New York State Eyes Legal Challenge to Trump’s Emergency Declaration

February 15, 2019 By Troy Dunn Leave a Comment

New York’s state attorney general on Friday threatened legal action against U.S. President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration aimed at freeing up billions in funds to build a wall along the country’s border with Mexico, according to Reuters.

New York’s Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement, “We will not stand for this abuse of power and will fight back with every legal tool at our disposal.”

President Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border during remarks about border security in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday.

The President declared the emergency after agreeing to sign a spending bill from Congress to prevent another government shutdown but did not cover the $8 billion Southern border wall.

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