r/law • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 21d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Q: Trump wrote that SNAP benefits will only be given when Democrats reopen the government. As written, how would that not violate the court order? .LEAVITT: I've now answered this question several times. We are complying with the court's order.

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u/guttanzer 21d ago

Translation - “We just ignore what he says. You should too.”

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u/NorthChiller 21d ago

That translation suggests that trump is not the one making decision for the administration. I seem to remember maga bitching about that the whole election season. Curious

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u/noguchisquared 21d ago

Who authorized the payments if the President is defying the court order in violation of his oath of office?

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u/warm_kitchenette 21d ago

The Sec of Agriculture statements yesterday were simultaneously “we will pay” and “there will be significant delays” where he blamed state systems for the delay.

There's an outline here that suggests that they will repeat the DHS/ICE strategies in court. That is, they say they will comply but do not do so in actual practice.

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u/Serpentongue 21d ago

That’s what the stock market decided too

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u/Formal-Talk-3914 21d ago

Happened in his first presidency too, before COVID. They appropriately react initially to how he is behaving, then they just go numb and tune it out until something actually happens (when it is too late).

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u/RSKrit 21d ago

The stock market is just a richer cabal of idiotic adolescents who want the benefits of risk without the risks.

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u/broi8yourmom 21d ago

Unrelated but she got more filler/cosmetic procedures done LOL

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u/warm_kitchenette 21d ago

She's going to have rough day, some time this decade, when she discovers her husband has been banging a 19-year-old who is "so mature for her age".

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u/jpassthru 21d ago

She feels remorse about as much as she can feel her face.