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Trump BLINDSIDED by MOTHER OF ALL LAWSUITS from State AGs

2025-10-29 News & Politics
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Attorneys General File Emergency Suit to Restore $8 Billion in Withheld SNAP Benefits

Learn the critical legal strategy 23 Attorneys General are deploying in Massachusetts to immediately force payment of $8 billion in crucial November food assistance funds for 41 million vulnerable Americans threatened by a Trump administration hold.

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  • Secure $8 billion in November SNAP funding for 41 million people, including children and seniors.
  • Base the legal challenge on the Administrative Procedures Act, arguing the hold is arbitrary and contrary to statutory requirements.
  • Hold OMB Director Russ Vote accountable for obstructing essential safety net payments while presidential priorities focus elsewhere.

Twenty-three Democratic Attorneys General have filed an emergency complaint and requested a Temporary Restraining Order in the District of Massachusetts. This action directly contests the decision to withhold $8 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds scheduled for November distribution, asserting the administration is using essential services as political leverage during the government shutdown. The briefing details the case specifics, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and contrasts the legal defense efforts with the administration’s focus on international travel and domestic construction projects.

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Trump ignores the suffering of Americans during the shutdown, jetting off to Asia to try to clean up his economic messes while constructing a golden ballroom where the White House’s East Wing once stood. In contrast, 22 Democratic attorneys general have filed a new emergency lawsuit demanding that Trump pay $8 billion in November to help prevent 42 million American babies, children, elderly, and disabled from going hungry. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Michael Popok to brief the audience on the new suit, the judge assigned, and this week’s emergency hearing. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@peterberglund5492 2025-10-29

Retired Marine and I WAS a Republican, I will never vote Republican again! I don't support draft dodging cowards and traitors! Semper Fi America!

883 66 replies
@steff.19 2025-10-29

Thank goodness the AGs are standing up to this rouge regime 💙🇺🇸

589 16 replies
@meatslide 2025-10-29

Playing politics with people's food and healthcare is despicable.

437 11 replies
@suzanrobinson4719 2025-10-29

Shame. Shame. Shame on all AG's that are not standing up for their constituents.

342 11 replies
@KCohere33 2025-10-29

I’m proud of my state of CA. They are getting things done.

330 6 replies
@tbc27Z 2025-10-29

Traitor trump... Lock him Up already!!!

314 2 replies
@keriegillespie5273 2025-10-29

How can the USA have starving people? Shame on the rich people who allow this to happen and dare to call themselves

293 13 replies
@VictoriaGlover-r7v 2025-10-29

Thank you for this, people shouldn't be starving in the country.

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@kelvinodom0909 2025-10-29

"Society should be judged on how they treat their most vulnerable."🔥🔥🔥🔥

118 3 replies
@DrNancyLivingCoCreatively 2025-10-29

Cruelty is the intention. Bravo State AGs. I'm a 75 year old disabled widow. Ever grateful .🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽

88 1 replies

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