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Trump retreats on taxpayer-funded ads as DOJ dodges legality questions
What happened
AlterNet reports that the Trump administration said it would stop airing a $20 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign after the Democratic National Committee and Common Cause sued and a judge demanded answers about its legality. A Homeland Security official told the court that the ads would air for the last time on Sunday, but the Justice Department did not answer the lawsuits’ allegations or the judge’s questions about the White House’s role.
According to a Customs and Border Protection official cited in the filing, CBP issued the purchase order on Sept. 20 through a…
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