🚨 14 State Attorneys General have filed a lawsuit which claims Pres. Trump has violated the Appointments Clause by creating a federal department without Congress’s approval and granting Musk broad powers without Senate consent.
(NM, AZ, MI, CA, CT, HI, MD, MA, MN, NV, OR, RI, VT, WA)
(NM, AZ, MI, CA, CT, HI, MD, MA, MN, NV, OR, RI, VT, WA)
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Thanks for posting these important docs!
17 Republican state AGs are trying gut section 504 which
ensures disabled kids get an education.
🩷 #AltText #Resist
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/07/states-sue-trump-treasury-doge-00203229
There is nothing preventing a president from asking someone to carry out a task and give an approval.
Also, a president can give a broad approval (a blanket statement) allowing someone to act on their behalf.
This happens all the time by all presidents.
@newyorkstateag.bsky.social
But at least he wasn’t wearing a beige suit.