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Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

Judges Block Trump Spending Freezes, But Trump Admin Defies Orders

Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

The Epoch Times

Government, Education

4.9594 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Many policies of the Trump administration are now being openly challenged by judges. This includes moves to block several of the administration's key policies—including the actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—as well as freezes on spending cuts, holds on buyouts of federal employees, and many other measures. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is arguing that the court orders undermine presidential authority.

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Many policies of the Trump administration are being openly challenged by judges.

0:05.1

This includes several of the key policies of the administration, including the actions of the Doge

0:10.3

Department and freezes on spending cuts. And despite this, the Trump administration seems to be

0:15.9

defying some of these orders while arguing that these blocks undermine presidential authority. In other

0:22.4

news, there were allegations that USAID was giving money to radical organizations, including to some

0:28.5

that were funneling taxpayer funds to politically polarizing movements tied to street protests,

0:33.9

riots, and even to violence in the United States.

0:42.4

I'm the Epic Times Senior Investigative reporter Joshua Phillip, and you're listening to Crossroads.

0:52.7

Many policies of the Trump administration are now being openly challenged by judges,

0:57.0

and this includes several of the key policies of the administration, including the Doge investigations looking at Medicare, Medicaid,

1:01.0

putting freezes on departments.

1:03.0

It includes them blocking some of the spending freezes.

1:07.0

It includes holds on buyouts of federal employees and a lot of other issues.

1:11.6

And look, despite this, it also appears that Trump administration is just not listening.

1:16.6

They're defying some of these orders.

1:18.6

They're listening maybe to an extent, but they're planning to go against these because they

1:22.6

say they undermine the authority of the President of the United States and are unconstitutional.

1:29.0

Now, as a brief overview, a judge appointed by Bill Clinton in Massachusetts

1:33.5

has blocked Trump's program to offer buyouts to federal employees.

1:38.0

This is part of the offer that the administration has extended to every single government employee

1:42.9

to quit their jobs in exchange for pay through September,

1:46.6

currently on hold. And Obama appointed judge in New Mexico has blocked the Trump administration

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