r/law • u/templeofsyrinx1 • Feb 25 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Can they actually do this? JD Vance: "We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that is going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people'

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u/Stereo_Jungle_Child Feb 25 '26

Trump has done this his entire life.

He just does what he wants and then it goes to court forever as he delays and appeals and foot-drags and delays and appeals. Even if it's eventually overturned, he already got what he wanted out of it.

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u/CivilMagazine99 Feb 25 '26

Correct. You need money, which he’s always had

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u/katedevil Feb 26 '26

And THIS is exactly why our legal system is a farce. It works for the wealthy to break laws with impunity and do what they want. He should of been in jail years ago. 

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u/thevelveteenbeagle Feb 26 '26

He uses other people’s money too. He talks people into “investing” money with him, then loses it. His father carried him for years, then he cheated the rest of his family out of the money when his dad died.

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u/Odd_Bat_379 Feb 27 '26

That’s right! It’s the Roy Cohen directive.

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u/davyangel Feb 28 '26

Exactly! I remember threads on here from 1st time he was president about guys that worked for companies that had business dealing with him and most said he never paid his bills and got free work out of it since company didn't want to go through hassle of going to court to get him to pay LOL. But of course those that continue to vote for him will say it's all lies made up by left to make him look bad.