Legal experts are warning that the War Department cannot legally use a $130 million private donation to pay U.S. troops during the ongoing government shutdown without congressional approval, Federal News Network reported Friday.
The issue stems from an anonymous donor’s check reportedly offered to the Pentagon after President Donald Trump said Thursday that a “friend” had volunteered to cover any shortfall in military pay.
Trump told reporters the individual “gave a check for $130 million, which was sort of a shortfall,” though the White House and Pentagon have not said how that figure was determined.
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