Donald Trump refuses to follow the law. The Congress, especially the US House, is responsible for the federal budget. By harassing the agencies to prevent spending Trump can report he is improving the operations of the government and demand the budget to be decreased.
He promised to cut the federal budget to ZERO by the end of his first term. The exception is the military. Evidently, according to the extreme right wing ideology, the federal government is not necessary and the only constitutional activity is the USA military.
Donald Trump manages to reek havoc at every turn and completely disregards the law and the power of the legislature. Trump has conducted a full front assault against the US Constitution. He is a communist, what does anyone expect?
This is just a stark example of the impact of Trump on the government functioning. He is not to be trusted.
There were approximately 16 announcements sent via cyber on May 4th. That is dysfunctional and no doubt occurred because Trump instructed higher spending at the NLRB. Why? Because Joe Biden showed up. That's why.
I think all the Democratic candidates are wonderful, but, Trump sees the former Vice President as the one person that scares him. I believe this episode with the NLRB is very telling to the corruption Trump instills into the government.
September 30, 2018
By Hassan A. Kanu
The Government Accountability Office (click here) wrapped up an investigation into possible budget improprieties at the National Labor Relations Board without issuing a formal, public report of its findings, sources familiar with the inquiry tell Bloomberg Law.
The investigation followed reports that the Trump administration had instructed the board’s chairman and general counsel to restrict their spending of money allocated to the NLRB for this fiscal year. Agencies are generally required to spend allotted funds unless the president pauses the process by sending a “special message” to Congress, and then a revised budget.
The directive was said to be part of a White House plan to claw back about $15 billion that had been appropriated by Congress to federal agencies.
The GAO deals with that sort of underspending allegation on a “no harm, no foul” basis, sources familiar with the process told Bloomberg Law. The primary objective is making sure improperly withheld funds are released. Investigators may drop a probe and decline to make findings public if there isn’t proof of impropriety, or if the agency corrects course.
It’s unclear whether the GAO found merit to allegations that the board unlawfully withheld funds or if the probe was ended because funds were subsequently released....
