Scott Levy
@scott-levy.bsky.social
Former General Counsel for White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness & Response Policy; Deputy Health Policy Director for Senate HELP Committee; and staffer for Senate Finance Committee
$550 billion in Japanese funding.
Directed by the President.
Outside Congress’s control.
My new @justsecurity.org piece explains how the agreement bypasses the Appropriations Clause and violates the laws that safeguard Congress’s power of the purse.
www.justsecurity.org/123478/trump...
Directed by the President.
Outside Congress’s control.
My new @justsecurity.org piece explains how the agreement bypasses the Appropriations Clause and violates the laws that safeguard Congress’s power of the purse.
www.justsecurity.org/123478/trump...
Trump’s Japan Deal and the Disappearing Appropriations Clause
The deal circumvents the Appropriations Clause and congressional safeguards, creating a system answerable only to the White House.
www.justsecurity.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
$550 billion in Japanese funding.
Directed by the President.
Outside Congress’s control.
My new @justsecurity.org piece explains how the agreement bypasses the Appropriations Clause and violates the laws that safeguard Congress’s power of the purse.
www.justsecurity.org/123478/trump...
Directed by the President.
Outside Congress’s control.
My new @justsecurity.org piece explains how the agreement bypasses the Appropriations Clause and violates the laws that safeguard Congress’s power of the purse.
www.justsecurity.org/123478/trump...
Reposted by Scott Levy
Trump’s law firm settlements may violate federal law that guards Congress’ power to control funds, @scott-levy.bsky.social explains.
"They mark another step in the erosion of Congress’s power of the purse.”
www.justsecurity.org/112943/trump...
"They mark another step in the erosion of Congress’s power of the purse.”
www.justsecurity.org/112943/trump...
How Trump’s Law Firm Settlements Circumvent Congress and Violate Federal Spending Laws
The Trump administration has operated outside the appropriations process and congressional oversight through its law firm settlements.
www.justsecurity.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Trump’s law firm settlements may violate federal law that guards Congress’ power to control funds, @scott-levy.bsky.social explains.
"They mark another step in the erosion of Congress’s power of the purse.”
www.justsecurity.org/112943/trump...
"They mark another step in the erosion of Congress’s power of the purse.”
www.justsecurity.org/112943/trump...