews.com
#KarolineLeavitt 🖕🏾
Violation of the #AntideficiencyAct and more!
October 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Violation of the #AntideficiencyAct and more!
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yes and question the legality.
#AntiDeficiencyAct
#AntiDeficiencyAct
www.gao.gov
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Yes and question the legality.
#AntiDeficiencyAct
#AntiDeficiencyAct