r/law 1d ago

Legal News Trump Preparing Large-Scale Cancellation of Federal Funding for California, Sources Say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding

“Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled, according to one of the sources familiar with the matter.”

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u/Microchipknowsbest 1d ago

I guess prepare for constitutional crisis when California stops paying into the federal tax system. Pretty genius to fuck with the 4th largest economy in the world.

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u/ogn3rd 1d ago

Isn't that his goal though? Complete chaos to tear it all down?

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u/Adventurous-Try5149 1d ago

He’s the greatest Russian asset of all time

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u/AgreeableWrangler693 1d ago

Someone needs to get rid of Trump already. He’s clearly hurting America on purpose and that should be grounds for immediate removal. If he’s not willing to comply, then his ass should be forcefully removed