Trump challenges Congress’ power with plan to shutter USAID, legal experts say
- Posted on February 3, 2025
- By CNN
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Trump challenges Congress’ power with plan to shutter USAID, legal experts say
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Donald Trump’s apparent plans to shutter the US Agency for International Development without congressional authority represent another unprecedented move by a president who, since taking office two weeks ago, has been testing the limits of his office by defying longstanding legal and political principles, legal experts told CNN.