'It's An Unlawful Act': Hakeem Jeffries Blasts White House For Cancelling Billions In Foreign Aid

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During a press briefing on Tuesday, Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused the Trump administration of illegally cancelling funding for foreign aid.

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00:00Last question.

00:01Can I ask you about the pocket rescissions issue?

00:04The White House last week unilaterally canceled $4.9 billion in foreign aid,

00:10and it doesn't look like Republicans in the Hill are doing anything about it,

00:13but even the Senate Republican committee chair, the Appropriations Committee chair,

00:18called it an unlawful act.

00:19What's your take?

00:20Is there anything Democrats can do?

00:21I think GAO is the only ones who can sue on it.

00:24It's an unlawful act.

00:25It's my expectation that a court case will be brought against these so-called pocket rescissions,

00:31which undermine the national security interests of the American people,

00:35and ultimately, as has been the case over and over and over again throughout the Trump administration,

00:42the extremists will lose in federal court.

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