Federal Judge Rejects Court Action Against Border Walls

A federal judge on Monday began a lawsuit by House Democrats who had tried to prevent President Trump from tapping into the Department of Defense money for his wall along the southern border.

District Court Judge Washington DC Trevor McFadden dismissed the complaint. He said in his ruling that it was a question of whether a congressional chamber had "constitutional means" to engage the judiciary in a political war with the president on the enforcement of legislation. "

He added that the fact that Congress has no authority in this case does not mean that they will no longer be able to challenge the president in court.

The Justice Ministry praised Monday's decision, saying in a statement that the ruling "has rightly ruled that the House of Representatives can not ask the court to take sides in political disputes and can not use the courts federal government to accomplish what it can not do using tools that the Constitution gives Congress. "

The Democrats reviewed the decision and decided whether to appeal or not, said a spokeswoman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.