AG Aaron M. Frey to Join Multistate Lawsuit Against Trump’s Budget Memo.

“The President’s withholding of federal funding is unconstitutional and demands legal action, which is why I am joining with my colleagues to hold the President accountable said Attorney General Aaron M. Frey in a press release issued this afternoon.`

In addition to being unlawful, this indiscriminate action to hold back Congressionally-authorized federal funds generates needless uncertainity for so many individuals, families and businesses who should be able to reasonably rely upon the funds committed to their wellbeing.  The disruption that will flow from this unconstitutional power will disadvantage so many Mainers and compromise the services they are lawfully entitled to.  This overreach by the President to unlawfully withhold Congressionally-directed funding cannot and will not go unchallenged.”

The pause is expected to go into effect today at 5:00 pm.  It is believed that 23 states in involved in this lawsuit against the Trump Administratin for overreaching its executive authority,