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.
