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Sandy told his boss basically we need to talk to the lawyers. but in an unprecedented move, the political appointee, duffey, took control of the process away from sandy, the career official. both mark sandy and a pentagon official involved in discussions at the time testified to congress that they repeatedly expressed their legal concerns to duffey and urged him to talk to the general counsel, the lawyer, because they thought they were breaking the law. mark sandy also testified the two budget officials quit their jobs over their concerns about the legality of what they were doing, specificall...

Or deciding to spend it on something else. something that richard nixon would rather spend it on. and it was one thing for president nixon to do that when he was at the peak of his popularity, when he was coasting to re-election in one of the most lopsided electoral colleges margins in american history. but in his second term with the president dogged by scandal, staring down impeachment, congress saw its moment to take more control. yes, the congressional budget and impoundment control act of 1974 may have, as richard nixon insisted been a weapon against inflation and an opportunity for, quot...

In fact, the bill that nixon signed that day had been specifically designed by congress as a rebuke to richard nixon. nixon had a habit during his time in office of taking money that congress had appropriated for certain purposes and refusing to actually spend it, or deciding to spend it on something else. something that richard nixon would rather spend it on. and it was with your life for president nixon to do that when he was at the peak of his popularity, when he was coasting to re-election in one of the most lopsided electoral colleges in american history, but in his second term, with the ...

About the congressional budget and impoundment control act of 1974 may vary. it is decidedly an unsexy title, but what's astounding here is, a, this new evidence corroborates the evidence that trump officials knew they were doing something wrong and quite possibly something illegal, and they were trying to keep this scheme quiet while ignoring warnings from career officials across the government. and b, we are continuing to get new evidence. michael duffey is already one of the four administration officials who senate leader chuck schumer has proposed as a witness. he said these emails show th...