DOD to receive unobligated funds Trump diverted to border wall

By Tony Bertuca / April 30, 2021 at 3:58 PM
The Defense Department announced today that all border barrier projects have been canceled, meaning that unobligated military construction funds diverted by former President Trump to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border will be sent back to the Pentagon. Though DOD did not say how much would be returned, Inside Defense obtained a document in January showing the government had obligated about 60% of the $3.6 billion in MILCON funds Trump transferred without the approval of Congress. The rest...

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