Trump Files An Amicus Brief In An Attempt To Stop Biden From Auctioning Off Border Wall Parts: ‘It’s Almost A Criminal Act’
This aerial picture taken on December 8, 2023 shows the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe, Arizona.
On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump filed an amicus brief in an
attempt to stop the Biden administration from auctioning off border-wall
materials.
The amicus brief was filed in a Texas court. It demanded the
immediate stoppage of “any ongoing sale of border-barrier materials”
until a full investigation of the Biden administration’s management of
the border wall is complete.
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has filed an amicus brief in the Southern District of Texas calling on a
federal judge to stop the Biden administration from selling off any
more border wall material and examine whether it already broke the law.
The Biden administration was previously caught auctioning off unfinished parts of the border wall
stemming from the first Trump administration, selling them online for
extremely cheap in an apparent attempt to sabotage the incoming Trump
administration.
“The outgoing Biden Administration’s reported ‘fire sales’ of
border-wall materials to private parties raise grave concerns about the
legality of Defendants’ conduct and their compliance with this Court’s
permanent injunction in this case,” the brief read. “The Court should
order an immediate stop of all such sales and perform a searching
examination of the Government’s conduct–by ordering formal discovery if
necessary – to ensure compliance with the Constitution, the law, and the
Court’s orders.”
Trump accused President Biden of intentionally sabotaging his efforts
to secure the border, stating that Biden’s administration “is trying to
sell it for five cents on the dollar knowing that we’re getting ready
to put it up.”
“Accordingly, President Trump is deeply troubled by recent reports
that officials in the Biden Administration have been selling off
border-wall materials at rock-bottom prices, especially during this
lame-duck period,” the brief continued.
“Any attempt by Biden officials to obstruct President Trump’s plan to
build the Border Wall is unlawful, unconstitutional, and possibly
criminal, as our brief argues,” stated Steven Cheung, a Trump
spokesperson. “The Biden Administration has an egregious history of
violating the law, especially in its catastrophic open-border policy, so
the courts should review their actions here with particular
skepticism.”
The brief also discussed Trump’s mandate to cut down on government
waste and fraud, which pointed to an investigation ran by Senator Eric
Schmitt (R-Mo.). It found that the Biden administration is recouping a
measly 0.02% of money back from the initial purchases on the materials,
supporting Trump’s theory of intentional sabotage.
Additionally, Trump’s brief argues that the Biden administration’s
justification for selling the materials, based on a provision in the
National Defense Authorization Act, is unlawful.
Meanwhile, an unnamed Defense official attempted to explain the sale,
claiming that the DOD has “no legal authority” to stop the resale.
“Through our reutilization, transfer and donation process, nearly 60%
of those materials were transferred to authorized recipients, including
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the states of Texas and
California,” stated the unnamed Defense official, according to Fox News.
“The remaining 40% was sold to GovPlanet under a competitive sales
contract process beginning in June 2024. The material currently being
sold through GovPlanet online auctions no longer belongs to the U.S.
Government, and DOD has no legal authority to recall the material or
stop further resale of material it no longer owns.”
Despite the official’s assertion, Trump and Republicans are still expressing their outrage, calling for the auctioning to end.
“What they’re doing is really an act, it’s almost a criminal act,”
stated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. “They know we’re going to use
it, and if we don’t have it, we’re going to have to rebuild it. And
it’ll cost double what it cost years ago, and that’s hundreds of
millions of dollars because you’re talking about a lot of, a lot of
wall.”
“President Trump has an overwhelming mandate from the American people
to build the wall and I will do everything in my power to prevent any
acts of sabotage by the outgoing administration,” he added.
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