Amy Coney Barrett's USAID Spending Concurrence

John Yoo Helps Clarify What the Bigger Issue Is on Presidential Spending

When is the right time for the Court to intervene in Presidential “impoundment” (refusal to spend appropriated money)?

The Court has never ruled on this precise issue before.

John Yoo, a Trp guest in 2022, walks us through his understanding of how to interpret Amy Coney Barrett and the Chief Justice’s temporary pause in Presidential discretion.

There’s a bigger issue here that may be the heart of the Republican disagreement on the Court.

Starts at minute 37.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/03/podcast-time-the-3whh-on-sister-souljah-and-ricochet-with-gerard-baker.php

Here’s John’s episode on the Law of Presidential Power on Trp Podcast 2022