The Biden administration will cease all further disposals of border-wall materials for the rest of President Biden’s term, so that president-elect Trump can use the materials himself to continue construction of the border wall.
On Friday, a federal court sided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who called for a hearing after reports that segments of the border well were being sold at rock-bottom prices.
The Biden administration confirmed to the court that it would now halt all sales. The halt will be adopted as an order of the court, meaning it can be legally enforced and violators can be held responsible.
“Additionally, the court stated that Texas is entitled to documentation proving that the Biden Administration has not violated an injunction secured by Attorney General Paxton in May of 2024 that required the Biden Administration to spend statutorily obligated funds on border wall construction after the federal government attempted to illegally redirect the money,” a press release states.
“If it is shown that the Biden Administration disposed of border wall materials purchased with funds subject to that injunction in violation of a court order—or that the Department of Justice made misrepresentations regarding the border materials that have been auctioned off—this would constitute unethical and sanctionable conduct, and the responsible parties could be held in contempt of court.”
Paxton has described the sales, which have been taking place since at least 2023, as “almost a criminal act.”
“They know we’re going to use it, and if we don’t have it, we’re going to have to rebuild it. And it’ll cost double what it cost years ago, and that’s hundreds of millions of dollars because you’re talking about a lot of, a lot of wall.”
The Biden administration attempted to defend the sales of border-wall materials by claiming they are in line with the provisions of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which required the defense secretary to submit a plan to use, transfer or donate all remaining border-wall materials purchased with Pentagon money. A plan was submitted in March of this year.
“Through our reutilization, transfer and donation process, nearly 60% of those materials were transferred to authorized recipients, including US Customs and Border Protection and the states of Texas and California,” a defense official told Fox.
“The remaining 40% was sold to GovPlanet under a competitive sales contract process beginning in June 2024. The material currently being sold through GovPlanet online auctions no longer belongs to the US Government, and DOD has no legal authority to recall the material or stop further resale of material it no longer owns.”
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