Can Trump Arbitrarily Take Money From Anyone's Bank Account?
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The Trump administration debited $80.5 million from New York City’s bank account, raising alarms about the reliability of the U.S. dollar.

The federal government’s debiting $80.5 million from New York City’s bank account suggests yes

  • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    21·
    1 day ago

    You’re glossing over the most important word:

    The payment was made just before everything got DOGEd

    It was a valid payment, not made in error. They decided after the fact that they didn’t like the valid payment, and reversed it. This likely involved fraud, because that’s not a valid reason to reverse a payment.

    • Dzso@lemmy.world
      3·
      20 hours ago

      Not a valid reason according to who? The monkeys are running the circus now. There are no rules.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      24 hours ago

      This likely involved fraud, because that’s not a valid reason to reverse a payment.

      Well, DOGE would totally say “No U” and assert that the program was fraudulent in the first place, because they don’t agree with it politically.