Mark Paoletta, who served as general counsel to the Office of Management and Budget during the Trump administration, said he's certain President Joe Biden broke a federal law by stopping funds from being used for border wall construction.

During a hearing of the House Budget Committee on April 29, Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri asked Paoletta whether the president's controversial decision violated a 1974 law that limits a president's power to withhold funds.

"Do you believe that the executive branch violated GAO’s standard of the Impoundment Control Act when it began withholding funds for the border wall?" Smith asked.

President Trump admin lawyer: Biden '100 percent' broke federal law by withholding funds for border wall
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President Trump admin lawyer: Biden '100 percent' broke federal law by withholding funds for border wall

The Government Accountability Office is reviewing whether President Joe Biden's order ending border wall construction broke the law.