The Trump Administration is refusing to spend congressionally mandated funds, a violation of a 1974 budget law, federal officials told The Washington Post.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has charged that funds have been illegally withheld, though White House aides claim the law is unconstitutional and will seek court rulings to overturn it, the Post said. The White House has denied any funds have been illegally cancelled.

The Trump administration is planning to “defer” 200 separate accounts across the federal government, affecting billions of dollars at various agencies, according to the Post. Cost cutting includes rejecting all contracts over $250,000 at the Army Corps of Engineers and rejecting agencies’ requests for facilities repairs through the General Service Administration.

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