Supreme Court Rejects Trump on USAID Foreign-Aid Freeze

The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Donald Trump’s foreign-aid freeze, reinstating a lower court order that requires the quick disbursement of as much as $2 billion owed to contractors for already completed work.

Over four dissents, the justices on Wednesday rejected Trump’s request to toss out the order, which affects money owed by the US Agency for International Development and State Department. In its one-paragraph order, the majority told a federal trial judge to reset the timeline for paying the money since his original deadline has now passed.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberals in the majority. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissented. Alito wrote for the group that he was “stunned” by the decision.

Nick Akerman, a former Watergate prosecutor and Assistant US Attorney in New York's Southern District, reacts to the high court's decision and offers his view on what it might mean for other pending legal matters related to executive power. Nick speaks with Tom Keene and Jess Menton on Bloomberg Radio.

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