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May 26, 2025legislativeBudgetTransportationConstitutional Law

GAO Rules Trump Illegally Withheld $2 Billion in EV Infrastructure Funds

The Government Accountability Office ruled that the Trump administration illegally impounded $2 billion in congressionally appropriated funds for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The GAO found the administration violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by refusing to spend money Congress had already allocated, setting up a constitutional confrontation over legislative versus executive spending authority.