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But by the time Richard Nixon entered office in 1969, impoundments weren’t just about efficiency.

“We have very large differences, on healthcare, and on their ability to undo whatever budget we agree to, through rescissions and through impoundment,” Schumer said.

Among the offenses he cited are Trump’s denial of due process to expelled immigrants, impoundment of congressionally authorized spending and open solicitation of foreign emoluments.

It is unclear whether the Supreme Court will give in to the president’s fringe interpretation, though the court recently narrowly ruled against the Trump administration’s illegal impoundment of $2 billion in Congressionally approved foreign aid.

Musk, though he stands to be further empowered by either a shutdown or further impoundment, has expressed support for a shutdown, potentially for this reason.