The corrupt New York Attorney General Letitia James is filing a lawsuit, along with 19 other Democrat states, against President Trump over his order that information of SNAP (food stamps) beneficiaries be shared with the federal government in order to ensure that illegals are not getting these taxpayer-funded benefits.
There are no doubt tons of illegals getting federally-funded food stamps, and these Democrat states want to keep Trump from blocking these SNAP benefits to illegals. It’s insane.
Here’s more from Fox News:
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday said she is helping lead a group of 20 Democratic attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its demands that they turn over information about food stamp recipients and applicants in their state—an effort she excoriated as a “dangerous and illegal overreach” by the administration to unlawfully locate and track down illegal immigrants.
The lawsuit, led by James, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, comes after the Trump administration demanded states turn over detailed personal information related to recipients and applicants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, before July 30.
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold SNAP funding from states who fail to comply with the July 30 deadline—teeing up a high-stakes, eleventh-hour court clash between Trump officials and leaders from 20 Democratic-led states.
Speaking to reporters on a press call Monday, James and other attorneys general took umbrage with the new SNAP data-sharing requirement, describing it as an “illegal data grab” designed to intimidate vulnerable communities and help track down migrants who might be subject to deportation.
“This administration is attempting to use this program as a tool in their cruel and chaotic targeting of immigrants,” James said.
Don’t you love how James conflates? No, President Trump is not targeting ‘immigrants’. He’s target ‘illegal immigrants’ who should not be getting these benefits.
Also, how it is illegal for the federal government to ask for data on people getting benefits provided by the federal government? These states are going to lose their butts in court. No doubt about it.