Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end.

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition, including the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, that challenged the ads and called them an illegal misuse of funds. She told the administration to cancel any remaining ads, including any set to air Sunday night, in granting a temporary restraining order.

“Defendants shall not enter into, renew, or expand any agreement authorizing the development, creation, dissemination, placement, or airing of the challenged advertisements” during the two-week duration of her order, the judge said.

  • artyom@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    They should but they can’t and won’t because they already ruled that the President has no accountability.

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      5 hours ago

      Only for ‘official duties’. I said at the time that they’re really going to have to pin down what does and does not constitute ‘official duties’, which they obviously never did. Apparently it means ‘whatever he fucking wants’.